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Late Spring evening

One week of Spring left.

Sunset, as we approach the Summer solstice, is 9:40ish. There is light in the sky until after 10:00 p.m. Sunrise is 5:30 a.m. The days are long and the nights are short.

We are having a very typical Montana June with cool temperatures, off and on rain, overcast alternating with sun breaks. When the sun does break, the light is typically a photographer’s dream light: crystal clear, excellent contrast and a vividness to every color. It doesn’t hurt that with the rain, the fields and yards and woods glow with a green that looks like it came out of the Crayola box. Ditto the blue of the sky and white of the clouds.

Bear and I walked the loop, just after 8:00 p.m.

The sun lit the valley tree tops as dark clouds skirted the mountain tops. It was quiet. Crickets chirped, a light breeze stirred the air, a few birds sang, our footsteps and thoughts…softly accompanied us…

Late Spring evening.

It was a sun, sun, sun, sun, sun-shiney day

Yesterday (Wednesday), late afternoon, although overcast, it was dry at my house. I took Bear and went to Wayfarer’s for a bit of variety in the week. It was blustery and drizzly by the lake but we had a good walk, anyway.

I hadn’t taken the camera as it was gray and dismal. But coming home…the road home…new snow down to about 5K on the mountains contrasting with the super-green of the fields…I was sorry I didn’t have the camera.

This morning, early at 6:30, the sky looked clear and a little pink showed above the mountains as the sun started to clear them. I called to Bear to load up and we went down the road to see what we could see.

Oh…it was beautiful. It was 37F this morning – beautifully crisp and cool but the ground was warm and as the sun rose, so did the mist.

The Road Home on an early June morning with fresh snow on the mountains and mist over the field.

Looking southeast…

The moon headed towards moonset.

…and Bob: on a sun, sun, sun, sun, sun-shiney day!

***yes, I mis-remembered the lyrics from “I can see clearly now”…but my version fit the morning so I’m leaving them :)!

You had to be there

While I love this photo…really, you had to be there. The light, the blue overhead, the clouds, the sun just about to appear over the mountains, the soft cool air…Bear with me – this morning.