Posts from the ‘Montana’ category

Whitefish Dog play

An impromptu afternoon appointment in Whitefish yesterday gave Karl and me the opportunity to walk and play at the soccer field complex afterward. It used to be open fields with enough tracks and trails to make walking easy – now, it is soccer fields and housing but there are still a number of open spots and lots of walk paths. We had the good fortune to arrive just as golden retriever, Jules, arrived with her person, Susie. Introductions of all were made, Jules and Karl played a bit and then settled into the business of walking. As we returned to the parking area, they decided it was serious play time.

Jules sets things up by lying low…

The chase is on – Happy dogs!

They had a rousing game of chase you, chase me, jump, bump and wrestle while Susie and I watched, laughed and enjoyed the sunshine and mountain backdrop.

Ski trails above are Big Mountain ski resort. Below, the mountains of Glacier National Park covered with heavy snow are visible through the “V”.

Shooting the Moon

The above courtesy of tips and tutorial from Ivory Hut in a guest post at Pioneer Woman titled: Shoot for the Moon

If you’ve not been happy with your moon shots, click on the link above. I read, jumped up, grabbed my camera – no tripod – went forth and followed instructions. I hope I can try again tonight when the moon is low and large over the mountains. It is supposed to be clear tonight…

From the same spot, the morning scene:

Low light

The weather changed yesterday. A moonlit morning turned cloudy, then sunny, then cloudy with heavy rain and a lot of wind. Mid-afternoon, there were brief periods of sun between showers and the air was colder but clear and dry – relatively… Late afternoon, the sun shone for real and Karl and I headed out for a walk. Though it is still more than a month from the Winter equinox, the sun makes a fairly low arc across the southern sky now. This afternoon, the almost setting sun (4 p.m.) was casting an intense light from low on the horizon, across the tree tops and under the snow clouds moving in from the northwest. It made for some incredible lighting effects.

As we came near the end of the walk, we stopped and watched the snow shower move into the small valley between our foothill and the Swan Range. The wind was gusting and the clouds were rolling as the squall moved in.

Shortly after our walk, I headed to Bigfork Village. Another snow squall produced an alpenglow light show to the south as the sun set behind the Bitteroots to the west.

Low light – Montana Fall.

A little sunshine

I like rainy, gloomy days…for a bit. We have had about 7 rainy, gloomy days in a row! Enough, I said and went looking for a little sunshine.

The photos below are from November 4 – photos that did not make the to see what we could see post . These photos show the shallow end of Echo Lake that is now more puddle than lake. But the mountains bordering Jewell Basin curve around the edge and still make for a pretty scene.

following added 6:30 a.m. this morning

… and a little moonshine – a few breaks in the clouds let a bit of moonshine through this morning. Karl is lying outside the sunroom slider in a narrow moonbeam that is shooting through the trees…

A little sunshine and a little moonshine for this Thursday morning.