Bits of Montana Nature

I finally got a fresh batch of #dadsblackandwhitephotos ready to share. I adore this one of a snow fence made of brush near Wells, Nevada, Sept. 1955. (at Wells, Nevada) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNqyH_ihQ8U/?igshid=xeh9uuk1z7qi

Last June I had all these #cupfungi sprouting all over my driveway. I took tons of pictures, but the flowers took precedence for posting. Now I am finally getting back to them. My closest ID guess might be #otidea alutacea or similar, but I can't even tell you if they are all the same species or not. https://www.instagram.com/p/CGwJf63A-TX/?igshid=otj71oks2s8

And so, fall transitions to winter... https://www.instagram.com/p/CGf0Fmfgdeo/?igshid=vzogfu4ikonr

Stuff you find in the eaves. #robinsnest #waspnests https://www.instagram.com/p/CGP1uE-gwaX/?igshid=zfu0ktm7okrt

That one precocious strawberry leaf, dropping its chlorophyll ahead of the others. https://www.instagram.com/p/CGKvSxvAsHE/?igshid=tpqkcodgce8v

Documenting the roses as #lovelydeadcrap just before they go in the bin. https://www.instagram.com/p/CGFgvf2g44z/?igshid=m4lqdov6nrnx

Fall foliage complementing a blue sky day. https://www.instagram.com/p/CF5k-u1gYJH/?igshid=14u8apxjyg7hg

My native landscape about a decade before I arrived. https://www.instagram.com/p/CFp9u6VAyXF/?igshid=m7tv2n35pchv

The grapes were later to ripen this year and a little under half the yield, 5.5 lbs vs. the 12# we got last year. I look at it this way. It will be less effort to convert these into juice. https://www.instagram.com/p/CFnGoc0Ay9W/?igshid=yiakukxrgl6s

A study in #chokecherries. Three perspectives. #prunusvirginiana https://www.instagram.com/p/CFbCcznAXA5/?igshid=xc3n2wnvr8lh

Do roses have hips? Why, yes they do, and aren't they lovely? https://www.instagram.com/p/CFQr1uhA88R/?igshid=12ee4gnwl59w5

West coast smoke in Montana. I am really feeling for those who are 700 miles or so closer to the source. Let it rain. 🌧 Let it rain.🌧 Let it rain.🌧 https://www.instagram.com/p/CFOCZScgOc-/?igshid=1uledsxsz5f04

Oh, what a beautiful morning 🌄 we had today. https://www.instagram.com/p/CFDWKxnAypB/?igshid=rr28uo0pmct2

A #greatspangledfritillary female on #potentilla out in the Yaak. I have decided not to share the photo of the #fritillary corpse I took later that day. Just too morbid lying on its back with its legs curled. https://www.instagram.com/p/CFBSoqbgYBx/?igshid=11ic1aahm7w1l

A couple of sweet little #birdsnests I found while thinning out the snowberry shrubbery. https://www.instagram.com/p/CE-sAsSgMlO/?igshid=hnllc1ypqlce

To be filed in the "weird things plants do" category. Did you know #beebalm sometimes sprouts flowers out of another flowerhead? #wildbergamot #monardafistulosa #lovelydeadcrap https://www.instagram.com/p/CE8LmMygsX3/?igshid=utumjo6dw9uk

Q: I am 6 miles from Toadwell and 10 miles from Bartle. Where am I? A: Hambone Dad's notes on the back say "SE Siskiyou Co. My first area of work with State Division of Water Resources. Note nails around sign to keep bears from eating up sign board." This would have been early 1950s. According to Google, these are all names of wells in Siskiyou, Co., CA. #dadsblackandwhitephotos (at Siskiyou County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CE5ZpxMAB60/?igshid=122igkzoesbp