This topic makes me sad, but only because almost every photo I take is something that makes me feel wonderful and although that means I have lots of choices, it means I have too many choices, enough to almost put me in shutdown mode. So I decided to start with my happy place and see where that led. And where it led was to stay right there because what’s not wonderful about a place where you can look one way and see this…
…or look the other way and see this?
Or you might look out the window and see…
…or be walking along a trail and spot one of these showoffs.
And of course in the middle of June, you might look back from a 115F day to relish the thought of seeing a moose in falling snow, also in the middle of June. Very cool! 🙂
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Hi Janet, Yes, you introduce us your wonderful world almost daily. I have enjoyed very much. I love this series, the layers of mountains are spectacular, and the little blue flowers and creatures made me smile. The last image is really cool! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks, Amy. I ho;e you’re having a wonderful weekend.
Oh Janet, that looks so refreshing right now!! Beautiful!
Yes, I’d love to be there right now. We’ll be going later this summer and I can’t wait!
It’s beautiful places and beautiful creatures like these that makes me grateful for being alive!
I completely agree. 😊
You really do live in a wonderful world, Janet! Those are views you would never get tired of and that most people would never get to see out their windows. Gorgeous. 🙂
Thanks, Marsha. It’s only part of my world for a bit of each summer but it’s a part that refreshes and restores me for the rest of the year. 🙂
I can believe that! Where do you go? It reminds me of the back yards of some of our friends near Cottage Grove, OR.
Up in the Big Horn Mountains outside of Sheridan. That’s in the NE part of the state not too far from the Montana border.
Now that is wilderness! I bet its cold there even in the summer! 🙂 I’ve been through Montana. It takes forever to drive through it. I spent July 4th in Wyoming once – it was 36 degrees in the morning. 🙂
We always hope it’s chilly/cold in the morning so it doesn’t get too hot during the day. Sometimes in mid-summer it can be hot even up that high and then I always avoid going down into town unless I absolutely have to!!
I get that, but it’s 100 here in Prescott today.
I know! It’s even hot in Flag!!
Yikes. Last I looked it was 90 here and 79 in Flag. But that was yesterday morning.
My weather apt said it was 93 there today. But I’d love 93 here! 😎
Our car said 100 this afternoon while we were out shopping.
It’s 100 here at 9:30 pm. Sigh. But under 120 tomorrow, I think. 😊
Yikes! You’re not going out running or anything are you?
No. A few days ago I walked at about 5:30 am and it was already pretty hot. But I had to get it and walk. I took a bottle of water, though.
Your world is indeed wonderful, Janet!
Thanks, Sue. It’s only my world during part of the summer, but it’s a time I dearly cherish.
It’s great!
Gorgeous shots of one of our more beautiful parts of the country.
It certainly is to me at least, Judy. 🙂
I love how you captured that deer through a window!
That little fawn got quite close and thankfully I had my camera at hand because the phone would have only focused on the screen. 🙂
Good job. That’s why we should always have our cameras with us… though at times it gets annoying to bring! Have a great week Janet!
Well, I was inside so it was more a matter of getting the camera without the deer seeing movement and bounding away. 🙂 Up there, I take my camera even when I’m sitting out on the porch as I never know what I might see that looks photo-worthy. You have a wonderful week as well, Teresa.
Hi Janet – at first I was not sure if this was going to be a sad post – but then I saw your little twist of ideas and you really do have wonderful delight to enjoy
the photos had a nice “fresh from the habitat” vibe and the moose in the snow shot was my fav – it had a natural border and liked it off to the distance and imagined the quietness there – with the midl snowfall and maybe also the way you led us through each photo it was a nice send off 🙂
A blessed Sunday morning to you, Yvette. I’m glad you enjoyed the photos. The only sad thing for me is that I can’t be there all the time but you really can’t be there in winter unless you go up on a snowmobile, at least most winters. Besides, the water and electricity are turned off at the end of the summer, so unless you have a wood-burning stove and an outhouse, best stay home. 🙂
yes – best stay home indeed – and let the beautiful photos carry you until the next visit
I wish we were close enough to go up on weekends but it’s a two-day drive.
yikes two days drive is far
Beautiful views. I love the deer shot too.
Thanks, John. The views are hard to beat. There are usually lots of deer but not always that close. Hope you had a good weekend.
janet
I did. Thank you.
I love the way you started this. I felt the same way. It was almost overwhelming, and yet it always comes together, doesn’t it? I loved looking out at the mountain and can appreciate “looking the other way. It is indeed a wonderful world.
I’m happy you enjoyed a few glimpses of my favorite place, Donna. It pays to look around and to look down as well as out and up. You never know what you might see. Two years ago when we were there, the mountain side of the road was gorgeous with the snow on top of the peaks and the opposite side was equally amazing with all the wildflowers. On one drive, after we’d been going (and stopping all the time for photos) for some time, I had to quit and go back to the cabin, as I was completely overwhelmed by all the beauty. Sounds strange but it was true.
When we lived in Yellowstone, I would drive out to the fields just below Mt. Washburn. They were a patchwork quilt during the bloom. The mountains in the background always took my breath away. I do get it. Nature is a wonderful thing.
It is so pretty! I wouldn’t want to leave either.
I hate leaving. Once my husband retires, we can spend half of each summer there (only half because we share with my brother and his family.) I’m looking forward to that.
I would be too! 😄
That turkey rocks! What a beauty. Thanks, Janet! I love the deer, but I have a massive soft spot for turkeys.
Who knew? Glad I could help you indulge that spot. 🙂