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- 5 days ago4 min
Lichens
I can’t stop staring at them. Their beauty seems otherworldly; they’re radiantly fluorescent against the snow. It’s almost scandalous, that neon green, that buzzing orange.
- 1 weeks ago5 min
For the Wiley Coyote, Resistance is Fertile
At twilight, from my house in the sage, I hear the underdogs singing outto each other. Sometimes, I swear, it almost sounds like laughter.
- 4 weeks ago4 min
Clam Digging at 8,000 Feet, A Love Letter to the Oceans of Eastern Montana
The first oceans I explored as a child were those of eastern Montana. I spent nearly three decades of my life in ancient oceans before I ever got my feet wet in a modern living ocean.
- May 7, 20265 min
Small Wonders in Missoula’s North Hills
Missoula phlox, or Phlox missoulensis; A species named after a town named after a beloved waterway the Salish call nmesuletkʷ, roughly translated to “cold water.”
- Apr 23, 20264 min
Montana Night Is Calling
I have chosen Montana as my home and embrace her seasonal night sounds, from silent snowfall on a barn roof to owls, nighthawks, and everything in between. The Montana night is calling and I must go.
- Apr 17, 20265 min
Oh-Gee-My-Feet-Are-Cold Meadowlarks
Sometimes the ordinary would be broken when my mother pointed out the window and exclaimed, "Oh, look. A meadowlark!" She believed that seeing a meadowlark was a gift.
- Mar 5, 20264 min
Weight of Death, Leaves As Flowers
It is February and still these branches are dressed in a flutter of leaves. Golden brown with a dark midrib and branching pinnate veins.
- Dec 24, 20253 min
A Winter Solstice Vignette
The first archaeological evidence we have that points to organized observances of the winter solstice come from the Neolithic period—that era from about 12,000 to 6,500 years ago which hastened the Stone Age into those of Copper and Bronze
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