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Sunrise Time-Lapse…
A quick, cold dip…
This evening we decided we would go for a quick dip, when at 7 pm it was still 90 degrees outside.
The kids were able to cool off…
Zayne and his heart-shaped rock…
A bit of splashing going on!
Teigen’s dinosaur claw rock…
The girls flipping their hair…
Zayne warming up!
Emma, very cold…
Maddie’s heart-shaped rock…
A quick group picture below the mountains…
Trying to warm up…
The consensus was that Lake McDonald was very cold! All that freshly melted mountain snow made hands and feet tingle and turn white. Brrrr… The little kids didn’t play too long in the water but had fun finding and skipping rocks. The big kids surprised me at how long they swam, double brrrr….
A couple of evening pictures, not much color but a beautiful place to cool off and get away from the mosquitoes.
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Moving…
On Sunday, it was time to move sheep to new pasture. Their current pasture had been grazed down pretty well.
When Mark had went to open up the gate to the new pasture he found this little guy…
It appeared to have an injured wing and we didn’t want it to get crushed by the hooves of the sheep. It was moved several feet away, to the adjoining pasture that didn’t have grazers in it. The kids thought it was pretty cool!
Let the moving commence, out of the old pasture, across the road…
Through the gate and into the new pasture…
Lots of tall, green grass here…
Scattering a bit, in search of goodies!
Happy Day!
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Date Night with an Agronomist…
Who needs fireworks?
Wishing you all a Happy and Safe 4th of July!
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Mountains,Arrowleaf Balsamroot, and Pronghorn…
At the National Bison Range.
Fleet-footed pronghorns are among the speediest animals in North America. They can run at more than 53 miles (86 kilometers) an hour, leaving pursuing coyotes and bobcats in the dust. Pronghorns are also great distance runners that can travel for miles at half that speed.
Pronghorns are about three feet (one meter) tall at the shoulders. They are reddish brown, but feature white stomachs and wide, white stripes on their throats. When startled they raise the hair on their rumps to display a white warning patch that can be seen for miles.
Both sexes sport impressive, backward-curving horns. The horns split to form forward-pointing prongs that give the species its name. Some animals have horns that are more than a foot (30 centimeters) long.
Like other even-toed hoofed animals, pronghorns chew cud—their own partially digested food. The meal of choice for this speedy herbivore is generally grass, sagebrush, and other vegetation.
Pronghorns mate each fall in the dry, open lands of western North America. Bucks gather harems of females and protect them jealously—sometimes battling rivals in spectacular and dangerous fights. In the spring, females give birth to one or two young, which can outrun a human after just a few days.
Did you know?The pronghorn is the second fastest land mammal in the world, after the cheetah. It can attain speeds of over 53 miles (86 kilometers) per hour.
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Magical Montana Evening…
Mountain Ewe…
Around a Pond
While driving to Many Glaciers, my poor, tired husband needed a bit of a nap. He pulled over here and took quick nap while I got out to explore a bit…
The Aspens trees were just leafing out…
Some Mallards…
Bufflehead ducks..
Glacier Lilies…
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Pulsatilla Family…
Fuzzy petals…
Fuzzy leaves…
Common names include pasque flower (or pasqueflower), wind flower, prairie crocus, Easter Flower, and meadow anemone. Several species are valued ornamentals because of their finely-dissected leaves, solitary bell-shaped flowers, and plumed seed heads. The showy part of the flower consists of sepals, not petals.
The flower blooms early in spring, which leads to the common name Pasque flower, since Pasque refers to Easter (Passover).
Pulsatilla is highly toxic, and produces cardiogenic toxins and oxytoxins which slow the heart in humans. Excess use can lead to diarrhoea, vomiting and convulsions, hypotension and coma. It has been used as a medicine by Native Americans for centuries. Blackfoot Indians used it to induce abortions and childbirth. Pulsatilla should not be taken during pregnancy nor during lactation.
Extracts of Pulsatilla have been used to treat reproductive problems such as premenstrual syndrome and epididymitis. Additional applications of plant extracts include uses as a sedative and for treating coughs. It is also used as an initial ingredient in homeopathic remedies.
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Evening view into Glacier National Park
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