Category Archives: Photography

The Wolf

Posted on May 19, 2014 by westerner54

We’re idling in a line of cars on the road to Norris Hot Springs in Yellowstone.  Five cars ahead I see a white van stopped in the middle of the road. A car is stopped in the other lane as … Continue reading →

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Evening in Canyonlands

Posted on May 10, 2014 by westerner54

Canyonlands National Park,  May 2014  “Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished. — Mary Oliver    

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Hidden Yellowstone: What Else Have I Been Missing?

Posted on April 22, 2014 by westerner54

Waaaaay off in the distance – at least a mile away – we could see a brown dot moving around a meadow.     There was no one around with a good scope, so we had to depend on our binoculars to … Continue reading →

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One Good Thing About December….

Posted on December 13, 2013 by westerner54

I seem to have more than my share of Bah Humbug genes, so December is not one of my favorite months. Really, all this dark and cold? Bah. Humbug. But I am rather fond of making lists, and the end … Continue reading →

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The Land that Speaks to My Heart

Posted on December 3, 2013 by westerner54

Do you believe that we are meant to live in certain landscapes? That some places just feel like home, even if you didn’t grow up there? I do. It’s one of the few things I really do believe. I’ve written … Continue reading →

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Fall Beauties: Sandhill Cranes

Posted on September 30, 2013 by westerner54

I’ve been a bit obsessed with Sandhill Cranes this month.  They arrive in Montana early each fall, and hang out in the wheat fields until they decide that the time has come to head south.    Watching and listening as the … Continue reading →

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These Birds Have Something to Say….

Posted on August 30, 2013 by westerner54

and they’re gonna say it, by golly.   Think birds are just sitting around, singing the occasional ditty, dreaming about the next worm?  Think again, my friend.  There’s a lot going on in those birdbrains. Take this little Eastern Kingbird family.  … Continue reading →

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Prairie, Smoke, Sun

Posted on August 20, 2013 by westerner54

Near Nye, Montana, August 2013

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Prairie School under a Big Summer Sky

Posted on July 9, 2013 by westerner54

Near Sand Coulee, Montana July 7, 2013

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At the Rodeo Part II: “If Jesus Had Been a Norwegian” and Yikes!

Posted on June 19, 2013 by westerner54

The Wilsall Rodeo started with a dandy performance from the slightly math-challenged Ringling 5. You’ve no doubt heard their top ten song “If Jesus Had Been a Norwegian.” There are not so scary moments during a rodeo – although I’m … Continue reading →

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