I just can't resist this...

I know it gets old, but Sara Palin just keeps leaving herself open to be ridiculed.  If she didn't mind, maybe she'd be less public, or less out spoken, or perhaps...she might actually get an education and speak with a little intelligence.

FLOWERS (ON THE ROCKS) AND FLICKERS

I'm sure you have noticed most of my posts are about Nature. Not only is it something I inmensely appreciate, but you can't help but feel sorrounded by it when you live out in the country. Spring is a special time when Nature perhaps shows its vast power and influence, not only in beautiful admirable ways, but unfortunately also in its deadly and destructive forms. 

We can't remember the name of this flowering plant, but last year we had several of them potted sitting on these rocks in our front yard. A couple of weeks ago we noticed these tiny plants coming up from the rocks. They did not look like weeds, so we left them alone. We can only hope the seeds from these spontaneoulsy sink back between the rocks and give us another colorful surprise next year. 

Elusive, but beatiful. A unique member of the woodpecker family. We must have a nesting pair in the woods behind our house. JIR 

The Daily Show

This was one of his best.


Daily Show: Me Lover's Pizza With Crazy Broad

MONTANA WILDFLOWERS, WILDLIFE AND JAKE

Alpine Forget-Me-Not

Cushion Phlox

We call this one his regal pose

...or a favorite one of his with crossed front paws 

Our resident squirel finally realized the significance of the banquet offering after I tossed about 20 peanuts on the ground. JIR

COLD AND WET MONTANA SPRING

I'm sure you have heard about it. Flooding in Montana. There is also plenty of snow up in the mountains, which will soon turn into water, run downhill, and add insult to injury. Temperatures are expected to rise to the mid-70's later this week, making a fast meltdown and more flooding likely.

Beartooth Mountains, about 10,000 ft at the top

Crazy Mountains, draped by a storm cloud, topping of at around 9,200 ft

Abzarokas, peaking around 10,700 ft

Angry, swollen Yellowstone River spilling over its banks

DOT crews work arduously on the closed eastbound lane of I90, 16 miles east of Livingston

Railway crews repair flood eroded tracks, which border the Yellowstone

Moisture laden storm cloud engulfs the mountains around Livingston

Bridger Mountains, 9,600 ft

Mount Edith, 9,600 ft, 50 miles southeast of Helena

Elkhorns, peaking at 9,400 ft, as seen from our home in MT