Look No Farther Than Your Own Backyard

 

David and I took a leisurely drive into the heart of the Flathead Valley.

 

Fairview Road

 

Farms and ranches dotted the landscape, under a turbulent sky.

 

Irrigation equipment spans a harvested wheat field.

 

Curious horses in fuzzy winter coats graciously posed for pictures,

 

Beautiful coloration

 

before we stopped at Fairview Cemetery, where it was incredibly cold.

 

Fairview Cemetery

 

A field of diverse angels was revealed. A  girlish one prayed to the heavens.

 

Praying hands angel.

 

A sleeping cherubim pitted by time, lay peacefully.

 

Pitted by the passing of time.

 

A trumpeting Gabriel shone in the light.

 

Pretty little angel

 

While yet another symbolized the renewal of life.

 

The sparrow, the renewal of life.

 

Observe carefully when wandering about a cemetery. You will find life,

 

Orange lichen peppers a gravestone.

 

and  tokens from the dead.

 

I believe the deceased must have enjoyed gardening

 

On the road again, we spotted wildlife.  We stopped and began hunting with our cameras.

David moves closer to the herd.

 

A herd of  30 magnificent elk grazed in a grassy field.

A herd of migrating elk.

 

We snapped shot after shot until they ran into the woods.

 

David crouches low to take pictures.

 

It was a day of unexpected treasures discovered in our own backyard.


Marlene

 

 

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