Shannon Heckler made a recent trip to Yellowstone and took these phenomenal photos. I just HAVE to share them with you. We are returning home from Switzerland to Montana this week. We live just an hour from these beautiful scenes and animals. Don’t you love them? Thank you, Shannon, for sharing!!
Autumn in Yellowstone Gorgeous!!The bison are amazing animals. What a magnificent rack on that animal. A buck? Don’t get too close! They are dangerous!Beautiful beyond belief!
Have you ever visited Yellowstone in Autumn? This is my first … thank you for sharing, Shannon.
Its colors make me smile.The bush outside my window announces that gorgeous season.We kayaked to this lake for many a beautiful mile.Give a nod to the fall season in Switzerland for a reason.Soon those leaves will fall into a pile.
“Change is a powerful, sacred force… The transitioning landscape is a testament to the Creator’s steady hand in a chaotic world.” (A quote from today’s devotional in These Days)
The snow capped mountains soon give way to barren mountain tops … but each season has a beauty of its own. “The environment is a living sanctuary…”In sunshine or rain, give thanks for the natural world’s beauty.
“The psalmists frequently personify the natural world, giving mountains, forests and seas anthropomorphic attributes…”
The Lord reminds us we are new every morning! Embrace change!
Happy Autumn to you, my friends. Embrace the day. May the majesty of the natural world remind us all that God is in control. Breathe deeply in the holy refuge of creation.
We just had the privilege of a week with our son here in Ennis, MT. We loved every minute of that precious time together. While the skies were smoky each day (you couldn’t even see the mountains through the smoke), and it didn’t begin to clear until the day he was leaving, we didn’t let that deter us from having a good time.
Talking time in the living roomYummy time at Dave’s Sushi preceding time at the movies (Odyssey)
Sharing meals together was highlighted by great conversations
The mountains peeked through the smoke and the antelope showed up to say goodbye as we were driving Ty to the airport We stopped at Fiesta Mexicana for lunch before dropping Ty off at the Gallatin Bozeman airportMmm – great margaritas! And delicious food
Mouth watering!
Ty’s flight was delayed and he had a challenging set of flights and car trouble… but God made sure his needs were met and he was home that night safe & sound.
And our home has seen blue skies since then. Come back soon, Ty. And bring Monika!We’ll keep you up to date on the progress of the house being built in the field across from us!
We say, “Pinch me” when we see something too beautiful or experience something too wonderful to be real. Yesterday I needed you to pinch me more than once.
Here are Lisa’s sky & flowersAnd this is Montana sunset on way homeIt was Madison Valley Medical Center’s Home Tour
We just had the most wonderful week with my cousin and his wife. Adrian & Laura were such fun to have around.
You can see what a joy Adrian is!And his wife, Laura, is equally delightful
They are DeAngelis (my maiden name) “of angels” – apropos!!
They visited Great Falls, MT on their way from CA to us and now…
They are spending a week in Yellowstone
We enjoyed the Ennis Rodeo and fabulous July 4 parade
We were privileged to watch the parade from dear friends, Roy & Barbara Washburn’s lovely place. Such gracious, generous people!
That’s Roy with us. After the parade downtown we had our own kiddie parade in our neighborhood. Adorable children & great neighborhood fun!Before Adrian & Laura left for Yellowstone, they prepared our last night’s dinner (homemade pasta and bolognese sauce. Delicious!) and we had the neighbors join us. It was a marvelous culmination to a beautiful week together.
Gorgeous sky driving in to Bozeman todayKenny cuddled happily in my lapScenery got even prettier as we approached Bozeman with its backdrop of the Bridger Mountains I got to be pampered… and now I’m red/white/blue: ready for July festivities Returning to Ennis this was the scene about a mile from homeWishing you could come visit beautiful Montana… especially our Madison Valley
Have you watched any of the TV series called “The Madison”? It’s filmed right here in and around Ennis.
Our son, Ty in CA, and our daughter, De in Switzerland , combined forces and bought us a gift certificate for Mother’s Day to one of our favorite Bozeman, Montana restaurants: Dave’s Sushi. Today we used it with great delight!
Mmm … a Bliss roll for me and a John Wayne for Bob.
Who do you think enjoyed theirs more??
Cheers! My Bliss roll was magnificent! But we both equally enjoyed the house red … a delightful blend.
Look at those sushi rolls again.
Beef on sushi!? Not my choice. But Bob loved it.
And we had enough left on our gift certificate to give Thomas , our terrific waiter, a nice tip.
Thank you, Thomas. Thank you, kids! We’re so glad you made me a mother!!
Now tomorrow we’re headed to Chattanooga. Stay tuned, my blogging friends. I’ll let you travel along vicariously.
We’re praying for warmer weather in Tennessee. It’s been a crazy May here in Montana. Today we had gray breezes, restless puffy clouds, snow, rain, and then bright sunny skies…. All within 5 hours in Bozeman. Crazy!!!