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MJM Grand
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Montana mountains fishing hunting Golden Retrievers and Food.

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Have a fantastic Saturday everyone!!!

A view of the Big Belt Mountains from my front yard

Ominous clouds like shifting bands layered the sky

#mountains #Montana #monochrome #classicmono #artyear #scape #landscape #nationalforests #blueskyartshow #sky #eastcoastkin
A somber, elegant quiet fills this black-and-white landscape. The mountains rise in layered folds, each ridge carrying its own tonal weight—soft grays on the distant slopes where snow lingers, deeper shadows in the valleys where winter still holds its claim. Their contours sweep gently from peak to peak, creating a slow rhythm across the horizon. Below them, a wide expanse of forest stretches outward like a textured tapestry. Ponderosa and fir stand in dense clusters, their shapes rendered in rich charcoal tones, giving the land a feeling of depth and permanence. Light touches the meadows sparingly, creating pale clearings that shine like muted silver against the darker timber. In the foreground, bare branches and needles frame the view, their angular silhouettes adding a sense of immediacy—an observer’s perch overlooking a vast, quiet range. Above, heavy clouds drift in layered bands, their shifting grays giving the sky a restless, sculpted presence.
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Wow!! Last night’s trail camera picked up a mountain lion and deer facing off..

The puppies found the deer on this morning’s walk in my front yard

This is the stare down..

I’ll not be sharing the videos…

#nature #montana #mountains #mountainlion #trailcamera
#nature
December 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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Happy #BlueSkyMonday and #MountainMonday
From Big Sky Country—

Rose looks on and wonders if Ruby’s head will twist off this time!!!

Bit of fun with the alt text

#artyear #humor
On this bright, blue-sky Montana morning, Ruby appears to be in the middle of her annual maintenance check—specifically the part where she unscrews her head to shake out the excess snow. She’s standing there with full dramatic commitment, neck twisted, ears flung sideways, and an expression that clearly says: “Hold on, everyone… the reset is almost complete.” Behind her, Rose has stopped mid-stride, watching with the calm patience of a sister who has seen this ritual many times before. Her face reads: “There she goes again… rebooting the Ruby-system. Should I call tech support? Or just wait for the tail wag?” And all around them, the snowy hillside sparkles—like nature itself is quietly applauding Ruby’s very enthusiastic, slightly over-the-top performance.
December 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Happy #MountainMonday and #BlueskyMonday
From the heart of the Livingston #Mountains in Glacier National Park
A hike up to Lower Quartz Lake

#Nationalparks #EastCoastKin #Artyear #scape #landscape
The lake lies calm and brilliantly colored—its surface shifting from deep turquoise to a lighter, glassy blue as the shallows reveal smooth stones beneath the water. The clarity is striking: you can see the gradual fade of pebbles as the lake deepens, each layer of color giving way to the next. Along the left edge, a fallen tree extends into the water, its bleached limbs softened by time and weather, adding a quiet, natural marker that pulls the foreground into the wider scene. Across the lake, a dense wall of spruce and fir climbs the opposite slope in a solid sweep of green. The forest looks untouched—dark in its depths, brighter where sunlight catches the tips of individual trees. The ridge above forms a gentle, even silhouette against the sky. Overhead, the sky glows a clean alpine blue, with a large, slow-moving cloud drifting across the upper right corner—its shadow softening parts of the landscape while the sun keeps the water luminous. A narrow log footbridge, weathered to silver by years of sun and snow, stretches across the clear, fast-moving creek. Its handrails lean at handmade angles, supported by sturdy diagonal braces and anchored to old stone-and-wire abutments—remnants of practical trail craft that feel both humble and enduring. Beneath the bridge, a tangle of pale driftwood clings to the rocks, its roots polished smooth by the current. Quartz Creek itself runs bright and crystalline, the shallows revealing stones mottled in greens, browns, and amber tones. Sunlight dances across the surface, breaking into shifting patterns as the water threads past rocks and fallen branches. Beyond the bridge, the creek winds upstream toward a dense wall of evergreens—tall spruces and firs rising in a deep, shadowed sweep that frames the entire scene. Their tops catch the light, creating a layered contrast against the vivid alpine sky. A patch of cloud drifts in from the upper left, softening the brightness just enough to add texture without muting the day.
December 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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'Winter's Arrival' (2025) -- Winter Has Come Rather Early This Year, With the Snows Beginning in Late November, 250th Anniversary Park, Brunswick, ME

#BlueSkyMonday ✨ #ClassicMono ✨

#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
The slushy shore of the Androscoggin River, the water, frozen and dark, hugs the snow white river banks lined with boulders and barren trees
December 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Happy #MountainMonday

Timeline cleanse—
Sascha
Ruby, Rose and Bleu were still puppies

Hopefully you feel good too…

Took the puppies out for a walk in my Front Yard two years ago today #artyear
December 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Happy #MountainMonday and #BlueskyMonday
From the heart of the Livingston #Mountains in Glacier National Park lies Hidden Meadow and in mid September the Quakes were starting to go golden

#Nationalparks #EastCoastKin #Artyear #scape #landscape
In this view of Hidden Meadow in Glacier National Park, the landscape spreads out in a broad, quiet sweep—an expanse that feels both open and sheltered at once. The foreground is a wide, wind-combed field where tall summer-to-autumn grasses bend in loose waves, their colors shifting from soft green to warmed gold. This open plain creates a gentle runway for the eye, guiding it toward the far side of the meadow. At the center, a stand of aspens—already turning to their early fall yellow—forms a bright, glowing island against the deeper green of the surrounding forest. Their pale trunks gather like a clustered lantern in daylight, a soft, luminous contrast to the darker conifers rising behind them. Beyond the aspens, a dense line of spruce and fir gathers at the edge of the meadow, creating a textured horizon of deep greens and shadowed shapes. A distant ridge peeks over their tops, softened by haze. Above it all, the sky is a wide, calm blue brushed with a few rounded white clouds—simple, unhurried, and perfectly in tune with the stillness below.
December 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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If you see this quote post a trailer to your favorite holiday movie..

And Dir Hard counts!

youtu.be/EElIawHIbSQ?...
Love Actually | Official Trailer | Re-releasing In Cinemas December 7
YouTube video by Universal Pictures Australia
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December 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Happy #Stunday
“In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks—yet few know what they have received.” John Muir

Mountains fall silent and the heavens take over, painting their own slow-moving miracle across the Montana sky. MJM

#imageandverse #artyear #scape #landscape
Taken last week during a walk with the dogs A ridge of dark evergreens rises in silhouette, its jagged tree line forming a quiet horizon against the sky. Above it, the evening (or dawn) light unfurls in sweeping bands of color—soft rose, coral, violet, and a cool wash of blue—layered like brushstrokes from a patient painter. The clouds drift in wide, gentle curves, glowing as if lit from within. The contrast is striking: the forested slope holds steady in deep shadow, while the sky above it blooms with radiant warmth.
December 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Himalayan Flooflord!

Thanks for the mountain of love lately. I’ll find something other than mountains for the next posts! 😝✌🏽❤️

#stunday #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #art #mountains #scape #outdoor #landscape #stormhour #photohour #hiking #bluesky #sunday #blueskymonday #landscapephotography
A solitary white yak grazes quietly beneath the vast Himalayas, its heavy coat glowing against golden autumn trees and the immense sweep of snowy peaks rising in dramatic contrast behind it.
December 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Happy #Stunday

Picture taken by the Yaak River in Northwest Montana

An Accidental Capture

A small truth held in passing-light

Anchored in the river’s-
quite

Fragile stems-
unnoticed

#imageandverse #classicmono #monochrome #artyear #eastcoastkin #nationalforests
#BNWmacro
The photograph shows a single stalk of wild grass standing tall against the blurred backdrop of the Yaak River in northwest Montana. The image is in black and white, which softens the entire scene and gives it a quiet, understated mood. The grass itself is thin and upright, with a fuzzy, slightly tattered seed head at the top—like it has already weathered wind and rain along the riverbank. Beside it, a second narrow blade curves gently outward, a small echo of movement. Behind the grass, the Yaak River appears as a smooth, dark expanse, reflecting patches of pale light across its surface. The water is not sharply defined—it’s hazy, softened by the camera’s focus—so the river becomes more of a tone and texture than a distinct feature. Above the water, the distant shoreline forms a blurred band of stones and earth that dissolves into the background.
December 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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EnJOYing the pets at the Asbury Park Santa Run!!! #apsantarun @asburypark @asburyparkboardwalk @Asbury Park Daily
December 7, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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Goodnight friends!!

This evening’s bright moon was trying to break through the cloud cover.

A silver lantern wrapped in gauze It’s s glow is softened to a ghostlike shimmer.

#moon
A round, muted full moon presses through the storm-thick sky like a silver lantern wrapped in gauze. Its glow is softened to a pale, ghostlike shimmer, barely carving an outline through the swirling layers of cloud. The clouds drift in dense, wind-bruised shapes—smudges of charcoal, pewter, and soft bone-white—moving as though the night itself is shifting in slow, deliberate breaths. The darkness above feels deep and watchful, while the lighter bands below catch the moon’s hidden glow, creating a quiet tension between shadow and illumination. It’s a moment suspended between storm and stillness, where the moon refuses to disappear entirely, insisting on being seen even through the heaviest curtain of night.
December 7, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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This was one of my favorite winter views from last season, captured on a bluebird day. I love how the snow blankets the mountain peak and creates a sharp contrast against the deep blue sky.

Location: Snoqualmie Pass, Washington – 2024
#WinterPeaks #CascadeMountains #SnoqualmiePass
A tall, rugged mountain peak at Snoqualmie Pass rises sharply into a cloudless blue sky. The entire face of the mountain is coated in winter snow, highlighting its steep rock textures, deep creases, and avalanche-shaped runouts. Dense evergreen forest fills the lower foreground, each tree covered in thick white snow, creating a bright, high-contrast pattern against the darker stone. Sunlight from the right side illuminates the ridge and upper slopes, giving the scene a crisp, cold, high-visibility winter look. The overall feeling is clean, bold, and intensely alpine.
December 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Movement

#birds #osprey #nationalparks
December 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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The sky above and the sky below.

#blueskyartshow
#sky
Spotty puffs of clouds in the sky catch the faint light of the setting sun and reflect in the lake below. Linger snowfields on mountainsides also reflect upside down in the lake.
December 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Movement

Standing in the warm travertine pools of Mammoth Hot Springs Yellowstone National Park Late April.. one of the few spots without snow 2015

Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) Males glow in full sapphire
#eastcoastkin #birds #nationalparks
December 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Movement

#Blueskyartshow theme is #Sky

#birds #osprey

This one has a rainbow trout in his talons —
he plucked it out of the water 15 feet in front of me .. so shocked that this photo is the best I could manage
A single osprey slices through a cloudless Montana-blue sky, wings arched and steady as it banks above the treetops. Its feathers catch the light—dark along the body, pale across the wingtips—creating a flash of contrast against the vast open blue. Below, the forest stretches upward in a textured rise of pines and firs, their tops reaching toward the bird as if in quiet acknowledgment. The trees stand dense and deep green, forming a rugged backdrop that makes the bird’s sweep feel even more dramatic and free.
December 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Happy Saturday friends..

Bleu said c’mon there are sticks to chase and look at that Big Bleu Montana #Sky

From our walk in the yard last week #blueskyartshow

Had a little fun with the alt text again..
#humor
“Heyyyyy… um, Dad? I’m just gonna stand right here on this snowy ridge like a majestic woodland creature—clearly the hero of this hike So get off your ass and throw the stick already!! Because the sky is doing this whole ‘epic movie poster’ thing, the pines are brooding, the snow is sparkling, and I—your loyal golden retriever —am giving you my best lost Nordic prince face. Also, I might have taken a wrong turn while sniffing something extremely important. I am not saying I’m lost… I am just saying that if you could walk this way, that would be great for morale. And maybe bring snacks. Definitely snacks.”
December 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Have a fantastic Saturday everyone!!!

A view of the Big Belt Mountains from my front yard

Ominous clouds like shifting bands layered the sky

#mountains #Montana #monochrome #classicmono #artyear #scape #landscape #nationalforests #blueskyartshow #sky #eastcoastkin
A somber, elegant quiet fills this black-and-white landscape. The mountains rise in layered folds, each ridge carrying its own tonal weight—soft grays on the distant slopes where snow lingers, deeper shadows in the valleys where winter still holds its claim. Their contours sweep gently from peak to peak, creating a slow rhythm across the horizon. Below them, a wide expanse of forest stretches outward like a textured tapestry. Ponderosa and fir stand in dense clusters, their shapes rendered in rich charcoal tones, giving the land a feeling of depth and permanence. Light touches the meadows sparingly, creating pale clearings that shine like muted silver against the darker timber. In the foreground, bare branches and needles frame the view, their angular silhouettes adding a sense of immediacy—an observer’s perch overlooking a vast, quiet range. Above, heavy clouds drift in layered bands, their shifting grays giving the sky a restless, sculpted presence.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Happy Saturday

#Sunset St. Thomas USVI 2015

A horizon of fire

#Blueskyartshow #sky #eastcoastkin #scape #landscape #artyear
A horizon of fire settles over quiet water, casting the scene in deep, regal tones. Heavy clouds—almost violet at their core—hang low and dense, their underbellies lit by molten orange where the sun breaks through. The sunset spills across the bay like liquid copper, each gentle wave catching a shard of that light and carrying it toward shore. Far out, a lone sailboat rests in silhouette, mast rising cleanly against the burning sky. Its dark outline gives the scene a sense of stillness, as if the world has paused to witness this last flare of day. Beyond it, low islands form a quiet, dark seam between sea and sky, anchoring all the drama above them.
December 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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READ THE WHOLE THREAD, PLEASE!

My first viral (internet) photo. I noticed the flowers sitting on the rock just left of center. I created this long exposure image, the wind ruffling the plastic around the flowers, hence the blur. 1/4

#EastCoastKin #scape
A serene river scene at dusk, featuring smooth rocks in the foreground and dark clouds illuminated by sunset in the background. A bouquet of flowers rest on the large rock.
December 5, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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Homemade Pecan Apple fritters #FoodOnFriday. With vanilla maple glaze!!

These fritters look like the kind that stop conversation mid-sentence—deep golden, craggy, and generously coated in a glossy shell of warm maple sweetness.

#photography #food
These fritters look like the kind that stop conversation mid-sentence—deep golden, craggy, and generously coated in a glossy shell of warm maple sweetness. Each one has that rustic, comforting appearance that only a true homemade batch can claim: uneven in the best way, with caramelized edges where the apples and pecans met the heat and surrendered into a sticky, fragrant crust. Inside, the fritter breaks open to reveal a soft, tender crumb—rich with spiced apple and studded with toasted pecans that add warmth and a faint buttery crunch. You can almost feel the steam rising, carrying notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cooked apple. The vanilla–maple glaze pools in the crevices and sets in a thin, gleaming layer, adding a silky sweetness that ties everything together: the vanilla mellow and fragrant, the maple deep and autumnal. It’s the kind of glaze that drips slowly, then clings.
December 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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The Stare-Down: A Snowy Saga in Four Dramatic Acts

Part 1

Happy #forestfriday

Story in Alt text
It began, as all great rivalries do, with Bleu deciding that today he would be the Official Trail Marshal of Winter. He planted himself in the middle of the snowy path, puffed up like a golden sheriff, and waited for his “citizens” to report in. ⸻ Act I — The Approach of Rose From deep within the frosted aspens came a blur of enthusiasm: Rose, running full tilt with the confidence of someone who believes speed is a personality trait.
December 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Happy #ForestFriday

Glacier National Park —North Fork where meadow, forest, and mountain meet.

#nationalparks #wilderness #artyear #scape #landscape #eastcoastkin
A flawless sweep of late-summer blue crowns the valley, and beneath it the mountains rise like a grand, weathered cathedral—broad-shouldered, layered in ancient stone, their summits touched with a faint lavender glow. Two peaks hold the skyline with quiet authority, each shaped by centuries of wind and ice, each carrying small, persistent patches of snow tucked into their shadowed folds. Below that vast rampart, the forest gathers in a tapestry of greens: dark fir and spruce standing deep and steady, with aspen brightening the lower slopes, their leaves just beginning to hint at the season’s turn. The treeline rolls gently across the foothills before opening into the spacious meadow at your feet. The grassland spreads wide and golden, its tall blades brushed by sunlight into a soft shimmer, like a warm, windswept quilt laid across the land. A lone pine stands off to one side—tilted slightly, patient and enduring—serving as a quiet sentinel between prairie and forest. Together, the stone heights, the shadowed woods, and the open field form a landscape both timeless and newly alive, a place where stillness feels vast but not empty—simply waiting, beneath an immaculate Montana sky.
December 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Happy SnowThursday-Friday eve !!

Caught sampling the frosting again!
Bit if fun in the alt text again
Caught again…conducting a highly sophisticated taste test of the freshest, fluffiest, powdered-sugar snow cake nature had to offer. I may have buried my entire face in it for… quality assurance. You know, the scientific method. And then I looked up. Instantly I realized two things: 1. My face was absolutely coated. 2. I was doing a spectacularly bad job pretending it wasn’t. I tried to play it cool—lifted my head, struck a noble stance, gave my best “Who, me?” expression—but it’s hard to look innocent when you’re wearing half the dessert on your snout. I even tried the classic distraction technique: quickly lick your nose and act casual. Didn’t help. Snow cake sticks.
December 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM