Good morning to all who pass by. 👋🏼☕️💟May you find moments of delight along your way today. 💟☮️

@goodport.bsky.social check this out and a versus Lion of a recipe from Food52 food52.com/recipes/8937...

It’s wet, gray, & the mountains are shrouded in clouds, so here’s Duchess Daisy making biscuits as she sprawls on her favorite couch throw. I have 2 Things for you: 1. how are east coast friends in the blizzard? 2. I won’t watch or listen to the SOTU tonight (I know what it is). What about You? 💟☮️

Some good news! Kafkaesque has returned with a new account. We don’t know if @support.bsky.team will correct their deletion of her original account, but in the meantime, you can follow her here: @kafkaesqueparfum.bsky.social Please REPOST so all her followers see this.

I went to Helena yesterday as a passenger for a special event. We went over MacDonald Pass (clear and dry) with views of beautiful snow on the mountains and the bluest of blue skies. The Helena Cathedral was beautiful. Don’t you like my photo?Exactly, there are none as I left my phone at home.

This is where my family is from. See? Montana makes perfect sense. 🇪🇪

Hvannadalshnúkur, or Hvannadalshnjúkur, is the highest peak of Öræfajökull volcanic glacier in Vatnajökull National Park and the tallest mountain in Iceland. Its latest measurement finds it to be 2,109.6 meters (6952 feet) tall. #Iceland #Scape #EastCoastKin More detail below..

Good morning to all who pass by. 👋🏼☕️☃️ It appears Winter wants to make a statement before Spring arrives. Usually at this time of February we’re at 10th winter (ask any Montanan), but this year we are only on our 2nd, and the weather is trying to catch up. Peace, my friends, and find your joy today.

A little bit of winter white can be uplifting I’m all cleared out, and the melting has started.

“I’m in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection. But with Montana it is love." ― John Steinbeck

The sunlight is sparkling on the snow and warms me as I read.

Good morning ☕️☃️We finally had real snow, and at 15° it will be here a few days. Yes, I’ll have to shovel (no tarps Jean, this storm caught us by surprise), but the clear skies and sparkling snow will make it easier. .

Another massive melodramatic sky this evening as the flood had receded enough for us to go out. When we returned as darkness fell, we saw the sharpened Ramadan sliver of moon & Orion, bedecked with jewels, above the house.

We are getting real snow this evening. I just walked to & from church, and came in coated with snow. The roads are slick as can be, but I’m home and getting ready to cook.

My dear daughter had a hankering for a Northern European/ Russian lunch. I pulled out & prepped the ingredients, and she mashed up the sardines w/ dill, pickle, Mayo, and S&P to make a personal version of fish salad. Other components: pickled beets, Liverwurst, rye bread, walnuts, and hot tea.

A snow squall just passed through our valley.

Daffodils have started to emerge, but then…..

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Your art challenge cheat sheet for February 16-22 is here! Enjoy! See comments for host list. #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #ArtYear #dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt

Winter brown dominated the palette at the Garden of One Thousand Buddhas. And, of course, it was windy.

For followers of @jaimehylton.bsky.social, please know that her NEW account is @shadowjaime.bsky.social. We‘re trying to gather lost followers who don’t know about the change that came through no fault of her own. She lost most of her people! Please re-follow — or follow for the first time. REPOST🙏

@goodport.bsky.social “Da Boss”

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May you have blue skies and expressively whispy clouds all throughout your day. 🌞🌎☀️ This is from over 6 years ago on flight from PHL to JAX. #Monday

🚨🚨🚨 I’M RAFFLING A BATCH OF COOKIES FOR A GOOD CAUSE — PLEASE REPOST 🚨🚨🚨 Jaime Hylton can no longer access her original account here, and has been forced to open another account. She had 1700 followers, and now has 87. The rest don’t know she has a new account which is @shadowjaime.bsky.social.

I made something new today: a dark chocolate, flourless cake. DD has approved!

A Happy Valentines Day to all who pass by. ♥️

TGIF and a good morning to all who pass by.👋☕️🩵 The coffee is hot on this frosty morning. Look for the beauty in your world, and know it is of love.

Shinsoji Temple, a historic Zen Buddhist temple located in the village of Hara, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The temple is famous for its small-petal cherry trees. Photography by h_keigophotography

My spreadsheet of studies on the chronic impact of #COVID19 infections has grown to 3,200 studies. Studies find COVID causes: - 74% greater odds of a cardiac arrhythmia - Brain changes associated w/ Alzheimer's disease-related symptoms and biomarker changes docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Somebody has all the video tapes…..

We are having a true bluebird day with warm sunshine, so my daughter and I rolled & walked along the River Trail in downtown Missoula. There’s a carousel with a wheelchair accessible slot: next time!

@sdcushing.bsky.social Good morning. ☕️ Coffee is the source of life this early. I’d love a cup sent to me here in NW Montana.

Good Morning friends! Happy Tuesday! How are you? 🙋‍♂️ It’s about 6:30am 🕡 EST here and ☁️, so I’m making our rich & aromatic #BlueBrew coffee for the community. Who’d like a cup? ☕️ In any case, please do stop by & say hello! 👋 We close at 10:30am 🕥 EST 😊 #EastCoastKin

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Why do I not have interest or energy to be here? Real life & paperwork for my girl: Medicaid was canceled, ABLE Acct is set up, then to Social Security to find an affordable Supplement plan and then back to reapply for Medicaid so maybe they’ll cover her Medicare Supp. I’m tired. #Disability #Woes

#AbleAccount I’d love to hear from anyone who has experience with Able Accounts. Due to the age eligibility expansion, this is something I need to set up for my daughter. www.ablenrc.org/what-is-able...

Good morning on this gray and foggy morning. It’s still a #TGIF day. I’ll join you in the winter woods where we will find life coming from death and light from darkness as the days lengthen. 🩵🤍🩶

What a difference an hour makes! Cheers, and look for the beauty today. 🌷

Good morning. 👋☕️ It’s gray but not too cold here. Some of you are digging out from under tons of snow and ice, and I hope you have power & heat. Here, inside, the bulbs are blooming: pink tulips and purple hyacinths. Color and light cheers us, especially in January. 🌷🪻🌷

How about some freshly baked whole wheat sourdough bread? I’m pleased with both bakes: 2 Tartine boules and 2 loaves for sandwiches. Nothing rose too much or quickly in this cold, which adds to the tang. Beef broth is simmering & the chicken is roasting.

Good morning 👋🏼☕️. Sunday’s snow is mostly gone from the valley & the temp has moderated, so we’re in “Ordinary Winter Time” (as well as Ordinary Time). There’s nothing ordinary about the light returning as it rises over the Rattlesnakes. New day, new life, & four loaves of sourdough in process. 🙏🏼🍞🥖

Say his name. Pray his name. No justice, no peace. ☮️💟🕉️

Sunday afternoon: brilliant sunshine outside, plants in shadowy relief inside, Duchess Daisy basks in the warmth.

Good morning to all who pass by and a cheerful TGIF. 👋☕️🩵 We haven’t had much sunshine as the winter valley inversions have been the rule. When “the lid is on” we get freezing fog, no visible mountains, & a raw cold. For the first time in days, the Missions are visible, but contrast is nil. Cheers!

Six years ago I had a huge, loving friend who followed me everywhere. BuddyGus was the best. I think I will always miss my friend.

I’m just passing by to say hi and I’m still around. The last 2 weeks have been challenging. I was on the kitchen staff for a retreat this past weekend, and came back to a tight timeline to complete an update for my daughter’s services. All is well, but I am exhausted & need a few days to recover. 🤍

Done for today, & I’ve started the next. Now I let my hands recover!