Showing posts with label Whitefish Depot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Whitefish Depot. Show all posts

Sunday, May 23, 2021

Mosaic Monday #132: This and That


I am on the front porch, and the birds serenade me from the trees.  I feel blessed to be alive and healthy, but thoughts of others who are not so fortunate crowd my mind.  It seems almost sacrilegious to write a post knowing others are suffering, but I speculate that most people would want me to carry on.  This may not be my most creative of posts, but a post it is.






Back in April, I borrowed a Thai Fish Curry recipe from Jan at the Low Carb Diabetic blog.  In my house, we are not too concerned about the low carb element, so we served it over rice, and had broccoli on the side.  So good!


I have volunteered at the Whitefish Historical Museum for almost three years, and in April a new sign was installed.  I think the sign will attract more visitors since it is much more obvious that there IS a museum in the Depot!  On the National Register of Historic Places, the Depot was built in 1927 by the Great Northern Railway, and shares the same architecture as other structures built by the railroad in and around Glacier National Park.



This sign caught my eye at the airport when I was on my way back from the trip to see my Mom in April.  I immediately texted it to #1 Daughter, who loves the J.R.R. Tolkien quote.  This sign fits both of us well since we are coffee fiends!




It's no surprise that spring was more advanced when I was in Ohio, and I snapped a few flowers while I was waiting to go to the airport.


Back in Montana, the trail cam was busy capturing lake wildlife.



As May progressed, flowers (and other plant life) began to emerge in Montana.



Our property borders a stream, and it is a boon for flora and fauna.  As the summer proceeds, grasses, shrubs and cattails will overtake the stream, hiding its winding flow.  Only in the spring can you get this view of the creek.






I moved the trail cam to face the meadow, and was not surprised to see many deer.  At least one of them was a young buck.  And then there is the camera-hogging sandhill crane.  I think he considers the camera his own personal selfie stick!


In the afternoon, the sun strikes the front porch just right.  Although there might be a slight nip in the air yet in May, the sun is strong and unfiltered, keeping that chill at bay.  The perfect setting to enjoy a margarita for Cinco de Mayo!







In town, which has a lower elevation than our house, flowering trees cause me to stop in my tracks.  How is it possible for one tree to have so many blooms?

A week ago, just two days after we celebrated being fully vaccinated (read: two weeks after the second shot), we hosted a dinner party with four vaccinated couples, all from our mountain Ambassador group.  One of the ladies brought these Gerber daisies.  For me, the flowers and the gesture were symbolic -- bringing color back to our lives after 12 months in the "desert" of the pandemic.  In the past, receiving flowers on such an occasion might be expected; now it brings a rush of joy and delight.  For those who might still be in the "desert", for whatever the reason, I offer these daisies as hope that better times might soon return for you. 

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Sunday, December 15, 2019

Mosaic Monday #58: Flat Stanley Visits Montana

Helping me check the trail camera
Allow me to introduce you to Flat Stanley.  He is a new friend of mine; we just met in Ohio while staying with my sister over the Thanksgiving holiday.  She mentioned taking him on her recent trip to Hawaii, and you can bet that piqued my curiosity.  I have since learned that Flat Stanley is quite the popular fellow among the elementary school set. 

According to information I received from one of my nieces, her son's second-grade class recently finished the story Flat Stanley.  Originally, Jeff Brown wrote this tale about a boy who is flattened by a bulletin board and the many adventures he has while being flat.  He even traveled to many places through the mail!

Filling the feeders - can you
see the chickadee on the suet?
For a class assignment, my great-nephew made his own Flat Stanley, and the goal is to see how many places he can travel by April 30, 2020.  The instructions are to take him everywhere, including famous or historical landmarks if possible, and to document his experiences with photos.  So, I thought it could be fun to show you a little slice of my recent activities, through the eyes of Flat Stanley!

Volunteering with me at the Whitefish Museum, housed in the historic
Great Northern Railway Depot
Decorating outside the house.  In the bottom picture, Flat Stanley
is posing on the step to the front porch
First day of skiing at Whitefish Mountain Resort
Flat Stanley accompanied me to tea hosted by my Dear Neighbor Friend;
I met two new lady friends!
Refreshing an arrangement with new greenery

In order to maximize Flat Stanley’s experiences, it was suggested that we keep him no longer than two weeks.  So I will shortly be chronicling his time in Montana, complete with the photos I have taken and a letter to describe them.   The letter and Flat Stanley will travel back to school in Ohio, and it gives me great joy to think of the class studying the photos and reading about Montana. It's not hard to deduce that many grade-school classes are learning about geography, history and culture, all through the adventures of Flat Stanley.  How cool is that?  

Flat Stanley assisted with mailing Christmas cards; soon he will pass 
through here himself on the way back to Ohio!
Update: Sue of Kiwikids has volunteered to host Flat Stanley, so he is on his way to Australia - thanks Sue!


Welcome to Mosaic Monday, a weekly meme where we get together to share our photo mosaics and collages.
Please include at least one photo mosaic/collage in your post.
The link will be open from 1 p.m. Sunday until 11 p.m. Monday (U.S. Mountain time).
Remember to add the link to your Mosaic Monday post and not the one to your blog.
Please link back to this post so that your readers will be able to visit and enjoy more wonderful mosaics; taking the MM blog button from my sidebar is an easy way to link back.
As host I will visit every participant and leave a comment so that you know I stopped by.
Please try and visit as many other blogs as you can, especially those that join in later, so that everyone's creativity can be appreciated fully.
Thank you for joining in today and sharing your mosaics with us.
 

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