Good Read

~They say I must die. They say that I stole the breath from men, and now they must steal mine. I imagine then, that we are all candle flames, greasy-bright, fluttering in the darkness and the howl of the wind, and in the stillness of the room I hear footsteps, coming to blow me out and send my life up away from me in a gray wreath of smoke. I will vanish into the air and the night. They will blow us all out, one by one, until it is only their own light by which they see themselves.~ from Burial Rites, by Hannah Kent

That's the opening paragraph, it gets better from there. Lets just say it is the Les miserables of Iceland circa, 1828.

• Things are not always as they seem,
•  Life has no guarantees and can change in an instant,by our doing, or through actions of others.
•  People will believe what they want to believe.

This novel is a work of fiction, based on real events.

If you want to know more about this book click here .

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Momma Elk

Along the road in Utah some where

Came around a corner and saw this, slammed on the brakes,swerved to the shoulder , got out of the car,  dashed a crossed the road in the rain and fog, and snapped this photo. So unexpected!

Grand Canyon North rim

On our way home from Yellowstone, we spent a night at the North rim of the grand canyon. had to drive in thick fog to the lodge. When we got there we couldn't see the other side of the canyon.

the fog had lifted by dinner time, we could see the thunderstorms rolling in, lightening striking the south rim as it came. The fella at the lodge said is was unusual for the clouds to be below the rim.

 

WE had thunder and lightening and rain most of the night, but that was cool! next morning was still overcast and scattered showers but we got a better look at the canyon.

We stayed in cabins near the lodge it was fun, If you haven't been you should go!

cabin

 

 

 

The lodge is build right on the rim whit a great views from the dinning room, here is a view of the lodge from the trail below.

In the the lodge I found this monument to Brighty of the Grand Canyon. I loved that story when I was a kid. There is a book and of course a Disney movie,  movie/ t.v. show, they used to show on Sunday nights , remember???

vote for your favorite photo!

Thank you all for your kind comments on my photos! I picked some of my favorites to re post and have you all vote for your favorite. You can vote on the blog at the bottom of the post or in the comment section on Facebook below the link. I have captioned each photo so just tell me the name. If I didn't include your favorite, just tell me which picture it was and it will get a vote!

Trout Lake

biscuit basin

momma elk

pelicans

osprey fledglings

fountain geyser

frog

chipmunk

Grandfather

rainbow spring

sunset

waterfall

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Yellowstone landscapes , part 7

Wapiti and friends, the four legged, Yellowstone part 6

Most of the 4 legged are timid, smart in the way of a prey animal, the know I'm there, graze along with their head toward the exit, and there fore, their rear toward my camera....

When we first arrived in Yellowstone, it was hot , 89 degrees, so everyone was up under the trees. Toward the end of the week, it had cooled down and the rut for the elk was going to start soon, so we started seeing more and more elk.

big daddy!

same guy

Some were so skittish they ran when they saw us, some, like the ones above would hang around nervously, keeping their distance, these were all over by fishing bridge.

The next  momma and calves were over by old faithful and were posing, I swear it! Kathy go a great shot of the calves when they were walking long the side of the road, between cars and people...I guess they are just used to having more people and traffic about.

 

Calf one

Calf 2

Momma

Next, big horned sheep...the mommas, well there were 4 of them there but they are hard to see. Turns out there was a baby there too, I just couldn't see it until I got the picture up on a computer screen.

 

You can see baby in this one, laying down, just his head above the rocks to the right of on guard mom and to the left of laying down mom.

baby is easier to spot in this close up, see him?

saw 4 or 5 mule deer most with fawns, but only got this ones picture. I bet baby is around here some where...

We saw about 4 prong horn antelope but ....no pic. I was driving at the time...

Tomorrow, landscapes.