The age of asparagus

 This is the dawning of the age of asparagus in my garden.

Finally I am getting a crop.

I am still in the stage where I have to harvest "lightly",

 and it torments me to not be able to cut it all and gobble it up....

But next spring I will have gobs!

May Day

 May Day and this is how much snow is in the mountains

 just across the valley from my house.

 It was a gorgeous sunny day, a rarity this spring.

I love this bright green contrast in the 8 feet of snow midslope.

Kootenai Falls ii

Looking down the log.
Violets in the rock cliffs.

Arrowleaf balsam root.

A sun bathing snake.

I wish my camera could have captured the beautiful red striping this snake had.

She was a healthy and well fed creature!

Kootenai Falls

The top of the Falls.
This log has been here for years, it is all white and weathered.

The arrowleaf balsam root is blooming.

So are violets and syringa.

The water is very high.

The nights have finally warmed up so the snow is melting in the high country.

We spent a long time just hiking around and looking at things,

soaking in the sun and the mist.

It was a gorgeous interlude on a fine spring day!

Winter Above, Spring Below

I walk often; I try for everyday.

This day was nice off and on but there had been rain.

Here is how my walk was.....

birdsong, the smells of budding and blooming things,

rushing water...

Then I look up at the mountains and see,

Fresh Snow!

In late May!

Fire, the bigger picture

Can you see that little patch of snow in the background?

The old apple trees.