Fabulous June at Star Mt.

 

Castles

We are loving the spring to summer that is Star Mt. A lot of changes in the scenery since I last posted. There is still snow on the peaks but now everything below is green, green, green. And the wildflowers have popped. Our hummingbird feeders were going strong and suddenly the birds don't care. It's a banquet out there for them, nice to know they favor "real" over sugar water.

lupine

wild iris

Larkspur - part of the delphinium family, so pretty, and lethal to cattle. Our cattle are not inside Star Mt. right now for that very reason.

The larkspur - I have never seen this much in the 15 years we've been here. It's everywhere...

My morning walk in the woods - there's a doe on the road in this pic. I've seen everything from bear, coyote, fox, elk, grouse, and deer. And no, I do not carry bear spray...

A selection of the creatures around. Deer are everywhere which we love to see and they will have babies in a few weeks. The elk have been around but are currently mostly out of sight with their new babies. First sighting of a baby weasel (ermine) on our cattle guard. So cute but vicious at least to the chipmunks and ground squirrels around. The marmot is  mainly a nuisance animal that is now at Star Mt. in large numbers. Other names are whistle pig, groundhog, and rock chuck. Their call literally sounds like a smoke alarm. Augh.

baby weasel - where's mama?

Marmot standing in alarm

A few house photos. We do have neighbors but most are not close. All have 35acres at Star Mt. so plenty of room for everyone.

Really truly we have a mountain out our living room

Path down to our patio. We're out there a lot as long as the weather cooperates.

Wildfire damage 3 miles away from last summer - we were lucky. Gratitude is the word of the day.

Anticipating much fun and laughter for this summer. Hoping everyone has a good one wherever you are.