Finding Blue...On Many Levels

Hey, it is great to be alive especially with the color blue in mind. Found a mountain top site accessible by road a mere 25 miles from my front door! Target: wildflowers and butterflies on a beautiful summer day.

Maybe ELO, a Spotify embed, will get you in the mood. If not music, how about video context?



Here are some photos of Blue Copper (Lycaena heteronea), Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) and Boisduval's Blue (Plebejus icarioides) butterflies just below the peak in the video above:

Blue Copper

Melissa Blue

Boisduval's Blue

Hoping you are reading this on a blue Monday...or just another bluetiful day :-) Find something good.

3-toed and Black-backed Woodpecker @ Frenchtown, MT

Another cool and wet day in western Montana...not complaining as we really need the moisture. It worked out well for outside discovery as I did not get a soaking rain on me while looking for cool plant and animal life. Decided to visit Blue Mountain briefly for wildflowers...then transit over to Frenchtown to check out the "burn area" from the wildfire of 2.5 years ago. Had success in both ventures, photographed several "new" plants and found the two fire-dependent, code 2, woodpecker species. Video clip follows.