Hunting

These are from November when I went with my husband and his hunting buddy on horses looking for Elk. We didn't see any but enjoyed a wonderful day. It was the first time I had been on a horse in a very long time. I was so glad I went. My camera was giving me some trouble and I regret not getting a couple shots of my cute hunting companions.

From the Parisenne Farm Girl

You know how passionate I am about organic, healthy food.... You know how much the President and his policies get on my nerves....

Here we go again...

While Michelle is out campaigning for us all to have a healthy, organic lifestyle... (not out of our own choice but thru more government programs) Barack is siding with Monsanto  by approving GMO alfalfa... this could be devastating to our organic dairy farmers and many more....

Here is an excerpt from Food Democracy Now that explains this further...

...According to university scientists, the deregulation of GMO Roundup Ready alfalfa could lead to the genetic contamination of all conventional and organic alfalfa within five years. As a result of this decision, organic and non-GMO farmers have lost another vital tool in their toolbox to expand into highly profitable domestic and foreign markets, eliminating important market opportunities for beginning farmers and ranchers at a time when they can least afford it.

The approval of Monsanto’s Roundup Ready alfalfa is yet another example of the agricultural biotechnology industry forcing an entirely unnecessary product onto the market not for farmer benefit, but simply to improve their bottom-line, as currently, more than ninety-three percent of alfalfa planted in the U.S. does not use any herbicides in growing alfalfa.

As any farmer worth their salt will tell you, alfalfa - as a perennial legume - does not suffer from the same weed pressures as other crops, such as specifically corn, soybeans, cotton and canola and that is why 93% of the alfalfa hay does not use any herbicides. In addition, by approving GMO alfalfa, the Obama administration has further weakened production agriculture since the increased use of herbicides will only lead to an increase of glyphosate-resistant superweeds, which have been called “the single largest threat to production agriculture that we have ever seen,” by Andrew Wargo III, the president of the Arkansas Association of Conservation Districts as reported in The New York Times on May 3, 2010."

Clearly you can see this is just about control.

 I wish I was a calm, non-passionate person sometimes cause frankly, this has me so ticked off I could blow a gasket.  Left or Right, love him or hate him can we not all agree that it's SICK for the Obamas to go on and on about eating healthy and then to team up with Monsanto as if we are all too stupid to put two and two together??

Please take a moment and visit Food Democracy Now, on behalf of the small farmer and those of us across the country who want to have the RIGHT to healthy and GMO free!

 

Right on sister!

Potager

A Potager (poe-tah-jay) is where form meets function

where nutrition meets the aesthetic.

My new word that I think describes my gardening style. I wish I had some better photos to demonstrate it.

Song by JJ Heller

I pray I can be an answer to someones prayer

The Sweet Grass Hills

This church is in Whitlash at East Butte a tiny community at the end of 40 miles of gravel

A grave all by is it self belonging to Jessie Rowe

Some how they knew someone was buried in spots but didn't know who. There were several unknown's

Looking at Gold Butte. This lone pine tree is the only tree insight

Looking toward West Butte. These volcanic mountains are full of history. They were first important to the Blackfeet Indians. Later miners and then rancher came here. You can see into Canada from the top of West Butte. The elevation at West Butte is 7,000 feet, you can see forever from the top. There are hunting opportunity's moose, deer, antelope & elk roam these prairies. There have been reports of wolves, and I am sure grizzle bears soon.

Harrison Lake

Crossing the middle fork of the Flathead river

Bush whacking

More bush whacking

To get here. Doody cabin can you imagine living here in the early 1920's?

Harrison Lake about 4 miles from the cabin in Glacier Park

Mighty East Side Women in our very over sized waders. Wonderful day in Big Sky Country

Fall

It has been a beautiful fall. It is Oct 12 and it hasn't froze yet, crazy! It can often freeze the end of August. It was 55 at 5:30 am when I went for a walk yesterday. Got to love it.

 

Crazy looking carrot had to take a picture.

I Love Sunflowers