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Author Archives: Heather Bilden

The world comes alive

As spring marches into Montana, there is a surprise awaiting me every time I step out the door. Day by day the spring migrants are returning from their warm winter locales. The first harbinger of spring is the Sandhill crane. This year they arrived on March 15th to a world still blanketed in snow. TheirContinue reading “The world comes alive”

Posted byHeather BildenMarch 30, 2018Posted inCoulee Creek1 Comment on The world comes alive

When smoke gets in your eyes…

Intense smoke from western wildfires has settled upon us, and made it nearly impossible to see the horizon. It is time to focus on the world immediately underfoot! I took a short walk in the woods along the coulee cliffs and found some interesting things to look at up close, such as this pine cone,Continue reading “When smoke gets in your eyes…”

Posted byHeather BildenSeptember 4, 2017Posted inCoulee Creek4 Comments on When smoke gets in your eyes…

Midsummer

Oh sweet, cool August! You have provided such soothing relief after the searing heat of July. Already we have had two evening rainstorms to freshen and moisten the parched earth. The daytime highs are merely in the mid-80s, far closer to a bearable average. I have actually been able to work comfortable outside in theContinue reading “Midsummer”

Posted byHeather BildenAugust 14, 2017Posted inCoulee Creek1 Comment on Midsummer

Tidbits from July

Late June strawberry harvest – one of the simple delights in life! July 1, 2017 We’ve been spending long evenings on the porch, watching the world go by while the house cools down. Nighthawks high above, blackbird flocks dancing on the ridge, and the messy pigeon swooping in to roost in our barn. A dragonflyContinue reading “Tidbits from July”

Posted byHeather BildenJuly 25, 2017Posted inCoulee Creek4 Comments on Tidbits from July

Grandma’s Gift

The plane launches through the cloud bank over Syracuse into the evening sky. The auburn-tinted horizon is aglow with the light of the setting sun. A waxing crescent moon floats with its companion star above us. I wonder to myself if this star always lingers so close to the moon. Is it always such aContinue reading “Grandma’s Gift”

Posted byHeather BildenFebruary 8, 2017Posted inCoulee Creek5 Comments on Grandma’s Gift

A Moment on Coulee Creek

While caught up in daily chores, listening to the endless chatter of my mind, I am stopped in my tracks. I wake from the trance of “getting things done” and become acutely aware of the moment. Usually it is nature that provides the reason to pause, admire, and be inspired. I live in close proximityContinue reading “A Moment on Coulee Creek”

Posted byHeather BildenDecember 14, 2016Posted inCoulee Creek6 Comments on A Moment on Coulee Creek

Feeding the old fashioned way

Why not take the team out to feed the cows when it is 1 degree above zero? At least the air is still, even if clouds are completely blocking the sun and a gentle mist of snow is falling from above. We’ve only fed with the team once, and that was before we had theContinue reading “Feeding the old fashioned way”

Posted byHeather BildenDecember 10, 2016December 11, 2016Posted inCoulee Creek4 Comments on Feeding the old fashioned way

Better Late Than Never

July 2016 – Toadlet. I am not sure if this is correct scientific nomenclature for the wee toads I’ve been seeing, but I certainly like the ring of it. It perfectly fits the thumb-sized creatures that are spitting images of fully grown palm-sized adults. For a week now, whenever I’ve detected movement in the grassContinue reading “Better Late Than Never”

Posted byHeather BildenNovember 18, 2016Posted inCoulee CreekLeave a comment on Better Late Than Never

An Unusual Sunday

Three quarters of an inch had fallen by the time we checked the rain gauge at seven AM on July 10th. Over the next four hours bursts of heavy rain followed by steady slow showers brought the total for the day up to one and three quarters of an inch. Unbelievable for July on theContinue reading “An Unusual Sunday”

Posted byHeather BildenJuly 16, 2016July 17, 2016Posted inCoulee Creek, prairie, rain, riding, summerLeave a comment on An Unusual Sunday

An Evening on the Porch

Abundant rain has fallen in May and June. We received close to an inch in one storm Wednesday evening, the very day we cut the first dryland sainfoin field. On the bright side, it was also just a couple of days after we seeded a new field, which greedily sucked up the moisture. The hayContinue reading “An Evening on the Porch”

Posted byHeather BildenJune 14, 2016Posted inCoulee Creek1 Comment on An Evening on the Porch

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