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When butterflies deliver your mail

April 23, 2019 Written by Marty Essen
When butterflies deliver your mail

Marty’s photo of the day #2871: I dedicate today’s photo to Wanda LaCroix. She lives in Grecia, Costa Rica, and on February 1st I mailed her a copy of my new novel, “Time Is Irreverent 2: Jesus Christ, Not Again!” According to USPS tracking, the book traveled from Victor, Montana to Missoula to San Francisco […]

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Trump entices fans to kill for him

April 14, 2019 Written by Marty Essen
Trump entices fans to kill for him

Donald Trump will forever be the worst president in the United States, because he is the only president who openly tries to entice his fans to kill for him. In my opinion, he already succeeded once, by giving the man who would become the Capital Gazette shooter that extra push, that extra permission, to kill […]

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Female red-winged blackbird

April 7, 2019 Written by Marty Essen
Female red-winged blackbird

Marty’s photo of the day #2855: This is a female red-winged blackbird. Photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana.

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Peacocks and turkeys

April 5, 2019 Written by Marty Essen
Peacocks and turkeys

Marty’s photo of the day #2853: Wild turkeys are just rude! A rafter of them live next to my house, along with a few wild peacocks. The peacocks are incredibly shy. In fact, I’m not even positive how many there are. While I’ve been able to photograph the peacocks a few times, I’ve never been […]

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Montana moose

April 3, 2019 Written by Marty Essen
Montana moose

Marty’s photo of the day #2851: “I’ll just stand here behind this tree, and we’ll pretend you can’t see me.” (Moose, photographed in my “front yard” several years ago.)

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Montana rainbow

April 1, 2019 Written by Marty Essen
Montana rainbow

Marty’s photo of the day #2849: Here’s a little slice of summer in Montana for you.

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Saturday morning cuteness

March 23, 2019 Written by Marty Essen
Saturday morning cuteness

Marty’s photo of the day #2840: Here’s a little Saturday morning cuteness for you. (Mallard ducks, photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana)

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Muskrat love

March 12, 2019 Written by Marty Essen
Muskrat love

Marty’s photo of the day #2830: Here’s a little Tuesday morning muskrat love. (Photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana)

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Ground squirrel games

March 4, 2019 Written by Marty Essen
Ground squirrel games

Marty’s photo of the day #2822: Here’s another picture to help you through the winter—ground squirrels having a little fun on a summer morning, in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley.

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A summer photo for winter

March 3, 2019 Written by Marty Essen
A summer photo for winter

Marty’s photo of the day #2821: After all the wintery pictures I posted last week, it’s time for something that says warmer weather. Here’s a young female hooded merganser that I photographed early on a summer morning, in Montana’s Bitterroot Valley.

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The Montana did-out party

March 2, 2019 Written by Marty Essen
The Montana did-out party

I love living at the foot of the mountains in Montana . . . most of the time. Our house is in a wooded area, on a private dirt road, and the last third of a mile is up a steep hill. At the top is Deb’s and my house and three other houses. Consequently, […]

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Antarctica or Montana?

February 28, 2019 Written by Marty Essen
Antarctica or Montana?

Marty’s photo of the day #2818: I took this photo a few minutes ago, peering out the back window wall of our house. As you can see looking down the hill, penguins have moved in. Looking down further you can see . . . how did a ship get in my backyard? Okay, I grabbed […]

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Trump is up to his neck in what?

February 27, 2019 Written by Marty Essen
Trump is up to his neck in what?

When Deb and I moved to Montana in 1996, we experienced record snowfall our first winter. We live at the foot of a mountain and have a long gravel driveway. Figuring “all Montana winters must be like this,” I went out and bought a snowblower. Fast forward to this winter, and in 23 years, I […]

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Gadwall ducks

February 27, 2019 Written by Marty Essen
Gadwall ducks

Marty’s photo of the day #2817: Gadwall ducks, photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana.

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Home in the snow

February 25, 2019 Written by Marty Essen
Home in the snow

Marty’s photo of the day #2815: This is the backside of Deb’s and my house, on a snowy winter day. Deb designed the house, and we had it built in 1996. There were no building codes in Montana, so we hired a builder who, like us, had relocated from Minnesota. Consequently, we may have the […]

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Snow deer

February 24, 2019 Written by Marty Essen
Snow deer

Marty’s photo of the day #2814: If you’re going to eat the good stuff, you can’t be bothered by a little snow. (Photographed in Montana)

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Osprey

February 20, 2019 Written by Marty Essen
Osprey

Marty’s photo of the day #2810: Osprey, photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana.

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Great Blue heron

February 14, 2019 Written by Marty Essen
Great Blue heron

Marty’s photo of the day #2804: Great blue heron, photographed in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana.

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Ring-Necked Duck

February 2, 2019 Written by Marty Essen
Ring-Necked Duck
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Winter should behave like winter

January 4, 2019 Written by Marty Essen
Winter should behave like winter

Marty’s photo of the day #2765: Having grown up in Minnesota, I enjoy the cold and snow of winter. Now that I live in Montana, all I ask of winter is that it behave like winter and stay below 32 degrees. But, thanks in large part to more than 30 years of Republican obstruction and […]

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