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Melissa blue butterfly

Melissa blue butterfly

Marty’s photo of the day #4472: This is a Melissa blue butterfly (the topside of its wings are blue), photographed last week in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest of Montana. This species of butterfly is so small that even if you’re viewing this photo on a smartphone, you’re seeing it larger than actual size.

A pair of pronghorns

A pair of pronghorns

Marty’s photo of the day #4468: I shot this photo earlier this week, while Deb and I were renting the Canyon Creek Cabin in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest (west of Melrose, Montana). Pronghorns are the fastest land animal in the Western Hemisphere.

Canyon Creek Cabin

Canyon Creek Cabin

Marty’s photo of the day #4467: Deb (wife), Nellie (dog), and I are back from a three-day stay at the Canyon Creek Cabin in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest (west of Melrose, Montana). Since moving to Montana, in 1996, Deb and I have maintained a tradition of renting one or two US Forest Service cabins a […]