Recently the now vacant ospreys' nest was graced with a visit from a Western Meadowlark. This colorful bird with a full repertoire of sweet, loud and distinctive songs is Montana's state bird and much loved feature of Montana's prairies. Montana's …
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Two Artists with Two Horses
The two artists, two horses, and two vastly different creative visions came together in a most delightful way during the Equine Art Extravaganza held on August 15, 2020. Annette Wagner and Douglas Taylor brought alive the theme of "It Takes a Herd" …
The Virtual Equine Art Extravaganza
BROADCAST: Saturday, August 15, 2020 starting at 12 PM. Like many other events across the world this year, the 2020 Friends of Dunrovin Equine Art Extravaganza will be almost entirely virtual this year. Saturday, August 15 is the start of a 10-day …
Ranch Notes: A killdeer-skittering, dragonfly-chasing, knapweed-cursing walk
This morning I had no idea what to write, so for inspiration, I took a stroll down to the state land that abuts Dunrovin Ranch. For a student of nature and a victim of writer’s block, there is always something new to discover. SERIES: Ranch …
High Summer At Dunrovin
For all the normal natural events taking place, we are not immune from the strange times impacting the whole human world right now. It’s been strangely quiet this summer—no weddings or special events, none of the usual busy energy that characterizes …
Ranch Notes 6/28/20
When I last visited the riparian zone two weeks ago, it was a mucky, sucking slog. It’s still a mess down there, but water levels are markedly lower and the cloud of mosquitoes following me is decidedly thicker. SERIES: Ranch Notes Baby …
Ranch Notes 6/14/20
SERIES: Ranch Notes — Picking my way through the grass, mud sucking at my every step, I hear the clear call of Ruby overhead. Ruby is the local female red-tailed hawk. She and her partner Luc have a nest in the nearby cottonwoods. STORY: Luc and …
Ranch Notes 6/7/2020
SERIES: Ranch Notes-I stand and stretch my back, looking west toward Lolo Peak still slumbering beneath snow. My gaze extends over the greenhouse, where my eyes spot a new form. Loving my garden work and all its distractions by kate dunn A …
The Rhythm of Spring
While the ospreys take center stage at Dunrovin, there's this little transformation afoot on the ranch below called spring. Waters rise. We're seeing the earth awaken in its soft, gentle colors and sprigs of growth as plants and animals begin their …