Walk in sun and snow. My nose gets cold smelling the pine. Benny bounces through the gate, joyous with our routine, that never gets old, even though we do.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/watch/burned-montana-firefighter-dan-steffensen-heals-and-advocates-for-others/vi-AA13Ancp?category=foryou We can't do enough to save their lives. To raise funds to help protect them from a beast. In seconds the wind changes. A wall of...

Recently Published Essay Responsible dog ownership requires being a leader of a harmonious pack. I came from a dysfunctional human family or pack with ineptness for leadership. I know how dangerous imbalance can be. My devotion to dogs is as deep as an abyss, rarely...

said my boy Drummer to his young rider. Together they chase the wind and skirt the barrel. Flying home to win the race. She has been riding him for two months. Her first lessons on a horse. She calls him George. Her new best friend. He has many new best friends. They...

Chief Above Rock had an audience of hundreds of school children, on Indian Heritage Day. The Battle of Arrow Creek. The most important event in Crow history. Crow land was the most abundant with the richest resources. Coveted by every plains tribe as their land was...

Together, can sit in silence. Observing nothing or everything. Knowing the bond is there is enough. No laughter is too loud. No talk is too tough. No emergency is too daunting. No joy goes unshared. No life is lived alone.

Politics is so vile now that contributing to it hurts my heart. Buckley and Baines make me happy. The Elk Morning children's books make me happy. Finding a publisher for my novel makes me happy. My life in Montana makes me happy. But this election is so important that...

His artistry is brilliant, historic, important. It is in museums throughout the world. We love his paintings. He likes our words. The story is about the most important event in Crow history. The Battle of Arrow Creek. Elk Morning, our character, fictitiously is there....

Too close to the house. Fire season will be here soon, again. Gracious heroes consider my thousands of trees. For these firefighters, it's a canyon of fuel. They have come to keep me safe. I offer them water. Whatever they want. "Thank you, ma'am. We have everything...

The big sky is a canvas. A pale burnt umber climbs to violet, then light cyan. Capture the rainbow with a touch of light. A master tries to paint nature to hang on a wall. Or sharing a photo is almost a shame. Because nothing is the same as being there.