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Silence

Posted on September 22, 2025September 22, 2025

Things are fine. But the leaves are turning and the elk are bugling and I know that soon, my Special Place will be buried in snow and inaccessible for months. So, after half a day at the library, I came home and grabbed a few things and up the mountain I drove. The eagerness in Bravo’s face was reflected in me… the air, the quiet, the stillness… we love them!

I find myself whispering to myself and the dogs when I’m there. It’s not that I’ll bother anyone and no elk slipped through the trees and the cows don’t care… but it seems appropriate.

A good book, a simple meal, a tiny fire in the woodstove to drive away the chill… makes for a perfect night.
There is no cell service, no internet, no electronic distractions so when I’m there, I can’t be here. So when I’m absent here, envision me there… surrounded by silence.

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10 thoughts on “Silence”

  1. Susan says:
    September 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM

    How wonderful!

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    1. Carol says:
      September 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM

      It is!

      Reply
  2. Kate says:
    September 22, 2025 at 9:08 AM

    Set to music…Heaven, you’re in heavennnn

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    1. Carol says:
      September 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM

      It’s perfect for me!

      Reply
  3. Larry Grappy says:
    September 22, 2025 at 7:47 AM

    The only thing that should break that silence is the bugle of a big bull elk and the sound of pages of a book being turned .

    Reply
    1. Carol says:
      September 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM

      …and the tiny spring burbling as it sings by…

      Reply
  4. Marilyn says:
    September 22, 2025 at 6:41 AM

    Lovely!

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    1. Carol says:
      September 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM

      It is!

      Reply
  5. Kathy Dunlap says:
    September 22, 2025 at 5:51 AM

    I got chills reading this post and looking at the pictures. What a perfect, beautiful place . Enjoy!

    Reply
    1. Carol says:
      September 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM

      Thanks, your comment means a lot!

      Reply

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Carol, Wyoming rancher

Since 2008, I’ve kept this photographic journal of life on our working Wyoming ranch.  I share ranch work, my family, crafts and DIY, my English Shepherds, Bravo and Indy, and a love for this land.  Enjoy this red dirt country!

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