Blue Skies

When I first arrived in Montana it was through a blanket of smoke. I mistook the smoke for a magical mountain mist when we were flying in, and then I remembered my mom mentioning the fires in Idaho. That last photo is what those same mountains looked like only a couple days before. A merciful rainstorm made its way through the valley and I finally got a few days of blue skies at the end of my trip. Living on the East Coast, I’ve avoided some perilous, scary moments with fire in the West. There were advisories to stay indoors because the air quality was so bad … which is hard to do, coming from the big city to enjoy my fix of nature and all. I had to go snap some photos of my favorite mountain range finally emerging from the smoke. I did, in fact, get my nature fix. Yesterday on our way to Missoula we passed a whole herd of Bison and my cousin pulled off so we could get a closer look and pay our respects. I have video footage to share and I will be diving into editing all of it shortly. It was quite glorious to return to my bed last night, put on an outfit this morning (with some new loafers I thrifted in Missoula!), drop off some dry cleaning, and walk through my neighborhood to one of my staple wfh coffee shops.

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Quando cheguei a Montana, foi através de um manto de fumaça. Eu confundi a fumaça com uma névoa mágica de montanha quando estávamos voando, mas lembrei de minha mãe mencionando os incêndios em Idaho. Essa última foto é como essas mesmas montanhas pareciam apenas alguns dias antes. Uma chuva misericordiosa fez seu caminho pelo vale e eu finalmente consegui alguns dias de céu azul no final da minha viagem. Morando na costa leste, evitei alguns momentos perigosos e assustadores com fogo no oeste. Havia avisos para ficar dentro de casa porque a qualidade do ar estava muito ruim… o que é difícil de fazer, vindo da cidade grande para aproveitar minha dose de natureza e tudo mais. Eu tive que tirar algumas fotos da minha cordilheira favorita finalmente emergindo da fumaça. Eu, de fato, consegui minha correção de natureza. Ontem, a caminho de Missoula, passamos por uma manada inteira de Bison e meu primo partiu para que pudéssemos dar uma olhada mais de perto e prestar nossos respeitos. Tenho imagens de vídeo para compartilhar e estarei mergulhando na edição de tudo em breve. Foi muito glorioso voltar para minha cama ontem à noite, vestir uma roupa esta manhã (com alguns mocassins novos que economizei em Missoula!), deixar algumas roupas na lavanderia e caminhar pelo meu bairro até um dos meus cafés.

love

Mariamma

Saturday

Happy Juneteenth loves. Despite bruises up and down my forearms we decided to play volleyball for a second time this morning. You can see some of the bruises in the first photo. We lasted about twenty minutes before changing gears and doing a little weight circuit training on the porch. April is going slightly crazy on a Keto diet and all I can say is … I’m happy to be able to eat bread. After the workout, Chief, April’s roommate Julian and I went to McDonald Lake up the road for a quick dip. It felt amazing to submerge myself in the icy mountain water. My cousins used to make me jump into a freezing lake or river during my visits to Montana to prove I was “still a Montana girl.” Now I do it voluntarily.

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Feliz Juneteenth amores. Apesar dos hematomas nos antebraços, decidimos jogar vôlei pela segunda vez esta manhã. Você pode ver alguns dos hematomas na primeira foto. Demoramos cerca de vinte minutos antes de mudar de marcha e fazer um pequeno treinamento de circuito de peso na varanda. April está ficando um pouco maluca com a dieta Keto e tudo que posso dizer é ... Estou feliz por poder comer pão. Após o treino, o chefe, o colega de quarto de April, Julian e eu fomos para o Lago McDonald na estrada para um mergulho rápido. Foi incrível submergir na água gelada da montanha. Meus primos costumavam me fazer pular em um lago ou rio gelado durante minhas visitas a Montana para provar que "ainda era uma garota de Montana". Agora eu faço isso voluntariamente.

xx

Mariamma

Montana

Good morning! I just got back from a lovely trip back ‘home’ to Montana for Christmas. I spent a good part of the week with my family up there, tucked into the snowy mountains. I said in a previous post that my mom got to go up and visit this Fall, and I was jealous. It had been a year and a half since I was there and I was feeling the pull. I am so grateful that the stars aligned! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday!

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Bom dia! Acabei de voltar de uma linda viagem de volta para "casa" em Montana para o Natal. Passei boa parte da semana com minha família lá, aninhada nas montanhas nevadas. Eu disse em um post anterior que minha mãe teve que subir e visitar este outono, e eu estava com ciúmes. Fazia um ano e meio desde que eu estava lá e eu estava sentindo a atração. Estou tão grato que as estrelas se alinharam! Espero que todos tenham tido um feriado maravilhoso!

Montana for a Minute

Here are some photos from around April’s house. The last photo was right after getting a huckleberry milkshake a mile down the road. The daisy photos were taken in April’s yard and I’m so glad we made time to take them! They turned out great!

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Aqui estão algumas fotos da casa de Abril. A última foto foi logo depois de ter um milkshake de huckleberry uma milha abaixo da estrada. As fotos das margaridas foram tiradas no quintal de Abril e estou muito feliz por termos tido tempo para levá-las! Eles ficaram ótimos!

Fourth of July

This is a very late post at this point but I just haven't had a ton of down time to make it happen! This summer has been absolutely amazing so far. Every day has involved sunshine, friends, exploring or some combo of those three. I feel truly blessed. These photos were taken July 4th weekend at my friend Sperry's cabin on Crystal Lake. I grew up going to the lake with her during the summer but it had been quite a while since the last time I was there. All her cousins came up from Spokane as well and brought friends so we had quite a posse. The weekend involved lots of water sports (I got up on my first time wake surfing!), floating and talking for hours in Green Cove, long walks through the woods (almost got lost one time), making smores, and setting off fireworks off the dock. Classic. 

much love 

Mariamma

Missoula

A little tour of my hometown <3

Horseback Riding

If you knew me as a kid at all, you know my love of horses. I still have a chunk of money saved in bank in Missoula for my "future horse." Someday ... My cousin's friend George offered to take me riding as a late birthday present and it was hands down the best gift. I got to ride a Strawberry Roan that was as sweet as he was large. We drove out into the cut above Arlee for a good hour, drank some Summer Shandy's and went on a 6 hour ride! It was so beautiful and exhilarating. There really is nothing better than a gallop up a mountain. 

love 

Mariamma

Glow Baby

This shirt was one of my steals from Carlos One Night Stand, one of my favorite vintage stores ever located in the Hip Strip in Missoula. I got the pants recently as well from TJ Maxx. A special thanks to the pond, the setting sun, and little Hazel for making these photos possible ;). 

sloppy smooch

Mariamma

Run Wild

My cousin April is training for a half marathon next month and I've been tagging along on her runs. Usually I run alongside her with the stroller and my nephew, which adds a little extra exercise, but today his dad took him so I got to do the whole run hands free! It felt so good! We cut through a field with a gorgeous pond and wildflowers everywhere. There's nothing quite like this fresh mountain air! 

Kite Runner

These photos were taken on my first day back in Montana. I got to Charlo at midnight the night before and woke up to help my cousin and her family pack up their house and move ... down the road! They rent their house out every summer to the fire service (two pilots are staying there now) and my cousin is conveniently house sitting for a couple that lives on the closest property while they bike through Europe for two months. Luckily we traded one cute house with an awesome location for another! This was a nice pause in the day where I took the kids outside for a break from packing and cleaning to run around in the sunshine with a brand new parrot kite. 

xoxo 

Mariamma