Summer Daze

With the absence of spring in Montana, summer has arrived almost unbelievably and overwhelmingly. We find ourselves incredibly busy and without rest, like a tough exercise with no warm up.


My Smith River season has come and gone, short but sweet. I have endured my worst June ever as a fishing guide, but busiest yet in terms of work. We have moved the cows up to the high country, and driven them over the quickly melting snow banks. The fences are intact and up for the time being. Even though the weather was miserable, the "spring" went inconceivably fast.


Summer still seems fresh, even though most people have only been moving their lawns for about a month. It truly is a daze between work, family gatherings, friends, rodeos, dinner, and sleep. Even though the days are longer, it seems there is never enough time.


Soon enough we will hit the point of exhaustion and tire of the heat, all though it seems hard to imagine after our last winter, we will be ready for change yet again. Sometimes, we must tell ourselves to slow down and enjoy the present of each day without any thought of tomorrow.