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Distinctly Montana Fall 2017

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W W W. D I S T I N C T LY M O N TA NA . C O M 9 A LAS, WE ARE A BIT SHORT ON VELVET CUSHIONS HERE IN MONTANA, BUT WE DO KNOW THE VALUE OF A GOOD HARVEST PUMPKIN WHEN WE SEE ONE. oreau, of course was waxing poetic about nature, as he was always inclined to do; and the pumpkin was a trope of sort for his full appreciation of the natural world and his aversion to the crush of humanity. If you are from Montana, or a Montanan at heart, you no doubt recognize and appreciate every bit of nature's gifts—from the smallest stone in a mountain spring to the grandest bison on the open range—all of it magical, all of it precious and, at its essence, as grand as any velvet cushion in any palace in the world. Autumn hovers unsteadily now, shaking loose the last of summer's warmth as the light falters, the grasses and leaves bowing in early anticipation of winter's chilly indifference. It is true that much of Mon- tana is best enjoyed after our visitors depart, before all turns white and frosty, before the streams chunk shut, before the wildlife move to parts unknown. ere is still time for that final hike to some hidden respite, a last visit to your farmers' market, goldening vistas and harvest moons. And, most of all, there is yet time to simply settle down and revisit that most rare of modern experiences. Solitude. Now go out and find yourself a pumpkin. BILL MUHLENFELD, PUBLISHER bill@distinctlymontana.com ANTHEA GEORGE, PUBLISHER anthea@distinctlymontana.com "I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than to be crowded on a velvet cushion." ~ HENRY DAVID THOREAU A N O T E F R O M T H E P U B L I S H E R S

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