Marirose Kuhlman
@mkinmt.bsky.social
Advocate for native plants and native insects, habitat restoration, intermountain grasslands, and urban ecology. Montana politics, too! Montanan, wife, mom. Opinions are definitely my own. #MTSky #MontanaSky #MonTwitter #mtpol #beeple
That’s gorgeous! I’m in western Montana, USA, and colors were very clear with the naked eye.
November 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
That’s gorgeous! I’m in western Montana, USA, and colors were very clear with the naked eye.
Missoula area friends, GET OUTSIDE NOW AND LOOK AT THE NORTHERN LIGHTS!!
November 12, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Missoula area friends, GET OUTSIDE NOW AND LOOK AT THE NORTHERN LIGHTS!!
I have been told that the Salish name for the Bitterroots means “Red Mountains”. True or not, it’s an apt name.
October 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I have been told that the Salish name for the Bitterroots means “Red Mountains”. True or not, it’s an apt name.
I saw hundreds of them yesterday near Kootenai Creek! It seems it’s an irruptive year for this species.
September 3, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I saw hundreds of them yesterday near Kootenai Creek! It seems it’s an irruptive year for this species.
Saw hundreds of freshly emerged California Tortoiseshell butterflies today at a friend’s place. It’s been an irruptive year for them!
September 2, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Saw hundreds of freshly emerged California Tortoiseshell butterflies today at a friend’s place. It’s been an irruptive year for them!
A wolf in sheep’s clothing. Or rather, a robber fly (Laphria sp.) that looks like a bumble bee.
July 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
A wolf in sheep’s clothing. Or rather, a robber fly (Laphria sp.) that looks like a bumble bee.
Last week I was in a remote part of northern Montana and saw the most glorious intact shortgrass prairie. Blooming with carpets of prairie smoke and pussytoes, wildflowers everywhere, shimmering with butterflies. I kinda lost my shit a little - is this what the world looked like when it was new??
June 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Last week I was in a remote part of northern Montana and saw the most glorious intact shortgrass prairie. Blooming with carpets of prairie smoke and pussytoes, wildflowers everywhere, shimmering with butterflies. I kinda lost my shit a little - is this what the world looked like when it was new??
Amazing turnout today at the Hands Off Rally in Missoula, MT!
April 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Amazing turnout today at the Hands Off Rally in Missoula, MT!
Here are our signs!
March 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Here are our signs!
What an amazing turnout for Missoula’s Rally For Public Lands!!
March 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
What an amazing turnout for Missoula’s Rally For Public Lands!!
And my teenager made this one!
March 9, 2025 at 5:03 AM
And my teenager made this one!
Okay here’s what I came up with:
March 9, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Okay here’s what I came up with:
The Princess Bride is one of our family’s favorite movies.
It’s also a lovely, family-friendly, resistance movie. If you haven’t seen it, you should!
#resistance #PrincessBride #YouKilledMyFatherPrepareToDie
It’s also a lovely, family-friendly, resistance movie. If you haven’t seen it, you should!
#resistance #PrincessBride #YouKilledMyFatherPrepareToDie
February 2, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The Princess Bride is one of our family’s favorite movies.
It’s also a lovely, family-friendly, resistance movie. If you haven’t seen it, you should!
#resistance #PrincessBride #YouKilledMyFatherPrepareToDie
It’s also a lovely, family-friendly, resistance movie. If you haven’t seen it, you should!
#resistance #PrincessBride #YouKilledMyFatherPrepareToDie
Theoretically we could look up all the parts we’d need to maintain this rig. When military trucks were converted for civilian use, the canvas cab tops were replaced with fiberglass and the truck was painted. Ours is orange. Maybe it was yellow before that? Original color is olive drab, of course.
January 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Theoretically we could look up all the parts we’d need to maintain this rig. When military trucks were converted for civilian use, the canvas cab tops were replaced with fiberglass and the truck was painted. Ours is orange. Maybe it was yellow before that? Original color is olive drab, of course.
Check out the gas tank fill. It has this sleeve in it that you can pull out to make it easier to fill with a carboy.
January 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Check out the gas tank fill. It has this sleeve in it that you can pull out to make it easier to fill with a carboy.
Here’s the front. Kid is requiring the headlights. Check out the marker lights and hooded blackout lights on the front. This is a retired military truck, btw.
January 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Here’s the front. Kid is requiring the headlights. Check out the marker lights and hooded blackout lights on the front. This is a retired military truck, btw.
The interior is rough, but check it out:
January 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The interior is rough, but check it out:
My kid is fixing up our 1954 Dodge PowerWagon M37. My husband bought it for $600 and we’ve had it for nearly 30 years. It has been a good utility rig at our place in the mountains. I thought I’d share some photos of this cool old truck.
#MontanaSky #Dodge #M37
#MontanaSky #Dodge #M37
January 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
My kid is fixing up our 1954 Dodge PowerWagon M37. My husband bought it for $600 and we’ve had it for nearly 30 years. It has been a good utility rig at our place in the mountains. I thought I’d share some photos of this cool old truck.
#MontanaSky #Dodge #M37
#MontanaSky #Dodge #M37
The tree is up! I love decorating it with my children, though I often get a little emotional. Each ornament was a gift or was handmade. It’s like a record of our family’s life together, and of all the past Christmases. Anyway, hold your loved ones close and enjoy the time together! 🎄❤️🎄
December 16, 2024 at 12:53 AM
The tree is up! I love decorating it with my children, though I often get a little emotional. Each ornament was a gift or was handmade. It’s like a record of our family’s life together, and of all the past Christmases. Anyway, hold your loved ones close and enjoy the time together! 🎄❤️🎄
My carrion flower plant (Stapelia sp.) bloomed for the first time ever today!!
November 16, 2024 at 4:31 AM
My carrion flower plant (Stapelia sp.) bloomed for the first time ever today!!
One of my kids once called this area of town, “Ancient Missoula” and I will always think of it that way.
November 14, 2024 at 3:29 AM
One of my kids once called this area of town, “Ancient Missoula” and I will always think of it that way.
Look what I found earlier this week!
November 10, 2024 at 4:14 AM
Look what I found earlier this week!