Farm Life and Farm Wildlife

Living on a farm in Montana offers a daily connection to nature’s quiet beauty. But every so often, nature surprises us with moments so spectacular they feel almost otherworldly. Recently, the night skies above my farm gifted me with one of these—an incredible display of auroras and the rare sight of comet gassing. Here’s a bit about these cosmic wonders and what makes them so magical. Auroras, also called the northern lights, are like Earth’s way of celebrating the universe. These lights are caused by solar winds—charged particles from the sun—interacting with Earth's magnetic field. When these particles collide with gases in our atmosphere, like oxygen and nitrogen, they create the glowing curtains of light that dance across the sky in hues of green, pink, purple, and even red. Here on the farm, far from city lights, the auroras appear particularly vivid, weaving a shifting tapestry across the dark Montana sky. It’s one of those breathtaking sights that makes you stop and wonder