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MontanaMama

(24,671 posts)
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 11:43 AM 4 hrs ago

I'm missing DU's beloved elleng for some reason today.

It’s so strange how people pop into your consciousness out of the blue. Maybe it’s not out of the blue at all. This heart ❤️ is for her, wherever she is.

Here’s to all our friends on this platform who left us sooner than we would have liked. 💙

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I'm missing DU's beloved elleng for some reason today. (Original Post) MontanaMama 4 hrs ago OP
She loved the nature outside her home. It was always nice to hear about the goings on. hlthe2b 4 hrs ago #1
I miss her bird pics. MontanaMama 4 hrs ago #2
Her posting of pix daily of her Osprey nest will always hold a special place in my heart. SheltieLover 3 hrs ago #8
Miss those pics... MiHale 2 hrs ago #29
I was heartbroken when geese usurped the Osprey nest the next spring SheltieLover 2 hrs ago #30
❤️ MustLoveBeagles 4 hrs ago #3
She was like having... 2naSalit 4 hrs ago #4
She worked on a case for Montana Rail Link MontanaMama 3 hrs ago #16
Ah... 2naSalit 2 hrs ago #28
We didn't meet in person, I wish we had. MontanaMama 2 hrs ago #32
That makes sense... 2naSalit 1 hr ago #33
She always had a terrifically cogent PCIntern 4 hrs ago #5
I totally enjoyed how she would call out Scott Jennings irisblue 4 hrs ago #6
I forgot about that!! MontanaMama 3 hrs ago #17
She was on my mind all day yesterday. SheltieLover 3 hrs ago #7
I was just thinking of her yesterday Grim Chieftain 3 hrs ago #9
Lovely Post MontanaMama. I also completely agree how strange it is for people to pop into our consciousness. I recall c-rational 3 hrs ago #10
I miss seeing her name. Solly Mack 3 hrs ago #11
She was indeed feisty!! MontanaMama 3 hrs ago #19
Yes! The best way. Solly Mack 3 hrs ago #21
So do I. debm55 2 hrs ago #31
And her weather reports. ☺️ blm 1 hr ago #36
I miss her too. I always loved her TCM Lounge posts. Emile 3 hrs ago #12
I miss seeing her posts about the wildlife and weather virgdem 3 hrs ago #13
What a wonderful message and so timely as I was missing SCE this morning too. JMCKUSICK 3 hrs ago #14
Oh my. Another huge loss for DU. MontanaMama 3 hrs ago #20
She was my only connection Dear_Prudence 3 hrs ago #15
What a sweet thing to do! hamsterjill 3 hrs ago #18
Oh no! How did I miss that?? tavernier 2 hrs ago #22
elleng and I were friends IRL PJMcK 2 hrs ago #23
❤️ Donkees 2 hrs ago #24
It is surprising how many of us mnhtnbb 2 hrs ago #25
I miss her work, too every day. I'm on here. Sometimes I see the geese flying over. Walleye 2 hrs ago #26
I was out in the garden this morning doing winter clean up, pruning. The geese flew overhead mnhtnbb 22 min ago #37
Whenever I posted anything about MD BumRushDaShow 2 hrs ago #27
That magic window.. Permanut 1 hr ago #34
She was so dear. blm 1 hr ago #35

hlthe2b

(113,280 posts)
1. She loved the nature outside her home. It was always nice to hear about the goings on.
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 11:45 AM
4 hrs ago

She is missed by many. 😢❤️❤️❤️

SheltieLover

(78,584 posts)
30. I was heartbroken when geese usurped the Osprey nest the next spring
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 02:08 PM
2 hrs ago

And now our dear EllenG is soaring with her beloved Osprey.

2naSalit

(101,237 posts)
4. She was like having...
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 12:01 PM
4 hrs ago

A connection to southern Maryland. I enjoyed her legal perspective when she offered it, she knew how DC works and I appreciated that.

MontanaMama

(24,671 posts)
16. She worked on a case for Montana Rail Link
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 01:32 PM
3 hrs ago

back in the day! She even spent some time in Missoula while she completed her work for MRL. We visited a few times about that.

2naSalit

(101,237 posts)
28. Ah...
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 01:55 PM
2 hrs ago

So you actually met in person! What a cool thing!

I had no idea she had worked on the RR issue. Nice to know. And I understand your missing her.

MontanaMama

(24,671 posts)
32. We didn't meet in person, I wish we had.
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 02:33 PM
2 hrs ago

We visited via DU dm's. When she found out where I was from, she reached out about her time spent here. From what I understand, she had a fine legal mind.

2naSalit

(101,237 posts)
33. That makes sense...
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 02:39 PM
1 hr ago

I have only met a few DUers in person, half of them when I was having trouble in Illinois last summer. I'm not sure when but I am certain that I'll be making trips out west in time. Once I am sure I can travel safely again. I am glad I made my trip out here when I did, I had a feeling it wouldn't be safe if I had waited.

SheltieLover

(78,584 posts)
7. She was on my mind all day yesterday.
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 12:41 PM
3 hrs ago

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Grim Chieftain

(1,453 posts)
9. I was just thinking of her yesterday
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 12:57 PM
3 hrs ago

I hope in the afterlife, those we have lost will know how much they were loved and still missed.

c-rational

(3,153 posts)
10. Lovely Post MontanaMama. I also completely agree how strange it is for people to pop into our consciousness. I recall
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 12:58 PM
3 hrs ago

elleng photos. I always recommended them regardless of their quality. In hindsight, I felt I knew something was off. The tilt of her pictures. The need to document and share every single sunset and morning scene, and the boats on the bay. To our consciousness and connections. (Your post also struck me as I also had someone pop into my consciousness with such clarity recently, and I have not seen this person in 50 years, and I hope that changes).

Solly Mack

(96,695 posts)
11. I miss seeing her name.
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 01:06 PM
3 hrs ago

Her bird photos. Her letting people know what classic movie was playing. Her feisty and discerning comments.

MontanaMama

(24,671 posts)
19. She was indeed feisty!!
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 01:35 PM
3 hrs ago

In the best way.

Oh! And she posted recipes from the NYT. She's the reason I joined the NYT cooking group.

virgdem

(2,304 posts)
13. I miss seeing her posts about the wildlife and weather
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 01:13 PM
3 hrs ago

in her southern Maryland home. She was a well informed source of knowledge about a wide variety of subjects and her posts were always interesting and informative.
May her memory be a blessing.

Dear_Prudence

(1,127 posts)
15. She was my only connection
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 01:24 PM
3 hrs ago

To my home state of Maryland. (Living in Ohio now.) I checked in with her so very often and I still miss her. ❤️

hamsterjill

(17,223 posts)
18. What a sweet thing to do!
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 01:34 PM
3 hrs ago

She was one of my favorite posters. Thank you for your remembrance of her.

Here's to elleng!!!!

mnhtnbb

(33,230 posts)
25. It is surprising how many of us
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 01:51 PM
2 hrs ago

have been reminded of her, thinking about her, in the last day or so. Me too. It will be two months tomorrow that I learned of her passing. May her memory be a blessing.

mnhtnbb

(33,230 posts)
37. I was out in the garden this morning doing winter clean up, pruning. The geese flew overhead
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 04:16 PM
22 min ago

and I thought of elleng.

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