This is part 2 of a series of posts about our road trip to Texas. If you missed part 1, click here. Following our first night at Goose Island State Park, we set out to visit Aransas National Wildlife Refuge 32 miles to the east, where I hoped to see Whooping Cranes (Grus americana). Various … Continue reading On the Road–Part 2
We encountered Black-tailed Prairie Dogs during a hike at our local Cheyenne Mountain State Park this past Friday. To our great delight, this year's little ones were out and about, exploring and frolicking. May I present: Precious Prairie Pups (my husband's coinage). To enlarge a photo, click on it.
I have been a dedicated birder for nearly ten years (it’s one of my regrets that I didn’t start paying close attention to feathered beings until my 40s). Fellow birders have been telling me for nearly the same time that I should visit Texas for its wonderful bird life as it has both spectacular resident … Continue reading On the Road–Part 1
. . . is to spend a morning on the prairie east of town, with a view of our local mountain range in full view. This is especially true after one to two inches of rain have fallen on the region, the temperature is comfortable, the sun shining, and the wind nearly absent. The earth … Continue reading My Idea of Bliss . . .
I am still trying to process the myriad photographs and thoughts about a recent out-of-state road trip (please stay tuned). We didn’t return to Colorado until April 15 and the weeks since seem to have flown by. It’s hard to fathom that the month is nearly over. To remind myself of the local goings-on, I … Continue reading April Snapshots
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