Flowers are made even more beautiful by winged visitors. Happiness is to see wings on petals. All photos were taken in Colorado in June and July of this year. Please let me know if you can fill in any of the ID blanks: Photo 1: Fritillary Butterfly (? species) on possible Musk Thistle (a non-native … Continue reading (Almost) Silent Sunday: Wings on Petals
We took our leave from Falcon State Park but before turning north onto US Highway 83, we backtracked a short distance south to the small town of Salieño with an eponymous wildlife preserve at the end of a dirt road. In the winter, a portion of the preserve called DeWind’s Yard, a birding hotspot, is … Continue reading On the Road–Part 9
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.
. . . 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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