Encounters with wild animals generally fill me with gratitude and happiness, none more than encounters with birds. But whenever I’m out and about with binoculars and camera looking for feathered friends, I also pay close attention to the presence of other creatures. Occasionally, I am lucky and see furry fauna besides our ubiquitous (albeit still-appreciated) … Continue reading Barking Dog
For humans, the term snowbirds designates individuals who try to escape winter and snow by moving to warmer, more temperate climes for a period of time. In the avian world, John James Audubon applied the name Snow Bird (Fringilla nivalis) to what has since been renamed Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis). Etymologically, both species names are … Continue reading Snow Birds
Nature speaks more eloquently than words and here are some wintry impressions (or expressions) from two different January visits to one of my favorite local destinations, Fountain Creek Regional Park, where Fountain Creek reigns supreme and showed itself from its fabulously frosty side. To enlarge a photo, click on it.
I will occasionally re-publish an older post under the heading Throwback Thursday. This one first appeared here on February 15, 2017. I decided to re-post it today as Jim Bishop, visionary castle-builder extraordinaire, died today, November 21, 2024 at the age of 80. RIP, Mr. Bishop! 🏰 🏰 🏰 🏰 🏰 🏰 🏰 🏰 🏰 🏰 … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: A Castle in Colorado
The last time I checked, Colorado was not considered a Nordic country. Yet rumor has it that our state has become home to a pair of trolls, those mythic beings of Norse mythology. Though many of the fabled trolls are considered mischievous or even maleficent, some have been known to be benign and beneficent, and … Continue reading Meet Rita, the Troll
