Autumn in Colorado would be incomplete without at least one excursion to experience the changing of the aspen leaves. The annual spectacle is highly awaited and appreciated by residents and visitors alike, and the predictions for this year’s colors, which are dependent on numerous factors, have been promising, thanks to copious spring and early summer … Continue reading It’s That Time of Year Again
In response to a string of sizzling summer days, my husband and I escaped Colorado’s Front Range for the mountains not long ago. We were happily reminded of the difference a distance of some 60 miles (100 km), plus an elevation gain of 2,500 feet (about 750 meters) can make. Instead of daily highs in … Continue reading A Summer Getaway
. . . there would be no meadows filled with bright, cheerful sunflowers (see above) . . . . . . or blooming, colorful cacti (see below). . . To enlarge a photo, click on it. To read its caption, hover cursor over it. . . . there would be no beautiful butterflies, dragonflies, or … Continue reading Without Summer…
The idea of a blog post about warblers was already fermenting in the gyri of my brain when I read Linda Leinen’s excellent post about the sculpture of an Eskimo Curlew she had seen on Galveston Island in Texas. Now a curlew is not a warbler and apart from both belonging to the class Aves, … Continue reading One More Warbler
The last time I checked, Colorado was not considered a tropical wetland, even if the entire state has officially been drought-free for a few weeks and it has been hot. But for a bird in flight, off its regular course and looking for water, Ramah Reservoir, located some 40 miles (about 70 kilometers) east of … Continue reading A Wondrous Vagrant in Colorado
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