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
This is what I awoke to. 🔳 🔳 🔳 No amount of pure white snow can diminish the dread and darkness that have also descended upon me. 🔳 🔳 🔳
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
I will occasionally re-publish an older post under the heading Throwback Thursday. This one first appeared here on June 24, 2016, when my blog was but a few months young and was noticed by only a handful of fellow bloggers. I have made only a few slight changes to the original. Thank you for traveling back … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: When in Rome…
When it comes to fall foliage in Colorado, Quaking Aspens (Populus tremuloides) garner most of the enthusiasm, and rightly so. But the majority of the state’s aspen grow only in the higher reaches of the montane zone between 8,000 and 10,000 feet (2,400 to 3,000 meters) and their glory is often short-lived. Fortunately for those … Continue reading An Ode to (Scrub) Oak
