If you happen to be a resident in or visitor to Colorado’s Pikes Peak region and have not yet explored the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, my sincere wish is that you find some time to do so. As a volunteer docent at this institution since 2015, my opinion might not be entirely unbiased, but I … Continue reading 5♀ %f the Story
Nature speaks more eloquently than words and here are more of its late September and October autumnal expressions, this time from the place where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains. 🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁 To enlarge a photo, click on it. Thank you for visiting!
Despite a recent absence of rain and above-average, record-breaking days (not the kind of records we aspire to), some signs of fall are occurring on time, thanks to satisfactory amounts of snow last winter and sufficient summer rains. In Colorado's montane region (8,000 to 10,000 feet/2,400 to 3,000 meters) autumn equals aspen trees clad in … Continue reading Walking into Fall
I will occasionally re-publish an older post under the heading Throwback Thursday. This one first appeared here on September 29, 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 … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: Did They Dance the Charleston?
I always claim that “my favorite bird is the one I’m looking at,” and though this statement is mostly true, it needs to be modified. While raptors and owls are majestic and imposing, their habit of eating other birds often leaves me feeling sad. Maybe that’s one of the reasons why I have always gravitated … Continue reading Colorful Throats
