Tag: elk
Wildlife Meditation
Well, football’s over… Vernon was gone snowmobiling… I’d cleaned and crafted and was ready for *something different* for my Sunday afternoon. aha! Grabbed cameras and dogs and we went for a drive. What? What’s that? Oh, yes, those pesky elk that have been hanging on the highway… Highly dangerous, especially at night, this herd has…
We Have Elk! Video
Turn up your volume. Turns out, you HEAR the elk tons more than you see them! I knew they were there in the trees… and I could see flitting patches of warm brown fur between the trees, much better than my camera could. The call between cows and their calves is haunting, and desperate, and…
We Have ELK!
Last night the decision was made to move our cows. They are up in our high mountain pasture, which, unfortunately, has a fair amount of larkspur in it. Tall purple larkspur, while a somewhat attractive wildflower, is also highly toxic to cattle. It also must taste ok, because they’ll eat it! The older it is…
Wildflower Covered
In the midst of photographing wildflowers… thirty head of elk, including a few calves, watched us from afar… I’m working on a slideshow of my wildflowers… plus a long overdue movie… so ELK ON A WILDFLOWER COVERED HILLSIDE… is all you get!
I Spied
Whew… we ran off to watch Victoria coach her middle school girls basketball team to a second place finish today. Way to go, Kaycee! I’m ready to quit for the day, so I’ll just share what I spied coming home from the PAP presentation the other day… **** December 15, 2011 Tootsies December 15, 2010 …
Minute Movie: Elk in the Field
I decided at the last minute to run down to our other place and see if the elk were in the field. They’ve been coming in lately, and I’d seen them last night. It seems when the alfalfa gets frozen, the wildlife really hit the fields! Since we’ve been down to 20º, I saw just…
I Love Questions…
Just another day at the library… though I must admit, my last minute Story Time theme of Pirates turned out rather well… Our regular person couldn’t make it, so we read The Treasure, made skull and crossbone flags, searched for diamonds and jewels (leftovers from Mardi Gras), and found a treasure chest in the back…
Minute Movie: Elk Bugling on the Bar C
The breeze lifted the eerie, beautiful sound to Panama’s ears. He halted, unsure. His nostrils flared, and every muscle was gathered. Should he run? Ears intently forward, his eyes peered into the rising sun. Other sounds to his left captured his focus, he looked and whinnied. Two other horses and riders appeared by the large…
Wildlife Tour
One of the very best things about living in Wyoming is the amount of wildlife we have. Pronghorn antelope are in abundance most everywhere in the state. Although, I admit, when I first came to live in this part, there sure wasn’t as many around here as I was used to around Casper! In the…
We Know Wapiti
Wapiti. Wapiti. Wapiti. Sounds like a flat tire, doesn’t it? Well, it isn’t. Wapiti are the reason ranchers have to fix a lot of fence around these parts. Wapiti are one of the reasons I want a telephoto lens for my camera. Wapiti tend to eat a large amount of alfalfa should they be given…
Wild Life
When my friends from New Zealand were here not long ago… it made me re-realize the amount of wildlife we take for granted. I mean, I *know* it… but sometimes you just need people to oooohhh and aaaahhhhh over the little mule deer doe in the road to remind you! You can retreat to this…