Why is it when I am lucky enough to see cool things on my commute home, that 9/10 of the photos I take are going to be blurry? I get that I’m excited, but I’ve done this often enough that I’m pretty good about getting a good rest on my car window or seat or…
Tag: wildlife
Hello, Kitty
I’m getting over my little cold and I felt like getting outside. It’s -4˚ when I awoke, and barely above zero now… but fresh snow has fallen and the stuuupid wind isn’t blowing, so after a few chores, I head out. Tess had told me about some mountain lion tracks she had seen last week,…
Not Here, Kitty Kitty
“What is this? It’s a dog, right?” Those were the first words Tess texted to me this morning. She was out for her run and spotted them along her road. Sad to say, nope, they aren’t doggie prints, they’re kitty cat prints. They’re baaaaaaack. Well, they’re always here, it’s just with fresh snow on the…
Money Makers
If only we could sell these as free range, pasture raised, organic turkeys for Thanksgiving . Boy, could we make some money! There’s more out of this photo, too… and, just think, it wasn’t that many years ago, there were no turkeys around here!
Smelly
Thanks to my sister and her garden, as of this evening, I now have another 8 pints of salsa in my pantry. We go through a great deal of salsa around here, so I’m very grateful to have her excess tomatoes and peppers. My garden has been nothing to brag about by a long shot….
Video Time
Finally! Another video! It’s about time! This one covers May 30 – June 20, 2021. There’s plenty of gathering cattle, a cute irrigation partner, and some elk on the Big Horns. I even included a blooper reel, when my contacts were so foggy riding, that I had to have Megan help me clean and reapply…
Wordless Wednesday: “Well, Hello”
For a jigsaw puzzle of this mule deer buck hiding in the sagebrush, go HERE.
Isham
Somehow it’s really easy to forget what day it is… or at least the idea that on Saturdays I hope to make videos… and realize too late at night to do that especially since we are saddling horses at 5 am tomorrow. In fact, I’m declaring it too late to do much blogging of any…
Amazing
I met with some people about a possible logging operation on the mountain today. Vernon was busy repairing the baler and getting haying back in production, so he sent me. I didn’t have much to say, but I always enjoy seeing new country. After the meeting, my sister and I went to our little timber…
Candid
With some of my recent craft sales, I splurged and bought a trail camera. I’ve wanted one for years. Obviously, I’ve set it too high on one gatepost, looking across the open gate. It still captured some interesting shots… deer, birds, fantastic play of clouds and light, one antelope, and a coyote?
Reno’s Curve
Last time I saw wildlife on this big curve in the highway, it was three mountain lion kittens. This time it was three bull elk. For not the first time, I marvel at my commute home from the library… when I posted this same photo on Instagram, one of the hashtags I could have used…
Snow Critters
Nothing like spying the warm brown shade of elk by the side of the highway as I drove home from work. Even in the middle of this spring snowstorm, the color is eye-catching.