The walk… refreshing in 8″ of snow… Canada Geese were flushed from the creekbank… and a visitor was spotted high in the cottonwood. I angled for a closer shot… and tested my zoom. This, dear Camera Manufacturers, is why I need a great zoom on my little pocket camera! A wing s-t-r-e-t-c-h and chatter and…
Category: Wildlife
Winter Wardrobe
…I continue my walk. I head for a woven wire gate… easier than climbing over the tight barbed wire! But there, on the other side, sits a snowshoe hare! He’s taking in the sun, and barely glances at me as I approach. The dogs are off in the weeds somewhere… and I return down the…
Where Was I?
Like I mentioned yesterday… I had a few adventures on my walk. After communing with our new bulls for a bit (and exposing my new camera to its first taste of hay dust!), the dogs and I proceeded down to the water gap. This camera has the cool feature where you can choose one color……
Wordless Wednesday – “Visitor in my Backyard”
I noticed a visitor in my backyard… Here, I’ll zoom in for ya! **** November 9, 2010 About Winter… November 9, 2009 Fresh Air (The Good before The Bad) November 9, 2008 Beginnings (I’ve come a long way, baby!)
Shopping In Wyoming
I’m guessing here… but the possibility exists that some of you readers out there in Blogland LOVE to shop. Do you hit the malls or boutiques for dresses and shoes? Are you a bargain hunter or eBay surfer or Etsy aficionada? Do you shop on your lunch hour or weekends? The possibility that someone might…
Minute Movie – “Dragonflies”
Well, Monday Movies has transformed into Minute Movies… Why limit myself to Mondays?? I *loved* everyone’s ideas for topics for the movies… and peaceful natural settings seemed to be at the top of the list. While this one doesn’t show the scenery or the distances of Wyoming, this closeup experience of a mountain pond casts…
Hunting Dragons
You many not have noticed, but in the last picture from yesterday’s post, there was an unusual object in the bottom center… Sailing over the water in flamboyant stripes… A dragonfly. It was pure luck in the capture, but it made that photo extra special! That entire pond was humming with activity from at least…
A Mighty Voice
“32Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:33To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.” Psalm 68 Enjoy your family this Easter holiday… I am! (to hear the meadowlark’s mighty voice, listen here) **** April…
Bring A Promise
As grey as yesterday was… hovering over our miserable-ness like buzzards… today was a gorgeous brilliant Wyoming day! Sunshine. Warmth. Red rocks and sagebrush alike washed by yesterday’s rain/snow mix into gleaming versions of their usual dusty selves. I waited on Johnny’s arrival… sauntered to the creek’s edge and closed my eyes. Robin to my…
Almost
Because it’s late… Because I stayed up playing pool and visiting with my family… Because I have to get up early in the morning… I simply MUST leave you with just this one photo. My *almost* capture of a bald eagle… **** March 14, 2010 Bottle Baby March 14, 2009 Ten Days and…
Wordless Wednesday – “Dirty Bird/Dirty Look”
Pinyon Jays are the bane of my bird feeder… I try to feed the small songbirds… but the large Pinyon Jays can clean out my feeder in minutes! My pitiful attempts to thwart their thievery have failed… dirty birds… I don’t think he likes me either! **** January 26, 2010 No entry. January 26,…
Snake – The Video
I’m very happy so many of you enjoyed the story of Snake from yesterday. I’m also glad I wasn’t the only one who could remember the Shake ‘N’ Bake commercial from way back when where the little girl says in a cute southern accent, “and ah heoppt!” Ali and Vince, it is illegal to have…