May 20, 2013
For the second time in a couple of years someone has stolen our street sign. I'm sure it's some crazy fisherman decorating his den with fishing memorabilia. Why don't they pick on some of the more in...
May 18, 2013
This might be a baby hummingbird with a few juvenile feathers left. They don't get much time to be babies because they have to learn to fly like little helicopters right away. It could also be an adul...
May 17, 2013
It's a beautiful spring day here. For awhile it was sunny and bit muggy for here (52% humidity) but then a few clouds showed up and there was a light breeze, just perfect weather.The trees are just st...
May 16, 2013
Okay, I don't know if you will admit to watching Mythbusters, but I just saw an episode that answered some questions I was really interested in. As usual, it's fun to see how the testing was done. Pub...
May 15, 2013
The Bellagio conservatory, taken a couple days ago. ...
May 13, 2013
We have two garages with tools (actually three, but the third one is 700 miles away). The one in these pictures is more like a museum, but if we can't find something we need in the other garage, we lo...
May 11, 2013
We have a side stream called Rabbit Creek that feeds into the Big Thompson River out in front of my house. Due to recent snow and rain, there is more water in than I have seen in more than a decade.He...
May 9, 2013
I went to see Jeri a couple years ago, and Rex wouldn't let me take his picture. That is no longer a problem: he let me take these pictures last week. He's winking: Rex won't go into the kitchen ever ...
May 7, 2013
Sorry for the copy/paste, but they explain it better than I could. KUSA - Career website TheLadders.com recently conducted a study to see if the names mothers choose for their children dictate future ...
May 6, 2013
Birger Sandzen was a Swedish painter who emigrated to the United States and taught art at Bethany College in tiny Lindsborg, Kansas for 52 years. He spent his summers in mountainous places like Estes ...
May 5, 2013
Eastern Colorado: Kansas: Oklahoma: Texas Panhandle: New Mexico: This is Mount Capulin, a volcanic cone. You can see the road on the side of it - cars can go to the very top and then you can hike down...
May 3, 2013
I'm back home from a quick trip to Oklahoma to visit with Jeri, and have lots to tell you. Here's a start:We had another big snow storm while I was gone and it looks like there was a power outage that...
Apr 29, 2013
When I lived in Vermont many decades ago, people said the crows were the first sign of spring. Some folks look for the first robin. I look for the hummingbirds.Last year the first hummingbirds showed ...
Apr 29, 2013
Yesterday, Mr. Troutbend sent me this email:AFTER FURTHER REVIEW... "Dear Honey, Shitty is a boy. Neutered of course, or I would’ve noticed sooner. Now I don’t feel so bad about the name. Also I s...
Apr 28, 2013
Did you see the news item some time back where the killers depicted in Truman Capote's In Cold Blood were exhumed for their DNA in order to see if they had anything to do with the unsolved murders of ...