I missed my posts this week, because we returned to a favorite camping spot: Vedauwoo Recreation Area in the Medicine Bow National Forest. I’ve been visiting this granite rock jumble all my life, and it’s the perfect spot for picnicking, bouldering, or a hike in the drizzle, as we had. Follow our adventure along the […]
Hiking the tundra in Rocky Mountain National Park is one of our favorite summer excursions from our family cabin in Colorado. We arrive early to beat the traffic to the top of Trail Ridge Road and fit in a tundra hike before the afternoon thunderstorms rise. The short Medicine Bow trail has ptarmigans along it […]
We visited the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland, with relatives yesterday. Viewing their many turtles was a highlight. Northern Yellow-faced Turtle Northern Australian Snapping Turtle
We times a trip west to be able to stop along the Nebraska Flyway and view the sandhill cranes as they stopped during they migration north to refuel in the field along the Platte River. Seeing and hearing thousands of cranes converge is an amazing experience. We camped in Windmill State Recreation Area, Gibbon, Nebraska, […]
This spring we visited the hill country of Texas during the spring wildflower blooms. It’s hard to capture in a few photographs the stunning beauty of the roadsides bursting with color, due to the highway beautification efforts of Lady Bird Johnson in the 1960s. Ahead of her time, Lady Bird Johnson promoted seeding the nation’s […]
It’s #BookQW and Fern sees the ‘tangle’ threatening the island’s future. More from Book 2 in the Windborne series, Guardian of the Pines: The flying wizards dove to the ground, gusts rising from their huge wings. When the last was down, he shouted, “Clear.” Hands lifted, and a rumble shook the ground. Then the stream […]
I’m back with another #SixonSaturday to show off a weird thing I began collecting a year ago: fallen branches. For the details on this hashtag, visit The Propagator’s Six on Saturday – A Participant Guide. Many of the old oaks in the neighborhood drop limbs that break apart on the streets and are hauled away […]
Keeping with the #SixonSaturday, a view of six garden features. Since my yard is very small, many of these appealing patterns came from my neighborhood walk. For the details on this hashtag, visit The Propagator’s Six on Saturday – A Participant Guide. We had an inch dusting of snow overnight and it was 25° in […]
I’m trying a post I’ve seen other gardeners make on Saturdays: a ‘Six on Saturday’ view of six items from my garden. It’s always six, not just plants, needs to be now-ish, verbiage is optional, and photos are a must. For all the ins and outs, visit The Propagator’s Six on Saturday – A Participant […]
Our temperatures have warmed, rain fell and our snow has melted. Although I wouldn’t think of these chilly gray days as a time to start seeds, apparently other wildflower gardeners are not hesitating! This week in the Facebook Group Pollinator Friendly Yards, someone posted their achievement of sowing native wildflower seed in 100 milk jugs. […]