The Crocus with the Mostest
The spring harbinger in the Rockies: pasque flowers. We just moved back to our high mountain home yesterday, after spending six months living in town because of the big Colorado floods back in...
View ArticleRare Bird? Really?
Our place is a mix of pine forest, aspen groves, and meadows, and our Carolina wrens freely roam about, usually staying well hidden. P.S. The grassy area around the house is infested with smooth brome,...
View ArticleThe Inhospitable Wasteland
Native blue columbine (Aquilegia caerulea), a common wildflower in our part of the Rockies. Let’s say you’re a seasoned gardener. You’ve been making fabulous, soul-satisfying gardens everywhere...
View ArticleTracking Down a Lonesome Dove
A nest on the ground— but whose? PHOTO (c) 2014 DAN FINK. Used by permission. Boy, were husband Matt and I baffled when a friend sent us this picture of a bird nest on the ground, with chick and egg....
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