Archive for the ‘Colorado’ Category

bobcat in the snow

Posted on March 12th, 2013 by mountain girl  |  6 Comments »

David spotted this guy out the window the other day and snapped some pictures. We prefer his kind to the other local feline variety–mountain lion! Love this wild place where we live.



scouting out the land

Posted on March 5th, 2013 by mountain girl  |  5 Comments »

We recently found a sweet little plot of woodland in the mountains.  It’s almost 5 square acres, bordering several hundred acres of National Forest on two sides, and it’s only a few miles from where we live now. Here’s a little secret: we are hoping to buy it and build a home. We packed up […]



snowy

Posted on February 24th, 2013 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

We’re finally getting a little of that snow we need so badly!



these cold, snowy days

Posted on February 17th, 2013 by mountain girl  |  6 Comments »

February is short for a reason–I’m sure of it.  Days of below-zero along with a little bout of the sniffles kept us indoors most of this week.  We’re all feeling better now, and I’m oh-so ready to get out and walk, run, snowshoe, climb a tree, plant a garden, you name it.  And drag these […]



national western stock show

Posted on January 26th, 2013 by mountain girl  |  9 Comments »

The National Western Stock Show is held in Denver each year.  Being true Coloradans, we pulled on our boots and headed down to mingle with the ranchers and cowboys. They happen to be a sight different than the hippies up here in the mountains.  Instead of sipping kombucha tea and nibbling organic kale chips, they unashamedly […]