I found these tracks coming up through our snowy property and out onto the dirt road. I wasn’t sure what they were at first…elk? But elk don’t have the two points that come down behind the hoof. Then we found a match online…moose! A moose went traipsing by our house, probably at night. I can […]
This weekend we went to the Boulder County 4-H Fair. Caleb wanted to go skiing, so we dropped him off at Eldora and went on to the fair with a very excited little girl. It was a fun little indoor fair, run by kids and their families. They had a nice mix of livestock, games, […]
Imagine if you lived in a town whose most famous resident was a frozen dead guy. Yup, that’s us. This weekend in Nederland was Frozen Dead Guy Days. The festival is a little morbid for my liking, and not so family-oriented, especially if you have little kids. Besides finding our tiny town in bumper-to-bumper traffic, […]
David took Monday off work, and we went drove down the road a couple of miles to Mud Lake. There was a nice packed trail around the lake, and we set off on snowshoes. Mud Lake is one of those places that’s beautiful in every season. It’s nicely kept, and the trails are well-marked. There are […]
Here we are in Boulder last week before the snow hit. It was another perfect day for feeding popcorn to the ducks (and squirrel and crow) and playing on the little playground. I think one of my favorite things about Colorado is the variety of weather in every season. And then came the snow… I […]
