We came upon a herd of Rocky Mountain bighorns the other day, grazing along the side of the road. A big male with battle-worn horns seemed to be in charge. There was another male, a younger one, in the herd as well. The two of them seemed to have an amicable relationship. We’ve seen bighorn […]
This magnificent bird-thing dropped itself down into a pine just off our deck. I happened to be facing the window, and really couldn’t miss its tree-shaking landing. It stayed in the tree for a few seconds, then floated down to the ground where I’m sure it snatched up some unsuspecting woodsy snack. It looks vulture-like […]
Fall is in full swing here, with lots of trees bare, many golden, and some hanging on to their green garb for dear life. David has been building a fire in the mornings and evenings, and there was some straaaaange white stuff on our porch this morning. I am rocking and rolling on a new […]
Saturday was Wild Bear’s Enchanted Forest fall celebration at Mud Lake. The floods swamped Nederland last year, but we went two years ago, when Cash was just a few weeks old. Our first time at the Enchanted Forest was the year before that. Wild Bear is the only non-profit nature center in Boulder County. Zia […]
When Caleb and Zia walked up the driveway from the bus Thursday afternoon, someone was watching. They happened to look up and saw this big bull moose looking at them when they were only a few feet away. They backed down the driveway slowly and ran around through the woods up to the house. When […]
