Posted on December 17th, 2014 by mountain girl | 10 Comments »
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 […]
Posted on October 2nd, 2014 by mountain girl | 6 Comments »
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 […]
Posted on September 28th, 2014 by mountain girl | 1 Comment »
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 […]
Posted on August 21st, 2014 by mountain girl | 5 Comments »
Zia’s handmade clay lizard for her friend Max. On the rocks going up the driveway. Last night’s rainbow. The pot of gold at the end. 🙂 Spidey makes lots of appearances around here. Cash (er, Spidey’s) radishes. Couch castle. View from the playground. Yogurt tastes better licked off the table! Keeping up the playground skills. […]
Posted on August 17th, 2014 by mountain girl | 9 Comments »
Our tiny county held a county fair this weekend. We went–our first time there–and milked it for all it was worth. It took three hours to see and do just about everything. Zia and I did the bungee trampolines and rode the mechanical bull. She did great on the bull, but I lost contact after […]