Archive for the ‘The Great Outdoors’ Category

a moose in the yard and other random bits of weekend news

Posted on April 28th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  6 Comments »

Caleb was working at his computer Friday and glanced up to see this big bull moose amble by his window.  Unlike the other moose we’ve spotted around here, he was beefy and muscular, and seemed quite well fed.  He is probably seasoned in surviving winters–see those white patches on his belly?  He’s no spring chicken. […]



days without dadda

Posted on April 3rd, 2014 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

Our days spent without David have been full and steady, and they’re going by fast.  Caleb and Zia catch the bus early each morning and come home full of stories of their adventures of the day.  April Fool’s day was a huge source of delight–Zia told me she had brought a brownie from her teacher […]



wintry days

Posted on February 4th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  8 Comments »

Here in the winterland our days have been bright/clear/foggy/snowy and mostly in the single digits. Our weekend grocery shopping trip had us squeezing through mobs of orange clad just-gimme-my-Superbowl-snack madness, followed by a very low key Monday as Coloradans tried to recover from the shock of the Broncos’ complete defeat. Not being a sports fan, […]



this week

Posted on December 19th, 2013 by mountain girl  |  1 Comment »

This week, we… cut our first Christmas tree from these Black Hawk woods (and then pretended it was big enough to drag). Helped give gifts to people in the projects of Denver.  Seeing the look on their faces was something we won’t soon forget! Baked gingerbread cookies, and hung them up Watched a full moon […]



fun with filters

Posted on November 20th, 2013 by mountain girl  |  5 Comments »

We walked down and spent the afternoon at the playground.  I played around with my new camera between giving swing pushes, experimenting with all the artsy effects. Here are a few of them.  Top and bottom shots are without any effects.