Our Father’s Day was sweet and simple. We usually don’t do much for special days, but try to live each day as if it were special – which it is. Father’s Day was no different, although our very special Dadda did get a few tokens of affection: a card, a hand-stamped keychain, a lemon meringue pie. […]
Over the weekend we headed south to Canon City. The wild lands out there are so beautiful, and there’s always lots of wildlife. Last time we were there we saw the bear… …this time lots of deer and a few turkey vultures who were enjoying a fresh roadside kill. We hiked in the woods, where […]
The garden is slowly but surely growing. Our little plot (second from top) is comical with its gigantic tomato cages protecting tiny tomato plants. It’s hard to see, but Zia has one pink petunia blooming there. We have a bumper crop of spinach, and the red romaine, green leaf lettuces, collards and kale are growing […]
I SAW A BEAR! But…I have no proof (head hangs dejectedly). For once, I went out in the wilderness without my camera. Here are some animals we see frequently around here, and for these, I did have my camera handy. Elk. They are HUGE! Buffalo. There is a preserve where they roam not too far from […]
There’s nothing quite like a flowing river to ease your mind and make everything feel right. Nothing, that is, unless it’s a river, fly fishing, corn on the cob and knitting all at the same time. I think just maybe our spot in heaven will have all of those. It was a little on the […]
