Oct 13, 2020
Mr. Tbend's brother is scanning old family 35mm slides and emailing the results. This is a picture of their mother's sister, Aunt Pat, taken in 1949. I sent it to her, and here's her response:Dear Lau...
Sept 28, 2020
What does it look like after the fire passes through? I'm as curious as you are. Fire resistant materials on power poles saved them from the fire. (Pictures are from the power company.) The online com...
Sept 10, 2020
One of the good things that has come out of the pandemic is that it forced government agencies and other entities to put their public meetings online and make use of social media for outreach. It's es...
Sept 3, 2020
Typical Colorado weather: hot, hot through the weekend including Monday, then a high of 45 degrees, low of 26 on Tuesday with rain and snow in the forecast. Shorts and flip flops ======> Coats and sho...
Aug 15, 2020
Our Colorado weather turned hot and dry. Several wildfires started over this past week. Smoke plume extends into the midwest. It is smoky and hazy here. The nearest fire is 35 miles to the northwest o...
Aug 14, 2020
It's a daily question. Tonight we're having Bananas Foster because there's two bananas that aren't getting any younger. And I made some green chili in the Instant Pot so maybe I'll make some flour tor...
Aug 13, 2020
Big Thanks to Eddie for fixing the glitch. Poor guy must have felt hounded - Jeremy left a phone message for him, I sent him a Friend Request on Facebook, and a message, and Dr. Maus contacted his int...
Aug 6, 2020
Here's a summer picture of my dad and his siblings with his dad cooking - camping in Wyoming in the early 1930s. The writing is my dad's. When talking about the picture he said: "Well of course Eleano...
July 30, 2020
Here is a baby hummingbird fresh from the nest, getting used to the big world. It sat there for 20 minutes.The other birds continue with their business, shooting it the occasional look. They will be h...
June 22, 2020
We really notice the sun's movement up here in a deep canyon, and shortening days influences what time we have to get up to put out hummingbird feeders to be ready when the hungry little things wake u...
June 16, 2020
High temperatures, low humidity, windy conditions contribute to the danger of wildfires. Here is a map from the EPA showing the extent and direction of smoke from wildfires. The haze can make for colo...
June 11, 2020
We've seen two different bears here lately, during the day, and bear(s) were here at night, tearing the screens on the guest cabin porch. Fortunately, they didn't break windows to get into that house....
June 5, 2020
Here it is 5:00 pm and rather than actively address what to cook for supper tonight, I've just started watching the Netflix series "Sweet Magnolias," recommended by GreatMartin. If I was here alone, i...
May 29, 2020
Came for a visit - stayed all day. Came back the next day. Lots of eating and pooping....
May 3, 2020
We are finally out of winter weather, although we could still have a snow storm in May. The little side stream has water in it - the result of snow melt.That shoal of cobble was deposited by high wate...
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