Summer Sun

On June 24, 2015 By Mike and Christy6 Comments

The power of the summer sun, melting the snow to fill the creeks, powering the trees to grow their leaves and the list goes on.

Clear Creek full to the brim on the summer solstice, 2015. Wheat Ridge Green Belt in Wheat Ridge, CO.

Snipe

On June 22, 2015June 22, 2015 By Mike and Christy12 Comments

Thank goodness for fence poles.

A nice looking Wilson’s Snipe singing away on a fence post along a small county road in Southern Wyoming. Photographed while on the way to Hutton Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

Farewell Spring

On June 20, 2015 By Mike and Christy6 Comments

The early bloomers have gone to seed and the grassing is growing ever taller. Farewell spring and hello summer.

We have had a nice cool and wet spring but… Shazam…just like that, the furnace has been turned on with temperatures in the upper 90’s this weekend. Summer has arrived.

The Road Less Traveled

On June 19, 2015July 1, 2015 By Mike and ChristyLeave a comment

An afternoon storm approaching as we drive on a very narrow backroads path somewhere near the Wyoming/Colorado border.

Weekends are the time to get off the beaten path and explore something new. Walk a different route or drive a country road. The Journey is the destination and you can’t get lost when you are already there. Have a great weekend.

Wabbit

On June 18, 2015June 18, 2015 By Mike and Christy20 Comments

Spring time is Rabbit time. Last weekend we saw plenty of healthy rabbits roaming the sagebrush and grasslands of the Arapahoe Wildlife Refuge as well as plenty of Hawks looking for an easy meal. Luckily for this guy he stayed on guard and was reluctant to stray too far from the cover of the sage.

Refuge

On June 17, 2015 By Mike and Christy15 Comments

An afternoon storm reflecting on the spring ponds in the Arapahoe National Wildlife Refuge.

In The Grass

On June 11, 2015 By Mike and Christy4 Comments

Hidden away in the grass there are many things to discover. A diverse ecosystem that supports so much life. Out in the grasslands of southern Wyoming.

In a Flooded Meadow

On June 10, 2015June 10, 2015 By Mike and Christy12 Comments

A few lone lodgepole pines happily reflecting in a flooded meadow as the sun sets along the Noris River in Yellowstone National Park. The grass below will be happy this year.