Prickly Poppies

On September 12, 2020August 21, 2020 By Mike and Christy3 Comments

Prickly Poppies are a wonderful wildflower to have around. On our daily walks we can rest assured we will find some in bloom. Once found, we can stop for a moment and enjoy the show as beetles, bees and ants do their work pollinating these delicate flowers. Even now, as fall approaches and most of the other wildflowers have lost their blooms, a few Prickly Poppies are still going strong.

They a treat for they eyes, like little whipped cream sundaes with a cherries on top.

Those little prickles protect such delicate yet tough flowers.

I am looking forward to see how long they continue blooming into the fall.

https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/argemone_pleiacantha.shtml

Denver, CO

A Thousand Miles Away

On September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 By Mike and Christy7 Comments

Smoke form wildfires, most burning over a thousand miles away, allowed us to look directly into the sun well before evening came our way. A not so subtle reminder the ecosystem we inhabit is indeed connected. All living things inhabiting the only planet we have.

Clark’s Nutcracker

On September 6, 2020August 20, 2020 By Mike and Christy6 Comments

A Clark’s Nutcracker enjoying an early fall day along the Lewis River Channel in Yellowstone National Park.

All Aboard

On August 29, 2020July 26, 2020 By Mike and Christy10 Comments

A lone merganser chick hitching a ride on the Mom-Merganser ferry.

Suspended

On August 23, 2020 By Mike and Christy1 Comment

As seen from above
Suspended in time
A butterfly rests their wings

Shaking it off

On August 16, 2020 By Mike and ChristyLeave a comment

With the rain begining to come down softly a White Crowned Sparrow flew up and landed on a fence post next to us shook off the rain and then got back on his way.

A little reminder well received.

A songsters song

On August 15, 2020August 15, 2020 By Mike and Christy10 Comments

One of your favorite birds to hear is the Grey Catbird. Their song can go one and on and it is always fun to just sit for a bit and listen to them sing.