Usually Prairie Dogs are busy scurrying about from hole to hole feeding and digging. This guy seemed to just be carefree and chillin’ on his front porch on a late summer afternoon and enjoying the warm sun and expansive prairie view. He does look well fed and ready for the upcoming winter. Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.
It was cloudy and cold all day but as evening approached the clouds were on their way out, blue sky moving in and just a dusting of snow on the peaks in the distance. Morning will be crisp and the sky clear as a bell.
Some bouquets are better unpicked, perfectly arranged as they are and not found in any store.
I have been trying to find the Greenlandic Inuit words used for the animals I saw on last summers kayak trip to East Greenland. The word Tiqiganiannig is what I get from Professor Google for the Arctic Fox. If anyone can confirm this I would appreciate it. This Arctic Fox was enjoying the sunlight with a blue sea behind on a wonderful summer day in East Greenland.
While hiking up high on the ridges on a cloudy fall day a few weeks ago we could really feel fall was on the way. Near Crested Butte, CO.
Pinhole photo of a raven enjoying the nice sunset.
We spent an hour or so watching this guy collecting leaves for the winter larder. A sure sign change is coming.
Late summer moon rise in the sky above Shoshone Lake in Yellowstone National Park. We are already thinking about another trip there next year.
Cloudy and cool on a Saturday afternoon, a pond reflecting and change in the air. Up near Yule pass, CO.
Fall brings a bit more moisture and moisture brings spores to life. Twin mushrooms growing rapidly in the fall air. Anyone read the book Mycelium Running, very interesting.
nature has no boss 
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