Room to Roam

On August 13, 2018July 31, 2018 By Mike and Christy9 Comments

We recently had a chance to make a quick drive through Teodore Rosevelt Nation Park and were stuck by the wonderful, open and rugged nature of a landscape with plenty of room to roam and were also reminded of this quote by a President who many consider the greatest conservation Pesident our country has seen.

“We have become great because of the lavish use of our resources. But the time has come to inquire seriously what will happen when our forests are gone, when the coal, the iron, the oil, and the gas are exhausted, when the soils have still further impoverished and washed into the streams, polluting the rivers, denuding the fields and obstructing navigation.”

That quote spoken over one hundred years ago still rings true today and we are finding out what will happen.

Mr. Rosevelt we need you again today.

On a cloudy day

On August 11, 2018July 31, 2018 By Mike and Christy12 Comments

On a cloudy day a hike into the misty mountains yields much needed nature therapy. At first there is resistance but once the feet hit the trail and the rain jacket put on it all seems to feel just right.

Time like water

On August 6, 2018August 6, 2018 By Mike and Christy15 Comments

It’s hard to believe that August is well on its way this year. Yes, time flows like water so I guess we just need to jump in and enjoy the flow. Happy Monday to all.

Water flowing along the Boulder river as a summer thunderstorm looms overhead.

Chocolate Mountain

On August 3, 2018July 23, 2018 By Mike and Christy6 Comments

Looking across the bay at a place, for reasons unbeknownst to us,we called Chocolate Mountain.
Clouds rolling in and the sea very calm made for a beautiful view.

East Greenland, 2013.

Suspended

On August 2, 2018July 14, 2018 By Mike and Christy14 Comments

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

Shaking it off

On August 1, 2018August 1, 2018 By Mike and Christy8 Comments

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.

M&M’s

On July 27, 2018July 6, 2018 By Mike and Christy8 Comments

Two of a kind the Monarch Butterfly and its beautiful host plant Milkweed. It is well understood that loss Milkweed results in decreased numbers of Monarch Butterflies. A recent study by Bret Elderd and Matthew Faldyn from Louisiana State University suggest climate change can alter the chemical composition of Milkweed making it poisonous to Monarchs. Climate change, habitat loss and other human activities. Sometimes I wonder when the tipping point will come, if it has no already. Not just for Monarchs but for all life on earth.

For more Monarch Butterfly research articles I might suggest science daily.

just hanging out

On July 25, 2018July 12, 2018 By Mike and Christy7 Comments

A little Yellow Jacket just hanging out doing what Yellow Jackets do.

I wonder if looking at the world upside-down makes it feel right side up. Might have to go lay in grass and give it try.

A Subtle Symphony: prelude

On July 24, 2018July 24, 2018 By Mike and Christy28 Comments

There are landscapes you hear as well as see.

Playing you a subtle symphony.

A composition rich with harmony and a subtle quiet melody.

Snake grass or Horsetail if you prefer

On July 20, 2018July 30, 2018 By Mike and Christy18 Comments

According to recent scientific and lay sources the family Equisetum is a “living fossil”. It is the only living genus of the entire class Equisetopsida a family of vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds.

These plant date back to the Devonian period which to my my reckoning is really, really old. I am no botanist or will not pretend to be so I have always enjoyed snake grass for its beauty but with each little drop of new understanding comes greater beauty and perhaps beauty is part of the design of universe to begin with.

nature has no boss

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