Oh the Squirrel. My nemesis in the yard pillaging the bird feeders and outsmarting my attempts to keep them off. In the wild away from the city they are (serious hesitation) cute and this guy munching a pine cone as the November sky says time to fatten up brought a smile to my face.
One of Yellowstone National Parks wonderful tour guides pointing out Floating Island Lake in the morning light. A little past due but November 1st was National Bison Day. We sure are lucky to still have these guys walking around free in a few spots on the globe.
When the seasons change there is nothing more to do do but sit and watch the show. Because the show must go on.
Near Leadville, CO.
On a beautiful fall day the views at Noris Geyser Basin seem to go from here to there without an in-between.
Wishing you a happy weekend.
Noris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park.
Fall colors in rock and foliage along the Wind River in Wyoming.
Fall colors on display as the sun close out another beautiful day.
A beautiful fall afternoon in the Tetons spent watching the weather pass from Cloudy-to cloudy to mostly cloudy with the added bonus of beautiful fall colors.
Grand Teton National Park
Tow different alpine moths each wearing fur coats forage up high in the mountains of central Colorado.
Photographed in early September.
Just an hour after posting this I came across a news story describing the decline of insects by 75% in Germany. I am sure this is happening globally to varying decrees. This sixth extinction caused by our human species will have consequences and is affecting life big and small. A link to the study is provided below:
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0185809
With a snow storm moving in beautiful colors pop from the rocks and trees near Lizard Head Pass, Colorado.
Fuzzy Purple Asters up high near tree line. It seems that when you ascend up towards the tundra the Asters become more fuzzy. A fur coat to protect against the chilly nights?
The butterflies like them as much as I do.
Photographed in August near tree-line in Central Colorado.
nature has no boss 
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