Colorado Wild

Voting should be this easy everywhere. I dropped it in a drop box on Saturday afternoon.

I'm in Denver and need a home... Nessie is back at the shelter. I hope the next one is the right one sweetie 💕 24petconnect.com/DetailsMain/...

Taz looked at me like it's my fault he didn't like the clove of garlic that I accidentally dropped on the floor.

Mick says my scarecrow isn't scary enough. What do you think?

A symphony of red-winged blackbirds that are staging in the wetland behind our house in preparation for their journey south. 🪶

During a hike today we stopped for a breather at an overlook above a reservoir. After standing there for a couple minutes, my husband suddenly starts waving. There's nobody around so I ask who he's waving to. He replied he was waving to all his non-existent admirers, just like trump does. 🤣🤣

The Roomba was suddenly and mysteriously quiet. #Halloween

My dad turns 89 today. I do see him regularly and it breaks my heart that he's having memory problems. When I called today he kept saying he wants to go home. Two years ago the house he shared with my sister burned down. They have a new house now. But he forgets the fire and just wants to go home. 😢

Cold and windy today so I baked bread and molasses cookies.

Husband: I'm making fish & chips for dinner. Me: Yay! Husband: With beer batter. Me: Well... ok Husband: Uses IPA beer Me: 🤢🤮

Today I applied to volunteer as a naturalist at my city's natural areas. It required blowing dust off my résumé & filling out an online application. I struggled to send my résumé from a Google Doc, and to get my laptop to hook to the printer, all of which reminded me why I retried 3 years ago. 🤣

Maybe I’m an eternal optimist, but I planted my garlic today in hopes of a drought-free Colorado winter. 🤞🧄

Good morning all you wonderful Bluesky folks!!

Fallorado. #Colorado

Sunset hike tonight. Fort Collins, Colorado.

Papa moose crossing the stream. Rawah Wilderness, Colorado.

We saw a moose trifecta today. Cow, calf, and bull. Rawah Wilderness, Colorado.

Today I volunteered at a community festival to raise money for a volunteer fire department. I had a fun day and got free ice cream and even a free flu shot!

My nephew texted me this photo of the hot dog stand where he ate lunch today. I took him here 30 years ago when he was only 5. I still remember him saying "I'm eating a hot dog in a hot dog." 😂 He said he hasn't been there since I took him, and it is one of his core childhood memories. You guys... 🥹

How’s this going for MAGAs with the big diesel trucks?

That crazy thing about Colorado. Currently 47° with a high of 91° F today.

First color. Poudre Canyon, Colorado.

The Colorado State RAMS defeated the Wyoming Cowboys! 🏈

There are those on Bluesky who love mushrooms. This post is for you. In the the mountains of Northern Colorado. #mushrooms #toadstool #nature

Oh well, I couldn't reach the pears at the top of the tree anyway. 🪶

There's no tired like Rocky Mountain tired.

Taz knows when the ice cream comes out the whipped topping isn't far behind.

Oh my.

It's good to be home after a long week hanging out at the hospital with my dear friend. I've got 35 lbs of pears from our trees that I need to process today. Pie filling. Jam. Pear tarts. There's no place like home.

Tonight's lunar eclipse from the Colorado sky.

I've spent the past two days sitting in a hospital with my friend of 47 years. We met when we were 12 years old. Yesterday she had a horribly invasive surgery to remove tumors caused by an aggressive cancer. All things considered, she's doing OK. I just wanted to put the good news out there.

They'll be gone in a few weeks and I'll miss them so much. 🪶

Homegrown tomatoes and an exquisite vinegar. The essence of summer.

Eastern collared lizards. Colorado National Monument.

My dog and I took a well-deserved scolding from this yellow-bellied marmot as we hiked past the rocks where he lives.

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A morning well spent.

It's been extremely dry in northern Colorado, so these guys found a unique way to celebrate today's downpour.

Today's harvest. We ate some of the corn only 40 minutes after picking it. 🌽

My restaurant dinner included ribs, fries, and “Texas toast.” I ask you, ladies and gentlemen, DOES THIS LOOK LIKE TOAST TO YOU?!

Our pear trees are loaded with fruit this year despite the drought. What shall I make with them? 🍐

Worried I might get lost, this Clark's nutcracker led the way to the fire lookout tower I was hiking to today. He stayed about 5 trees ahead of me for at least 1/4 mile. 🪶

I have mixed emotions. On one hand, it’s 88° F at 2:00 p.m. instead of the 101° they were calling for today. On the other hand, wildfire smoke is responsible for the cooler temperature due to blocking the sun. 😩

We went on an adventure this morning to look for a smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis) for my husband to photograph. We didn't have any luck with that species, but we did find several wandering garter snakes (Thamnophis elegans) and got to enjoy some beautiful scenery west of Boulder, Colorado.