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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

How times have changed...

A few years ago, when I first visited New Zealand and came back with many pictures, I sorted and filed and posted many of them on Flickr. Then a few years later, my clever elder grandson showed me that my laptop has a photo editor, one far better than what Flickr offers. These past several days I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 29, 2014

First snow of the season

We had thunderstorm and hail today, in the Springs, and when it had all cleared away, I looked up at the mountain... https://www.flickr.com/photos/therovingeye/ Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 28, 2014

England for Christmas...?

It is by no means a sure thing, but Marika is hoping to sell the DC house quickly, and start settling into a new one in England soon. She has asked if Charlie and I would like to spend Christmas with them. Well, duh! Charlie would probably have to quit his job to get the time off, but he has some... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 26, 2014

Really, really pissed off...

I just returned the rental car to Enterprise, and confronted the manager at the desk about his guy running my card after I had told him there was nothing available in that account. I didn't see him run it... and didn't find out until I got home that he had--for $1, which led to a $25 overdraft fee.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 22, 2014

Montana elk herd

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=338543342967168 I didn't take this video--wish I had! But I thought you'd like to see it. Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

The Western Bluebird

This is likely the same one that came around in the springtime. It's quite a bit larger now, still has the same sharp call that is not nearly as pretty as the blue plumage. When I was growing up in the east, the only blue birds around were the blue and white blue jay, and I always wanted to see a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 8, 2014

It's a broad-tail hummer...

...one of the most common of western humming birds. It flicks its tail as it feeds, and the feathers are spread wide. Yesterday evening, there were two: male and female. They don't look much different from some species, but only males make that distinctive metallic hum as they fly. They visited near... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 29, 2014

Humming bird!

There are so many species of humming birds, many of which visit Colorado. Years ago, sitting by a restaurant window with a great big, multi-station feeder, Charlie and I were fascinated by how many there were trying to get to the nectar, and how one feisty male kept all others off! It has taken me a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Autumn is coming...

Every summer, as August takes hold, and days are suddenly seen to be a little shorter, and the light changes, I begin to consider autumn, even though the leaves here won't change dramatically until October or even November. But that feeling is behind my choices of the pictures posted today.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, August 2, 2014

Wildflowers of Kodachrome Basin State Park

A few miles east of Bryce Canyon National Park, this little park has a strange and spooky energy, at least it did the day I was there. But the flora there and the geologic landscape soon dissipated that feeling that just over the next rise would be a cow skull or something.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Celebrating travel! If you think the world is too big, or the language barriers too high, come along with me, as I bumble my way here and there... The world really is an accessible place-- not as expensive to explore as one might imagine, nor are the language barriers as high, nor the mood of people beyond our borders unwelcoming... ***If you want good prints of any of my photos, email me and I will let you know how to get them. Please respect my copyright on these, they are my retirement account!

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