Monthly Archives: August 2002

Our buddies Sally and Bill Middleton, that visited us a few weeks ago, have come back to stay for the next six weeks! There was dancing in the streets! They drove on over the pass and we went out and … Continue reading →

Cattle ranching is often a ‘family affair’ here. The youngster, in the middle, isn’t more then 7 or 8 years old and he’s helping his parents ‘bring ’em home’.

One of the joys of sitting outside, watching the constant play of wildlife, is seeing the flash of blue in the sunlight. The Jays with their ‘blue tartan’ wings are the colored jewels of the forest. We saw an interesting … Continue reading →

There are fishermen all over this park and they have fished and stored all season to throw a BIG fish fry! I couldn’t believe the quanity AND quality of the fish that had been caught. Man was this a delicious … Continue reading →

It was barely light this morning when we piled into John and Teddie’s van for the drive over Wolf Creek Pass and some early morning fishing at Shaw Lake. The sun finally peeped over the mountain and covered the trees … Continue reading →

There were meteor showers tonight. A group of us sat out and watched. The stars are unbelievable here…You can clearly see the Milky Way. It’s not the sky we see in the city. Someone asked me if I brought the … Continue reading →

We drove through miles of gorgeous range land today. Colorado does NOT suffer from a lack of grandeur! Wonder if the cattle ever look around and say “WOW’!  

Many people around here have fixed up their campsites with feeders and posies and things of that nature. We decided that we would buy some flowers, as well, and went to the Bayfield Gardens and purchased a couple of hanging … Continue reading →

This little robber is busy gathering the flannel off the back of our neighbor’s tablecloth…probably for her nest. Coming back from Durango today we drove through a drenching downpour. It feels great to see how quickly the ground is turning … Continue reading →

While Rick went lake fishing I took a walk through the meadow to this pond.