Miscellaneous Wanderings and Maunderings
Miscellaneous Wanderings and Maunderings
I’ve seen these strange flower-like growths on Utah Junipers here in Southwestern Colorado for years, but have not known what they were. I assumed they were galls, but was having a heck of a time figuring out what type of…
I just got home from a trip to Bosque del Apache. I was going through my photos, and laughed out loud when I came across this image. In the words of Joni Mitchell, we just come from such different sets…
Laurie and I were out walking along the Dolores River a couple of days ago. We were on our way back when Laurie noticed a snake stretched across the trail. The snake was a such a bright green color that…
I was hiking on one of my favorite trails around Cortez, Colorado this week and came across a strange sight. There were what appeared to be low-growing Rose gardens underneath the Juniper trees. The contrast of the pink, yellow and…
I was hiking one of my favorite trails here in Cortez, Colorado a couple of days ago and came across these Colorado Claret Cup Cactus flowers. The morning sun was just catching the brilliant red flowers, making them glow, while…
I went out to check on the Peregrines last week (May 8, 2023). I only saw the birds once, and they were a half-mile or so away. I didn’t see a prey exchange, did not hear them calling, but they…
In the Spring of last year (late May of 2022) I was hiking through an old Pinyon-Juniper forest here in Southwestern Colorado. This was at about 6500′ of elevation. I kept seeing an odd ooking plant, usually growing beneath Juniper…