sharing my thoughts through words and images
On our previous trips through Big Bend National Park, we never saw a single tarantula. This winter they are everywhere!!
I’ll get back to my Volcanic Legacy Byway tour next time, but could not resist this quick posting of a family of ducks taking it easy on a log in Diamond Lake! 🙂
This mule deer decided to hang out in our campsite the other day totally oblivious to our presence. There was something at the base of the Western Juniper tree that seemed very tasty to him!
Traveling the coastal Route 1 through the Big Sur region of California has been on my bucket list for years. On our multi-month road trip this past winter, I made it a priority to detour through Big Sur. Often times, when visiting new places,… Continue Reading “Big Sur Coastline San Simeon Region”
“Once upon a time, there was a woman who discovered she had turned into the wrong person.” I’ve always been fascinated with how an author begins a novel. Just how do they decide what the first line(s) will be? Does the first sentence appear… Continue Reading “Vermont Summer Series 8.10.20 Averill Road Trip”
My husband and I were sitting out on the front porch tonight eating our dinner when we spotted this Monarch butterfly hovering near the purple coneflower! It’s my first sighting of the season! So exciting! This little fellow was very skittish and I could… Continue Reading “Photo of the Day 7.27.20 Monarch!”
We’ve had a week of visitors to our home in Vermont. Last weekend, we enjoyed a visit from my son and daughter-in-law and throughout the past week we’ve been entertaining Jim’s brother from Wisconsin. It’s been nice to have someone else to talk with… Continue Reading “Vermont Summer Series 7.25.20 Visitors”
± I carried my second cup of coffee outside this morning and enjoyed listening to the bird songs while I sipped. As I gazed into the Arizona White Oak near me, I noticed movement and was immediately aware of several lizards climbing up into… Continue Reading “Photo of the Day: 4.29.20”
On our way out this morning to fill our fresh water tank and dump our other tanks, we came upon some pronghorns along the Empire Ranch Road. Usually, they are much further away in the grassland making a photograph impossible. Jim stopped the… Continue Reading “Photo of the Day: 4.23.20”
I’ve made a few new friends here on the ranch. The birds that frequent Cottonwood Pond have become very familiar with me. The Western Kingbird is ever present – perching on Mesquite branches surrounding the pond and occasionally on the shrubby vegetation along the… Continue Reading “Photo of the Day 4.20.20”