Bleeding Heart
Wikipedia reports: "Lamprocapnos spectabilis (bleeding heart) is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae, native to Siberia, northern...
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First Rainbow
Not the most vibrant, not a double, yet a rainbow nonetheless, graced the Little Creek valley recently; the first observed since...
Eternal unanswered question
Driving from town back up to The Hill, I encountered these ladies as they hindered my progress home. Even though...
Daffodils
It must be nice to be a Daffodil, comfort in knowing exactly what ones' job is in the world. Each...
Mourning Doves
Wikipedia reports: The Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) is a member of the dove family (Columbidae). The bird is also called...
Brown Thrasher
Wikipedia reports: "The Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) is a bird in the family Mimidae, which also includes the New World...
Blue Jay
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology reports: "This common, large songbird is familiar to many people, with its perky crest; blue,...
Turkey Buzzard
Continuing to search for signs that temperate Spring weather is imminent, eyes to the sky that seek sightings of noble...
Tracks in the snow
While riding up the chairlift first thing in the morning to help open the mountain for the day, there, far...
Cusp of Spring
Since sometime in February, the snowpack had been constant, locked in place. Rained upon, then frozen by temperatures in the teens;...