Our Colorado winter just keeps hanging around. Hope springs eternal and that is what is on everyone’s mind. When will it be Spring and when will it stick around for a while? Everyone s ready to soak in the sunshine, enjoy the outdoors in shirtsleeves and plant in their gardens. However, Mother Nature is the boss […]
If everything stays the same, then everything is the way it should be. – Author Unknown. The above photo depicts 5 migratory birds that are local to Northern Colorado during the summer. When I hear a Meadowlark sing, I know Spring has arrived. But it’s the week of February 21st, hardly Spring and they have already […]
It’s only January but I’ve been thinking of spring and the contrast of the green grass and the snow capped mountains. I know it will be here sooner or later, as it always is, so why wish for it? Just maybe if I imagine it is already here, it will arrive sooner, at least in […]
Red-winged Blackbird With wives’ all speckled brown, Nesting near the water, Never near the town. Red-winged Blackbird Living in the field, Why not the forest, Which offers better shield? Red-winged Blackbird Flying through the sky, Your colors are so vivid, They seem to come from dye. -Joseph Kozlowski
The child whispered, “God, speak to me” And a meadow lark sang. The child did not hear. So the child yelled, “God, speak to me!” And the thunder rolled across the sky but the child did not listen. The child looked around and said, “God let me see you” and a star shone brightly […]
Have you noticed? The birds came back this last week; those that stay the entire summer and those that are migrating through. They have arrived early due to our unusual warm weather. Just this last week, I’ve seen bluebirds, red-winged blackbirds, mallards, meadowlarks, red-tailed hawks, and soaring turkey vultures. It’s been amazing and such a […]
