May 25, 2019 at Pomerelle, City of Rocks, and Big Cottonwood Wildlife Management Area. We left Pocatello at 6:00 a.m. and the weather was gorgeous. We birded our way to and then up the mountain where the Pomerelle ski area is and wow were we happy to be there early, the birds were far more … More Questing for Cassia Crossbill
Thursday May 23, 2019 I wanted to get out to Gray’s Lake National Wildlife Refuge while Melinda was here, but our weekends became increasingly busy. I decided to leave work a bit early on Thursday and drive out regardless of the weather. It’s been raining in dribs, drabs, and downpours for at least a week … More Gray’s Lake – May 2019
May 18, 2019 This was a marvelous day. We got to the island fairly early in the morning while it was overcast and drizzly. The thousands of Eared grebes were particularly noticeable. We birded the cove & beach side of the island for several hours then went into Layton for lunch and thrift store shopping. … More Antelope Island UT
May 12-14, 2019 Melinda and I are always looking for places to bird near Spanish Fork UT where our sister Jessica lives. In bits and pieces of time we managed to bird near the oak groves where we saw: Black chinned hummingbirds and California quail, and heard and identified by ear Spotted towhees, Yellow rumped … More Hobble Creek, & Spanish Fork UT
I have some use-or-lose leave to burn before the end of June so I took today off and zoomed down to Homer and back. Well, I say zoomed, but it felt like about 80% of the roadway between Anchorage and Homer is under construction. I suspect I’m not going to be doing a lot of … More Day trip to Homer
Melinda and I met up with Aunt Susan (our mother’s sister) in Brigham City. She joined our car and we headed out to the Bear River Refuge. Aunt Susan is one of the most fun and funniest people I know. She’s always been a source of light, love and joy in our lives so when … More Bear River Refuge with Aunt Susan
Saturday May 4, 2019 May the Fourth be with you! Star Wars Day birding. Osprey Yellow headed blackbird John and Bill grew up near the Chesterfield reservoir in Idaho. They went out there for a drive a year or so ago and came back telling me of how many birds and how cool it was. … More Birding at Chesterfield Reservoir
Sunday April 28, 2019 White faced ibis Today I slept in till 8:00 a.m. and then got moving. I started in yoga clothes cleaning/straightening the kitchen and my bedroom, then I had to clean up the living room (I’ve been cleaning/reorganizing my bedroom/office in order to set up my office as a studio space). There … More End of April at the Bear River Refuge
Friday April 13 & Saturday April 14, 2019 Cowboy polo is played with two teams of three. Each rider is given a broom and a large plastic ball is thrown in the air to start. Chaos then ensues as each team tries to get the ball between the two barrels on the other team’s side. … More Cowboy Polo
Saturday April 27, 2019 The five of us (Shanna, Jenny, John, Bill, and Helen) gathered at my house just before 8:00. We loaded the car and headed north to Yellowstone. It’s so much fun to be in a car with a bunch of artists. So many ideas and projects are discussed. It is very inspiring. … More First trip to Yellowstone in 2019
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