Volunteer holds hawk at the Colorado Renaissance Festival. This hawk could not be rehabilitated and released due to a vision problem which prevents her from hunting.
Category: Background
Misty Morning
Serene
Rain Washed Lily
We got quite a bit of rain overnight which was quite welcome, especially since it didn’t cause major flooding on the burn scars.
Orange Lilies
My friend’s lilies are rather spectacular this year. (Taken with iPad).
Two Weeks Ago
Day two of the Black Forest Fire I went to my friend’s to help evacuate chickens and also pick up some hay for her horses we were keeping at our place. This was the view from her back yard. Her place was about a mile due south of the start of the fire, and we were obviously concerned what might happen if the wind shifted to the north.
Wildfire Sunrise
I took this June 12, the morning after the start of the Black Forest Fire. I
Rain, Sweet Rain
Quite a difference from the photo I took from the same spot six days ago. The Black Forest Fire is 75% contained as I post this. Our house guests have returned home.
Unfortunately, the area is still considered under severe drought, and it will take more than a couple of days of occasional showers to fix. We are supposed to be getting hotter and drier weather again in a day or so.
Unshaggy
Rion went to the Bad Place (aka the groomer’s) on Friday. What with one thing and another, this is the longest he had gone without grooming since he was a puppy. (The downside of a dog that doesn’t shed is that they have to be groomed regularly.) I had forgotten what a trim dog was underneath all the fluff. He looked like a 1970’s shag carpet. Oddly enough, although he was shaking when I parked the car at the Bad Place, he followed quite readily into the anteroom. Then he planted his butt looking dreadfully pathetic until the groomer scooped him up and carried him off.
Elk Seen From Our Deck
I swiped this photo from Jack, who took it last week. A small herd of elk has been hanging out near our house recently.