Flower of the Day

July 31, 2024 The teasel has been blooming in the Tin Cup Park and at the bottom of the ridge. I mostly see white flowers on the teasel plants, but sometimes I see purple flowers on the teasel plants. Teasel was a very useful plant until fairly recently. It is now considered an invasive species […]

Flower of the Day

July 14, 2024 The alfalfa is blooming in Tin Cup Park.

Another Walk in Tin Cup Park

July 11, 2024 On Sunday (July 7), we walked through Tin Cup Park again. I got some nice pictures of wildlife. After the walk, we sat outside, enjoying the cool day.

Nox Up on the Rocks with Bruce

July 11, 2024 On July 5 (Friday), we decided to climb up on the rocks at Dakota Ridge RV Park. Bruce let Nox stand on some of the rocks, but he mostly carried her. Once on top of some rocks, Bruce put Nox down so she could enjoy the sights and smells. I enjoyed seeing […]

Flower of the Day with Bee Bum

June 24, 2024 In taking Nox out for a walk, Bruce and I noticed this bee on a thistle flower. This bee does not look like the European honeybee to me. The abdomen doesn’t look right; it is too wide and not yellow enough. The yellow strips are so light they are almost white. I […]

Walking West on the Clear Creek Trail from Golden, CO

June 20, 2024 Earlier this week, a friend asked if we’d like to have breakfast and go walking beside Clear Creek on Thursday. That sounded like fun to me, so we agreed to meet at the Bridgewater Grill in downtown Golden at 8:30 AM. This morning, Bruce drove to Golden and parked at the welcome […]

Lady Bug and a Wasp

June 14, 2024 I was walking Nox on the dog walk at the bottom of the ridge at Dakota Ridge RV Park. I took some pictures of flowers blooming along the path. I felt something crawling on my the back of my neck. I quickly knocked it off and looked to see what it was. […]

Flower of the Day

June 11, 2024 The blue flax is blooming at the bottom of the ridge, next to the road in the Dakota Ridge RV Park.

Wildflowers in Meadow at Scenic Drive RV Park, Alabama

May 6, 2024 I am at a family reunion on Jekyll Island, Georgia, so I have been very busy. I have a moment of downtime, so I thought I would share the pictures of wildflowers I took in Scenic Drive RV Park in Alabama.

A Couple of Stops Along Hwy 65

April 27, 2024 After our visit to the Louisiana State Cotton Museum, we rode back along Hwy 65 towards the RV. We had passed a sign saying Hot Pepper Sauce, so on our way back, rode down the short gravel road and pulled into the Panola Pepper Company. We were excited and hoping to get […]