We started the day at the Pack Rat Sale, a benefit for the Mendocino Botanical Garden. This annual event really brought out the shoppers. We arrived at 8:10 am and people had obviously been waiting for the 8 am opening because there were cars everywhere and the place was mobbed. Despite the fact that IContinue reading “Busy Saturday: July 11, 2015”
Tag Archives: Birds
Where to see wildlife in the Rockies
By the end of our visit to the cabin in Bailey, CO we had seen a remarkable list of birds and animals. We’d been on a hike in the nearby Pike National Forest, visited a quarry to hunt for amazonite crystals and eaten everything from elk to quail. What we discovered is that the bestContinue reading “Where to see wildlife in the Rockies”
Man vs Nature: Nature 1 Man 0
Southern Blackbirds create a big, liquid sound. They also like to tap at reflections in mirrors and window panes, and sing to them, which is how we ended up with a blackbird sitting on our window sill, singing its loudest, starting at 5:30 am. It would not be shooed away. After all, we already coveredContinue reading “Man vs Nature: Nature 1 Man 0”
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