A Thistle By Any Other Name is a Weed

Musk thistle is a weed here in Goshen County.  It is native to Europe and parts of Asia, but was introduced to the United States and Canada in the early 1900s.  Musk thistle invades pasture, forest an...

Bugs in (almost) biblical proportions

Outdoor Guy and I are adjusting to life at lower elevation, including all the darn bugs in this place.  Ants, millers, earwigs, flies...the list of nuisances we've never really had to deal with before...

Pecking and Peepers

In life before Wyokiddo, I worked in the agriculture and wildlife industries.  One of the things I love most about the bird farm is that it's a blend of both of those worlds.  Outdoor Guy manages ...

Salamander!

My husband and I acted as freedom fighters this morning, liberating the amphibious critters of the world from the evils of our very deep window wells.  Between the two of us, we freed 28 frogs, four t...

Happy birthday, ‘Merica.

“I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to God...

Fat Toad

My mom has a miniature dachshund that I've nicknamed "The Fat Little Toad" because of her girth and because she is slightly pigeon toed.  I think she will have to reliqnuish that title to this dud...

Evening visitors

It was an exciting night in our front yard.  Wyokiddo and the Big Dog discovered a bullsnake and a Northern Leopard Frog in our front yard.  The frog was a welcome treat.  The snake, not so much. -...

Only in Wyoming…

When I lived in Indiana for my first job out of college, people used to ask me what Wyoming was like.  I would tell them it's like any other place but prettier, cleaner and with less people.  I'm ...

Chick!