Pie of the Month Club
When I ask Outdoor Guy what he wants for his birthday, or Christmas or our anniversary, he will inevitably reply “Banana cream pie.” The man does love his pie. Cream pies, fruit…
The Capacity to Love
One year ago today, we brought Ziggy into our family. What we wanted was a herding dog to help Outdoor Guy with the pheasants. What we got was a herding dog and…
Holy Mole!
When the weather outside turns frightful, our garage begins to look delightful to the wee-est of wildlife around here. A few days ago, Outdoor Guy caught a young mole in a mouse…
It’s Not Where You Come From – Antonio and Mia Vigil Wedding – Torrington, Wyoming
With each wedding I photograph, I have one image that I take that is etched in my mind that sums up the day for me. And it’s usually not a moment, an…
Little Drops
“Little drops of water wear down big stones.” Russian Proverb Water drops shot in macro.
Take Me Back to Yesterday Once More
“Victory is better when you earn it.” This morning, Wyokiddo and I sat at the kitchen table and colored Thanksgiving pictures while we chair danced to some Bengals, Justin Timberlake and…
The Moments In-Between
When we choose what prints to hang on the wall, we usually go for the beautiful family shot where everyone is looking at the camera and smiling. Those are the ones we…
The Camera Lies
The camera lies. How we look in an image depends on so many things…the angle the photograph was taken, the light in the scene, the lens the photographer uses. There are subtle…
Gratitude and Attitude
A pheasant pooped on my head today. I was helping my husband load pheasants onto the stocking truck when a rooster got away and flew off, pooping all over me in…
Another Beautiful Weed
Meet the white sweetclover (Melilotus alba). This member of the family Fabaceae (also known as legumes) was brought to North America sometime in the mid-1600s as a forage crop. It escaped it’s field confines and…
Not terrible…
I spend most of my time photographing critters and scenery. I do this for two reasons. One, I like critters and beautiful scenery. Two, these subjects aren’t critical of my photography skills….
Northern Leopard Frog
Northern Leopard Frogs were once the most abundant and widespread frog species in North America. They were collected for dissection (10th grade biology, anyone?) and for the food industry. But the species…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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,…
Meet our “bird” dog
Border collies are working dogs. They were bred to help with livestock, specifically sheep, and are the kind of dog that needs a job to keep them happy. They are known for…
Severe Weather
It was a wild and wacky weather day here at the bird farm. At least four separate severe storms rolled over the top of us. We escaped with no damage, but friends…
A toad catching kind of life
My daughter, Wyokiddo, turned 3 a few days ago, and we celebrated by hosting a party for family and a few friends. Wyokiddo loved seeing her grandparents, and especially loved showing everyone…