Snake River and the Tetons

30 Tuesday Jul 2013

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Snake River & the Tetons – one of the most beautiful and highly photographed areas of the Jackson Hole and Yellowstone National Park areas. (As you can probably tell I felt stupid posing in front of my trusty tripod & timer with a bazillion people around.) You can enjoy everything from Continue reading →

Elizabeth Mortimer Paul

26 Friday Jul 2013

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The Thomas Paul family left Fremont, Iowa in April of 1862 to join with an Oregon Trail caravan. They were off to realize their dreams in Washington Territory. Mrs. Elizabeth Mortimore Paul was pregnant. She had a difficult Continue reading →

Graves Along the Trail

25 Thursday Jul 2013

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In the mid-1840’s emigrants started traveling across this continent. My husband and I have followed a lot of the Oregon Trail, but this past weekend we covered the stretch from east of Hwy 89 near what is known as Star Valley in Wyoming. The cut across led us to Continue reading →

Happy Hummers

24 Wednesday Jul 2013

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We were treated to a dozen or so hummingbirds at our feeders last night – but they wouldn’t all pose for me at the same time! Nothing like in ’07 when we had around fifty and were refilling feeders three times a day. The deck buzzed with their activity. Such fun to watch. Mischievous little things. 🙂

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A Wyoming Sunset

22 Monday Jul 2013

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Wyoming has beautiful sunsets and sunrises.

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Poof! They’re Gone!

18 Thursday Jul 2013

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Poof! Just like that the tree swallows babies are gone. We now have an empty nest. 😦 I wish we could have seen them learning to fly – but we don’t know what we’re doing. Maybe next time.

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No Rest for New Parents

17 Wednesday Jul 2013

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Baby tree swallow #1. It appears that he has two siblings. They aren’t ready to meet the world yet but it shouldn’t be too much longer. The parents are definitely kept busy bringing home the insects! Yuk! It takes thousands of prey per day to feed the babies. (Aren’t we glad our little ones just need milk!) They also are still working hard to keep them warm. The temperatures here have been cooler than usual so it increases their workload. Never a minute’s rest for parents of new babies. 🙂

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Quote for Today

15 Monday Jul 2013

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“People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Source Unknown

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Meet Cricket and Bandit

12 Friday Jul 2013

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Otherwise known as Angel Dog and Devil Dog – probably not the way you think. 🙂 They’re the executives that really run this place!
I found this quote today and it seems appropriate.
“Properly trained, a man can be Dog’s best friend.
Corey Ford

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Lilacs, Peonies, and Butterflies

12 Friday Jul 2013

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A garden filled with wonderfully fragrant flowers (especially my white peonies) sweet little hummingbirds, and beautiful butterflies flitting about – nice!