Getting ready for our 5 – day, 142 mile, 16,000 ft of elevation gain, supported mountain bike trip.  The trip leaves from Loma, CO and makes its was along the Colorado River, up to the La Sal Mountains and ends in Moab, UT. Fingers crossed for no crashes – 25% of the trail is single…

Natalie and I spent the evening in Kanab, and I took her to a favorite restaurant – The Rockin’ V.  Never disappoints! After viewing the California Condors at Marble Canyon, Natalie and I headed south to Phoenix. I was not looking forward to the projected 105 degree temps, but the navigator did well, agreed to my…

Natalie flew in a couple of days in advance of our journey south to help Xavier move out of his dorm at ASU. This allowed us to spend a full day birding by our house. Natalie was pretty jet-lagged from visiting Larina and Bob in Portugal, but we both put our game faces on, got up…

I had been given an orchid by a co- volunteer at WRCNU when Dad passed away.  For three years, I had kept it alive, but it was in need of repotting badly. No matter how many YouTube videos I watched, I was not confident in repotting it, especially with a couple of the roots that…

I think my work on this project is FINALLY finished. It has taken many, many years. With all family members, spouses, and a couple of friends accounted for, I must say this work has truly been fulfilling.  People are so trusting … and I took full advantage … I must say that most of my…

After the few crocus and daffodils in the yard bloom, there is a brief hiatus. The next big show of colors before the daylillies bloom is  purple. I really did not have the foresight to plan this years ago, but I am happy they all seem to bloom at once! I think I posted a…

Not often are we able to do a trail on Antelope Island that does not involve some sort of wildlife reroute. A beautiful day on the  island – sunny, no wind and although there were bugs, they didn’t bother us unless we were stopped. All was going well until 0.1 miles from the truck. Screwing…

Ten years old and still happily pumping out infertile eggs, Clay apparently miscalculated the time to get back to the nest. Egg drop soup  on the menu?

Well, in fact, it was still, in fact, non-existent. Miya had her annual wellness exam in February and was diagnosed with a “galloping” heart which is a symptom of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM.) This is the most common heart disease in cats and can cause heart failure, sudden death, etc. So, it took awhile but today…

… and not the Tiny Bradshaw, Johnny Burnette, Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Metallica, Imelda May, or Hollywood Vampires versions … Over the weekend, Ogden played host to the world’s largest steam locomotive in operation #4014, aka Big Boy. These trains were used to haul freight over the Wasatch Mountains and traveled between Ogden, UT, and…