Pertaining to products of the creative impulse. The Plight of the Song Dogs. Although New Mexico lawmakers struck the bill down, the opposition to such cruel animal slaughter remains strong.

Journal of The Morning Star Bed and Breakfast. The Morning Star Bed and Breakfast, LLC. If rocks and grasses could talk, I wonder what they would tell us about this little tree. Konza Prairie is full of wildflowers in spring and summer, but yesterday, this thistle was the only bloom I saw. However, there was plenty of promise for abundant flowers next year! Blog .

Here we have a Kelp Goose chick, note the dark legs on the chick, and the yellow legs on the adult. They are also birds of the far south. They have the same basic coloration, but male Upland Geese have black feet and females have yellow feet. I was pretty sure this was a female Upland Goose because she and the male had a chick which you can see below. The chick had black feet too! Are you confused yet? These are Patagonian Cre.

A Spring Break in North Georgia.

For the love of nike. A Weekend in Palm Springs. Things to do in palm springs. Austin is always fun, especially with friends. I spent a whirlwind of a weekend there recently.

I had conducted a fairly thorough exploration of the Telluride end of Last Dollar Road on Day 10. So I got up extra early to make the more-than-an-hour-long drive from Ouray to the Telluride end of Last Dollar Road. During my scouting session back on Day 10. Sunrise, Last Dollar Road, Uncompahgre National Forest, Colorado.

Photography, memoirs, random thoughts. An image from last fall of my very own ash tree that will soon bloom again. Spring is imminent and winter will move on but not before leaving an image or two.