We darted out for the last few hours of light in the Park. Overcast skies made for dramatic light as the sun’s rays poked through making rainbows and spotlight features of various ridges, plateaus and mountains. We stopped at Blacktail Ponds saying “ooh, ooh, ooh,” at the sight of open water with birds all over! [...]
Took the pups out for our usual fetch’n’run this morning and as we walked up the driveway we were buzzed by a whole squadron of mini fighter jets… ones with orange breasts to be exact! American robins are careening about in loose flocks with the return of spring and this particular group buzzed us at [...]
It seems to be the trend that every time Aaron Schuerr and I go into the Park to paint the weather is NASTY. Today was no different. Though I do confess that we did have about 30 minutes of nice blue sky while working along the Gardiner River. Up on Blacktail Plateau we hid beneath [...]
Despite snow still darting back and forth, up and down the mountain sides, our spring visitors are coming back in small numbers and the residents are becoming more boisterous. American crows, aka ‘the other black bird’ can be heard now around the house. Song sparrows are making the willows along the creek bubble with sound, [...]
