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Thu Dec 1 08:43:04 MST 2005
Photo - Summer: Anne U. White Trail
Took these photos while Mom was in town. The first, is a prickly
pear (cactus), and I believe the second is a Mariposa Lily.
Prickly Pear (Opuntia phaeacantha)
Mariposa Lily (Calochortus flexuosus)
Taken: July, 2005 - Anne U. White Trail, Boulder, Colorado
Wed Nov 30 17:07:09 MST 2005
Photo - Spring: Indian Paintbrush
"The Paintbrush evoked the Native American legend of a young brave
who tried to paint the sunset with his warpaints. Frustrated that
he could not match the brilliance of nature, he ask for guidance
from the Great Spirit. The Great Spirit gave him paintbrushes laden
with the colors he so desired. With these, he painted his
masterpiece and left the spent brushes in fields across the
landscape. These brushes sprouted the flowers we now so wonderfully
love!"
I'm not sure to whom I should attribute this quote, but it's
written better than I could've written it.
Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja miniata?)
Taken: June, 2005 - Golden Gate Canyon State Park,
Colorado
Tue Nov 29 16:23:20 MST 2005
Photo - Summer: Showy Loco
When we first saw this flower, Verne said it looked like Loco. I
agreed it looked like Loco, except that the stem and leaves were
covered with fuzz. Just the same, I stated that I didn't think it
was Loco. Got home, checked the interweb. She was right. This
variant is called "Showy Loco".
Showy Loco (Oxytropis splendens)
Taken: July, 2005 - Indian Peaks Wilderness
Mon Nov 28 10:02:57 MST 2005
Photo - Winter: Crust on Dust
This was probably my favorite hike of the year. I had a new mohawk,
and everything had an interesting spin to it. Looking at the
branches, there was a hard layer of ice on top of the lightest of
layers of snow. Actually, the whole ground was like this, not just
the branches on the tree. Bizarre and beautiful.
Taken: March, 2005: Red Rocks Trail, Boulder, Colorado
Sun Nov 27 11:14:55 MST 2005
Photo - Other: Llamas
This sign was put up outside my apartment building in Denver by the
Department of the Interior.
There's also one in Rocky Mountain National Park
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Sat Nov 26 10:45:41 MST 2005
Photo - Summer: Fairy Slipper Orchid
We were hiking back from Ouzel Falls in Rocky Mountain National
Park, Colorado and we ran into a couple that was obviously
investigating some flora on the side of the trail. It just happened
to be on be one of the flowers that we were unable to identify. The
gentleman was very knowledgable about orchids. They started walking
with us, and said that they'd seen a Fairy Slipper Orchid just a
bit up the trail. We all started looking, but probably never
would've seen this otherwise, it's tiny. I'm glad we got the
photo with Verne's finger, so that you can understand roughly how
small it is.
Fairy Slipper Orchid (Calypso bulbosa)
Taken: June, 2005 - Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Fri Nov 25 13:59:10 MST 2005
Photo - Spring: Tent Caterpillars
We were on a hike at Chautauqua Park in Boulder, CO and I saw these
webs tangled around parts of shrubs. I had assumed they were spider
webs. A week or two later, I was hiking in GGC State Park, and saw
the webs were alive with these caterpillars. I think that Verne's
sneaker might be made from Tent Caterpillar moltings, given that
the colors match so closely, and this caterpillar seemed to
recognize it as his cousin Carl.
Western Tent Caterpillar (Malacosoma californicum)
Taken: May, 2005 - Golden Gate Canyon State Park, Colorado and
Chautauqua, Boulder, Colorado
Thu Nov 24 14:09:25 MST 2005
Photo - Summer: Old Man's Whiskers
Old Man's Whiskers or Prarie Smoke - Although I don't believe
they're native to Colorado, I think these may be my favorite
wildflowers. They look so alien.
As they go to seed, they stand more upright, and long whiskery
threads extend from the head of the flower. You can see them a
little bit extending from the uppermost flower in this photo.
Old Man's Whiskers (Geum triflorum)
Taken: July, 2005 - Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado
Wed Nov 23 08:51:25 MST 2005
Photo - Other: Monkey Candle
My friend Julie gave me this creepy monkey candle. The monkey was
wearing a bright red fez originally. It obviously was not intended
to ever be burned because it became a lot more creepy when the wax
around the neck started melting and the monkey's head drooped
down.
Taken: March, 2005
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Tue Nov 22 09:36:48 MST 2005
Photo - Spring: Wild Irises
Wild Irises (Iris missouriensis)
Taken: May, 2005 - Chautauqua, Boulder, CO
Mon Nov 21 12:21:23 MST 2005
Photo - Autumn: Flatiron Climbers
You have to look at the full size images to fully appreciate
this
(the climber is not me, I just took the photos).
Taken: September, 2005 - Flatirons, Boulder, CO
Sun Nov 20 04:15:36 MST 2005
Photo - Spring: New Aspen
New aspen tree. I'm still having trouble getting my digital
point-and-shoot camera to focus on what I want it to focus
on.
Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides)
Taken: June, 2005 - Golden Gate Canyon State Park,
Colorado
Sun Nov 20 03:20:42 MST 2005
Photo - Winter: Bark Hole
I thought this was neat. This tree, still alive, suffered some sort
of damage, leaving this huge patch with no bark. Still, even though
it had no bark in this area, there was a clear shell of what I
assume was sap, protecting it from intruders... wind, weather,
insects, disease, etc...
Taken: January '05