Month: November 2023

Ten fresh new inches

First real snow of season

Earth loves the moisture.

Morning walk with snow

dead trees frame distant mountains

Winter’s first whisper.

Point Lookout Trail, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado

A walk in the woods

A quiet path to follow

Sunny autumn day.

Lesser Black-backed Gull

quite rare in Winslow Country

A first winter bird.

Some info:

Nests mostly in northern European and Russian coastal areas, on rocky islands, cliffs, saltmarshes, and islands in lakes and rivers. During migration and winter, frequents numerous aquatic habitats: rivers, lakes, bays, beaches, landfills, open ocean.



Forages by walking, flying, or swimming in coastal areas and hunting prey mostly visually, whether small schooling fish or invertebrates in the intertidal zone.

Taking a short break;

Will descend into canyon.

Alone in the wilds.

We didn’t see another person all day.

Hike to mountain lake
a calm place to feed one’s soul
far from politics

Stunningly pretty

a beautiful male Wood Duck

floating on small pond

It is relatively rare to see one of these in my county…maybe one or two sightings a year.