Today, when we look up north towards the mountains we can see they are patched with yellow. The aspens are showing their fall colors! Down here, below the mountains, on our hilltop we are having a fall mini resurgence of wild flowers. The yellow buttercup looking ones are blooming around in our buffalo grass patch. The blanket flowers are blooming along the back sidewalk. The huge white primroses are showing up here and there. Even the sagebrushes are blooming in their unique manner... they have a kazillion tiny berry-looking sprigs in the most lushious (sp?) sage green ever. I love the sages, I love their smell, how they look. Our rabbit brushes are also blooming profusely in their golden yellow displays. There are a few purpley colored flowers here and there too. The berries on the cedar trees are turning more blueish. How lucky we are to have such a beautiful and natural place! Besides the flowers, and some birds, we have had some interesting insect visitors lately. On the screens of the windows of the porch we had several large flat looking beetles hanging out for a week or so. Then a couple of days ago I got the picture of the mantis!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Yellow Mountains
Today, when we look up north towards the mountains we can see they are patched with yellow. The aspens are showing their fall colors! Down here, below the mountains, on our hilltop we are having a fall mini resurgence of wild flowers. The yellow buttercup looking ones are blooming around in our buffalo grass patch. The blanket flowers are blooming along the back sidewalk. The huge white primroses are showing up here and there. Even the sagebrushes are blooming in their unique manner... they have a kazillion tiny berry-looking sprigs in the most lushious (sp?) sage green ever. I love the sages, I love their smell, how they look. Our rabbit brushes are also blooming profusely in their golden yellow displays. There are a few purpley colored flowers here and there too. The berries on the cedar trees are turning more blueish. How lucky we are to have such a beautiful and natural place! Besides the flowers, and some birds, we have had some interesting insect visitors lately. On the screens of the windows of the porch we had several large flat looking beetles hanging out for a week or so. Then a couple of days ago I got the picture of the mantis!
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Reading your blog is like stopping in for a visit!!Wish I could do that. We are remodeling a bathroom. It will be fun especially when it is done. We have made some fun changes in this house.
Hope things are going well for you and the man in your life.
Pyrogirl
Pyro: I am always amazed at how someone elses "take" on things give us a whole new way of looking at ourselves. I love having people stopping in for a visit, but had not thought of "blogging" in that term. Thanks for giving me something to think about and for stopping by, and for the comment!
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