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Denver, Colorado. The Denver metro area, was beautiful this morning, as an approaching cold front provided high clouds and very gusty winds, which cleared the air and made all of the lights shimmering sharp. North and South Table Mountains are darkly accentuated in the left middleground, and Green Mountain is in the right middleground.
365: The 2014 Edition (131/365)
DDC "Past"
To the right of Shyla's head, you can see two small granite rocks perched in a crevice. I put them there when my dog, K, and my friend's dog were both fight for their lives. They were my secret symbols of hope for both of them. The rocks still sit there, two years later. Neither dog won their fight for life - but they filled our hearts with their love.
DDC "Dreamy"
I love when Shyla opens her eyes so wide, knowing that the world holds so many possibilities for her. I still smile when I see this look in her eyes because I remember the fearful dog who she was when I met her more than 2 years ago.
After a wave, Shyla realized that she didn't want to put that paw back in the snow, and held it aloft for quite a while. It was cold!
365: The 2014 Edition (285/365)
DDC: Frustration
When I work on one trick with Shyla for too long, she starts barking at the top of her lungs. So, today, I used it as an opportunity to reinforce her "bark" cue! And, yes, somehow my 2-year old dog is already getting a gray muzzle.
DDC "Good Idea"
It seemed like a good idea until Shyla missed catching her treat! The look on her face was priceless.
DDC "Three"
When I saw the cue for the Daily Dog Challenge today, I wondered if Shyla could balance three milk bones on her nose. She could, although I must admit that she didn't look thrilled about it - that is, until she was allowed to eat all three milk bones!
366: The 2016 Edition (23/365)
We hiked to a high point to watch the moonrise. Although it was invisible during daylight, a cloudbank sat close the ground to our east. It took a while for the moon to rise above the clouds but it was beautiful when it finally did!
366: The 2016 Edition (58/365)
DDC "Whimsy"
I love R's crazy ears when he runs. I'd call it a "touch of whimsy"!
American Pikas are not rodents but are related to hares and rabbits. They are under pressure from climate change as they make their homes in the high alpine mountain regions. They do not hibernate so they store food for the winter. In the summer you will find them busily about collecting plants to bring to their dens.
DDC "Cozy"
Our world was so sunny and warm this morning but, to demonstrate "cozy", I gave Shyla my neck gaiter which is almost the same color as her! Very soon after I took this photo, the storm moved in, and it looks like a foot of snow fell over the afternoon and evening. All the roads near us are closed and haven't yet been plowed.
Storm rolling in over Nilan Lake, Montana. Failed Aurora chase, though you can see just a hint on the right.
365: The 2015 Edition (344/365)
This was the instant when the first ray of sunlight hit us. I was as sleepy as Shyla was!
365: The 2015 Edition (10/365)
DDC "Unusual" - I think that having a bear hat on Shyla looks very unusual!
Rocky Mountain Front Range, Colorado. I saw the smaller buck on the left last Fall after he likely had been seriously attacked by another or various bucks. He suffered long lacerations and punctures on his sides. I am pleased to see his wounds have healed. Fur has regrown over his injuries.
I've repeatedly seen black-billed magpies take rides on the backs of mule deer. In the summer they are known to eat ticks and insects off the backs of the deer, a mutual or symbiotic relationship for these animals. But given that it is mid-winter, I wondered why this magpie was on this previously-injured buck's back.
It is pure speculation, but perhaps this and other magpies occasionally tended to this buck's wounds (in the absence of large insect populations now) over the past 2-3 months. Or . . . maybe a "bird massage" (as this magpie walked repeatedly back and forth on the buck's back) feels good. Meanwhile, this buck's warmth may well be comfortable for this feathered friend.
We had the best sunflower field growing near me. And they lined up perfectly with Longs Peak and Mt Meeker. Most days we were not able to see the mountains due to the California wildfires (very hazy across the state) but on a few mornings we could. No dramatic light but just a nice little scene of my little slice of heaven
More sunflower pics here that I have taken through the years. Not sure why I haven't put more on my website because I have thousands =)
Western Spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis) a/k/a Prairie Spiderwort. Along Golden Gate Canyon Rd. Near Golden, Jefferson Co., Colo.
DDC "I love the smell of flowers in the...".
Our entire world smells "sweet" right now with the pollen being produced by all the flowers that are suddenly blooming. Shyla was so happy that she kept spontaneously leaping as she ran through the Golden Banner flowers.
So how many birds do you think you see, and don't count the thing over on the right side, I think its dirt, have to work on this when I get home, but there are birds in the photo
cool, red MiG fighter at Denver Centennial Airport, Colorado;
wearing Russian Air Force Red Falcon Jet Demonstration Team c/s
Colorado is in the midst of a huge experiment. There were never moose in our state. Nevertheless, 40 years ago, our wildlife agency introduced a dozen or so moose on the other side of the Continental Divide. Their population is now going wild.
However, even just a year ago, I would have never expected to find that a trio of moose had somehow snuck up on Shyla and me during a photoshoot. They were 25-30 yards away when I first saw them, and they stood next to my beloved Meriwether Fat Bike which I'd left by the trail.
Shyla and I were cornered, with a rocky cliff behind us so we had to get past the moose. I put Shyla into a heel, and we used boulders as barriers to walk past these three without Shyla being obvious to them. I then asked Shyla to scale a very tall boulder, and had her do a "down-stay" on top of it.
I then went to survey the situation and figure out how to save my bike from being trampled. As I peeked at the trio from behind a tree, something else spooked them. With awesome power and strength, they cantered into the forest enclave where Shyla and I had just been. Whew. That was close!
I saved my bike, and we rode away very fast!!!!
I'm not sure how I feel about this "moose experiment"!