BARR LAKE STATE PARK - I’ve mentioned in previous articles that as winter sets in I enjoy making my way down to the flatlands for some raptor photography.  While we certainly have quite a few raptors around all year, one of the main reasons...

the sun floats in blackness spinning burning huge casting light over our galaxy giving warmth and glow each speck of shine has to travel so many miles in the dark to reach us here I drive to work in the truck I’m listening to music and I have a...

EAST MAGNOLIA - It’s that time of year, folks! As I write, a gigantic, nation-wide “flock” is thawing out for roasting, smoking, deep-frying, or some other such method of culinary preparation.  Plans are being set in motion for gatherings of...

Altruistic Sagittarius leads the zodiac in giving thanks for all that we have. The noble archer has as his guide large fortunate Jupiter, who is now honoring partnership. So let us first give thanks for all of the people we have in our lives –...

SUNNYSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD - While the elk rut has wound down and life among the herds is settling down and returning to a more placid existence, another of our neighbors has geared up and is in full swing.  The mule deer season typically begins...

DENVER - “The heart works in mysterious ways,” I heard myself say. I sat, staring out my office window as the aspen trees worked through their colorful seasonal cycle. It was the last Friday in September and I prepared myself for a two-hour...