Saturday, June 4, 2011

Spring is in the Air!






Just ask the birds! We have a very popular yard with really big, juicy worms!

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Lake Tahoe

Although down here in the valley we are snowless there was plenty going over Mt. Rose summit! I was so surprised to see how blue the lake is!
There is some sandy beach but we mostly found rocky beaches (we did not want to $$$)!


The water was beautiful!


In amongst the brown of early spring the moss was beautiful!


And the litchen was neon!!

Friday, May 6, 2011

Shudder...






Western Black Widow

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Sierra Nevada/Great Basin

We got to start our exploring of the area, it is beautiful! Most of the pines here are Jeffery Pines, but there are some Ponderosa Pines. The smell was wonderful!
With the little bit of snow patches we found a couple animal tracks, the kids thought that was very exciting!

Friday, March 25, 2011

See the pretty snowflakes
Falling from the sky;
On the walls and housetops
Soft and thick they lie.
On the window ledges,
On the branches bare;
Now how fast they gather,
Filling all the air.

Outside there is a Pine Tree
Standing straight and tall.
It needs no decorations
Nature’s done it all.
Pinecones on its branches
With icicles glistening bright
Snow upon its needles
And birds at rest from flight
I see it from my window
And take the time to say
Thank you for your beauty, tree,
On this winter day.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Monday, March 14, 2011

Nevada!

Nevada Desert...
Nevada Mountians...
LOTS more to explore!