Category Archives: Flowers

Beyond Balloons

Posted on October 16, 2018 by

Every year since 1972, the skies above Albuquerque fill with hot air balloons most mornings for nine days in early October. The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta brings nearly 600 balloons from all over the world to town for our biggest … Continue reading →

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Not So Creepy Crawlers

Posted on September 19, 2018 by

Since my last post, in addition to the usual birds and butterflies I’ve been seeing a few other cool-looking critters including caterpillars, some special insects, and several lizards. Thinking of a title for each blog post is always the toughest … Continue reading →

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Off to Massachusetts

Posted on June 12, 2018 by

Goodness, it’s been almost a month since my last blog update, with only about a third of that time off to Massachusetts looking for butterflies. That’ll be the main focus of this update, but wanted to share a few other … Continue reading →

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Butterflies of Southern Ecuador

Posted on November 23, 2016 by

Finally about done wading through the nearly 3000 photos from my butterfly trip to Southern Ecuador from October 10-24 and thought I’d share a few of them and a bit of the story of the trip in this blog post. … Continue reading →

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Travelin’ Times

Posted on November 13, 2016 by

Whoa, it’s been more than a month now since my last blog update and time to start catching up on things around here. Right after my last update, it was off on a two-week butterfly trip to southeast Ecuador, a … Continue reading →

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Fall Sampler

Posted on October 8, 2016 by

The changing of the season is well underway around here with the arrival of cooler temperatures and appearance of all the new colors of fall. Competing with them every morning this week, of course, were the daily mass ascensions of … Continue reading →

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The Daze of August

Posted on August 28, 2016 by

Somehow the month of August is just slipping by without my having gotten around to posting a blog update. After returning from that fabulous trip to Brazil at the end of July the subject of my August 10 post, the … Continue reading →

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Back from Brazil

Posted on August 10, 2016 by

A little more than a month since my last update, it’s certainly time for a new one. My apologies upfront – this is going to be a long one. Repeating a trip I’d made five years ago, most of that … Continue reading →

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All Those Little Ones

Posted on June 9, 2016 by

Now that all my little owls have grown up and disappeared into the woods, I’ve been keeping an eye out for other birds nesting. New to me having only rarely come across them in the past, already this year more … Continue reading →

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Full on Spring

Posted on June 1, 2016 by

With only 3 weeks of Spring left to go, things are greening up nicely around here, more and more butterflies are starting to appear, and nesting birds are busy bringing in the next generation. While we were off in Texas … Continue reading →

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