Fourth of July. A good time was had by all.
Grandkids
Teigan reads to Conner.
Life on the road
Judy walks away, to the next room. I hear her say out loud, “light”. A carryover from the Louisville house: sound activated light switches. Hard to break old habits.
Juniper titmouse!
Juniper titmouse! We’ve been looking all over the western United States for the last year, and finally we find it. It’s been in Jim and Ellie’s yard the whole time. We went to dinner at their house outside Carbondale (pinon juniper) and there they were. Mountain chickadees, white breasted nuthatches, and juniper titmouse. All over….. at Jim and Ellie’s anyway.
Cedar Waxwings
Last year there was an irruption of Bohemian Waxwings in Aspen. We’ll be sure to inspect every cedar waxwing we see just in case…. We’ve never identified a bohemian waxwing. Meanwhile, we’ve got black-headed grosbeaks on the feeder. Lesser goldfinch too. Western wood peewee and olive sided flycatcher in the forest.