Author Archives: Roger

Super Blue Blood Moon Eclipse

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Roger

Just before dawn on the last day of December, the moon put on a show. It was a blue moon, which just means that it was the second full moon in the month. This doesn’t change the way it looks … Continue reading →

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Ghost Town Museum

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Roger

We knew going in that this place was going to be cheesy. But in the interest of seeing what our new hometown has to offer, we decided to visit anyway. I was smart enough to find a coupon online that … Continue reading →

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Mountain Bluebirds

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Roger

I went birding on Saturday. I had it in the back of my mind that, if I saw 14 new birds for the year, I’d reach 100 on my 2018 list by the end of January. It didn’t happen.I saw … Continue reading →

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Weekend in Ohio

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Roger

We made a quick trip to Columbus in mid-January. A friend had sung the praises of Schmitdt’s German restaurant in German village. We drove straight there after picking up our rental Toyota Rav-4. It wasn’t 5:00 p.m. yet, but the … Continue reading →

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Snowy Owl

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Roger

On Tuesday, when I was up by Denver looking at the Yellow-billed Loon, I wasn’t in Pueblo looking at a Snowy Owl that had been hanging out near the marina in Lake Pueblo State Park. On Sunday after church, I … Continue reading →

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