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Highlights from Recent Reading

Posted on January 3, 2018 by Roger

This morning there had been a brief shower but then it had turned into a beautiful sunny day. The venerable chaplain, Colonel Stephen Williams, held Sunday services outside, attended by almost all of the Indians as well as the soldiers. … Continue reading →

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Getting the Birding Year Off to a Good Start.

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Roger

Anyway … eBird has gotten me interested anew in year lists because I don’t have to do any of the tracking. I just have to go out and see birds and record them. In 2017, I ended up with 210 … Continue reading →

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New Years Weekend

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Roger

Friends spent December 28-31 with us. On Thursday, we went to Pueblo to bird. We saw over 50 species, including a Prairie Warbler that’s been hanging around in the same bushes belong the Pueblo Reservoir dam for about a month. … Continue reading →

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Illumination Light Show

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Roger

I saw an advertisement for a walk-through light show at the Baptist Road exit in Monument. That’s only two exits north of our house, and I know my wife likes Christmas lights, so after Seven Falls we headed up. It … Continue reading →

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Seven Falls

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Roger

Seven Falls is the name of a tall waterfall in Cheyenne Canyon in southwest Colorado Springs. The creek that runs down the canyon isn’t large. There are some terraces along the way, but it’s a stretch to figure out how … Continue reading →

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