Saturday, August 1, 2026

Wildlife came across my path this week

Happy August to all! It's the birth month of 2 daughters-in-law, my second son, and his mother-in-law, and myself. Four Leos/Virgos! Wheee!

Happy Lammas to those who celebrate first harvest!


Standing in my son's living room in southwest Colorado, there was a unusual group of deer grazing on the wildflowers and enjoying the shade. (It was close to 100 degrees)



I thought it strange to have an older stag, a younger stag, and a doe walking along together.

Our dog was barking behind the glass, and the deer looked directly a the window for a bit, but then just did their thing.


A couple of more came along the road and they all took off.



Sharing with Saturday's Critters!


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Here in my new state of Colorado, I'm finding adjustment to three things...only one of which I tried to prepare for. Namely the thinner oxygen at elevation over a mile high. So  I am tube fed a bit of 02 constantly.

What I didn't expect was the time difference...two hours behind all the people I connect with in EDT on the east side of the US. 

And the biggie of the sun's brightness. A mile closer to the sun, thinner air...and it's glaringly brighter. Sunglasses and hat required outside...and just sitting at the computer, I've changed the brightness setting higher, in hopes I am able to see things on it compared to the glaring sunlight coming in the window. 

Mornings I try to have windows open, even at night if I wake after it cools around midnight. But by 2 pm it's in the 90s outside my west facing windows, so we close them up as well as the vertical blinds. But the light seeps in at the edges, and bothers me. Will I devise some kind of shading, or just get used to it's glare?

The life of Barb in Durango continues


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