Monday, June 8, 2009
Snow and Rain
I apologize to those few of you that have become accustomed to this blog. The recent rain and snow and dismal weather has accounted for my absence. It's just not any fun to go out in the cold and rain anymore. Flowers hide or look disheveled and the birds and animals prefer not to present themselves and finally, the sun's wonderful lighting is absent. So much for excuses.
Snow coming down on the trail into the forest across from RedRock RV Park.
We had an unexpected snow yesterday morning. Only about an inch or so, but enough to turn everything white for a few hours. I did go up into the forest after the snow to photograph some flowers against the snow, but embarrassingly I must admit I foolishly lost the digital images through what only could be described as haste. But, the Glacier Lilies were beautiful, a bright yellow against the bright glistening white of the snow, a perfect springtime testament to an old adage around here: "we have two seasons, winter and Fourth of July". (Even that wouldn't work in the Colorado mountains where I used to live in Nederland. I remember a Fourth of July where we had 9" of snow!) Unfortunately, most of the flowers and the soon to be flowers were looking pretty shabby after having to support the wet snow. They should spring back to life soon.
Reggie is wearing his blue sweater to keep warm (June 7, 2009)
Even my Golden Retriever, Reggie was bundled up against the 30.5F weather. With the wind chill, it felt considerably colder. But it cleared up later in the day and even the sun came out a bit.
The day before the snow, the dandelions were showing their colors at the RV Park.
Just the day before, I was admiring the mat of dandelions at the RedRock RV Park. This time of year they become solid in some areas of the park and the ranch lands next door. Look at the same place Sunday morning:
In the afternoon, the dandelions opened up and some of the areas next door were looking quite yellow. The horses have returned to the Meadow Vue Ranch and were finding plenty to graze on as evidenced by this image:
Horses grazing on Meadow Vue Ranch and dandelions.
Snow coming down on the trail into the forest across from RedRock RV Park. We had an unexpected snow yesterday morning. Only about an inch or so, but enough to turn everything white for a few hours. I did go up into the forest after the snow to photograph some flowers against the snow, but embarrassingly I must admit I foolishly lost the digital images through what only could be described as haste. But, the Glacier Lilies were beautiful, a bright yellow against the bright glistening white of the snow, a perfect springtime testament to an old adage around here: "we have two seasons, winter and Fourth of July". (Even that wouldn't work in the Colorado mountains where I used to live in Nederland. I remember a Fourth of July where we had 9" of snow!) Unfortunately, most of the flowers and the soon to be flowers were looking pretty shabby after having to support the wet snow. They should spring back to life soon.
Reggie is wearing his blue sweater to keep warm (June 7, 2009) Even my Golden Retriever, Reggie was bundled up against the 30.5F weather. With the wind chill, it felt considerably colder. But it cleared up later in the day and even the sun came out a bit.
The day before the snow, the dandelions were showing their colors at the RV Park.Just the day before, I was admiring the mat of dandelions at the RedRock RV Park. This time of year they become solid in some areas of the park and the ranch lands next door. Look at the same place Sunday morning:
In the afternoon, the dandelions opened up and some of the areas next door were looking quite yellow. The horses have returned to the Meadow Vue Ranch and were finding plenty to graze on as evidenced by this image:
Horses grazing on Meadow Vue Ranch and dandelions.Finally, the bright spot of the afternoon was the spotting of a Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) foraging for worms behind RedRock RV Park. He found one about 10 feet from me. By the time I could get my camera, he was on the fence post much further away. I have seen this bird at the Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge before, but not here. It was a delightful suprise.
Western Tanager basking in the afternoon sun and chewing on a worm!
I spotted this Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) sitting on a post at the top of the hill overlooking Henry's Lake. The birds were glad the snow had melted and were out finding the worms which had surfaced to escape the saturated ground. The Robins were having a field day.
One last look at the retreating storm as it flies over Yellowstone National Park. From the south shore of Henry's Lake, the large cumulus clouds were evidence of the final vestiges of this spring snow storm.
The clouds of our springtime snow storm retreat over Yellowstone National Park.
Come see us at RedRock RV park to experience all this weather and beauty yourself! We are located 22 miles southwest of the west entrance to Yellowstone National Park and only 1 mile from the south shore of beautiful Henry's Lake in Idaho.
Western Tanager basking in the afternoon sun and chewing on a worm!
I spotted this Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) sitting on a post at the top of the hill overlooking Henry's Lake. The birds were glad the snow had melted and were out finding the worms which had surfaced to escape the saturated ground. The Robins were having a field day.One last look at the retreating storm as it flies over Yellowstone National Park. From the south shore of Henry's Lake, the large cumulus clouds were evidence of the final vestiges of this spring snow storm.
The clouds of our springtime snow storm retreat over Yellowstone National Park.Come see us at RedRock RV park to experience all this weather and beauty yourself! We are located 22 miles southwest of the west entrance to Yellowstone National Park and only 1 mile from the south shore of beautiful Henry's Lake in Idaho.
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