On the Road and In Your Backyard

Good Morning All,

This weekday feature is for Juicers who are are on the road, traveling, or just want to share a little bit of their world via stories and pictures. So many of us rise each morning, eager for something beautiful, inspiring, amazing, subtle, of note, and our community delivers – a view into their world, whether they’re far away or close to home – pictures with a story, with context, with meaning, sometimes just beauty. By concentrating travel updates and tips here, it’s easier for all of us to keep up or find them later.

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Have a wonderful day, and enjoy the pictures!

 

Today, pictures from me since I had some tech problems because I didn’t listen, even though Mx4 told me, clearly.

These pictures are my old backyard in Canon City, Colorado. This was why I bought the property, in Dawson Ranch – the view, looking up, West, and W-NW, but mostly the wilderness aspect of the property.

I saw, or saw evidence of: mountain lion, bear, mule dear, antelope, roadrunner, wild turkey, rabbit, bobcat, eagle, collared lizard, tarantulas, red racers, rattlesnakes, a moving queen bee/hive, rare salamanders, toads that dry out and hibernate most of the time, yet fill your koi pond with TENS of POUNDS of frog sperm, and much else.  And omg – have you ever seen those Mexican multicolored grasshoppers made of wood? My first summer in Colorado, they were there for a few weeks. It was amazing – some were the size of small birds, length-wise, and they ate everything they could of my fruits and veggies.

Obvs  – birds made these large bugs into major food.  True story – with witnesses – I found this super jumbo red and blue grasshopper and took it around to the front yard, in the shade of a tree and not out in the open. It was amazingly big, and worthy of saving, and yet, less than 30 seconds later, a “punk ass” robin swooped down, stole its head and subsequently returned for a part or two. Quite horrible, but instructive – man can’t always spare the natural order.

And yes, that’s a disc golf hole, a portable I’ve still got, 10 years later. I’ve got some discs that are older than some readers, I figure.

Although I’m not an active player, over the years I’ve played courses across the US and in Asia, Europe, and South America. Disc golf is a great activity, so try it sometime.

 

 

 

 

Tomorrow, great stuff!

 

Travel safely everybody, and do share some stories in the comments, even if you’re joining the conversation late. Many folks confide that they go back and read old threads, one reason these are available on the Quick Links menu.

 

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