The Little Nuthatch

In addition to my previous post about Mt. Evans, there is a nice stop on Mt. Evans called Mount Goliath Natural Area that offers a walk through  sub-alpine gardens and weathered bristlecone pines that are hundreds of years old. Pretty cool.     After Mt. Evans we went to St. Mary's Glacier, where you can sled, snowboard, or just slide yourself down the glacier. There were many people there sliding down in garbage bags. I tried going down on a "magic carpet" sled and totally lost my sled halfway down- still fun! Then, down in the lake, you could see...

Second day of my Colorado trip was up to Mt. Evans, the highest paved road in America. The mountain is 14265'. Besides an amazing view from the top, there are Mountain Goats and Bighorn Sheep, and lovely alpine plants. Bighorn Sheep... Mountain Goats... with KIDS... The alpine plants reminds me of the Florida scrub plants that are so tiny and delicate but hardy at the same time, thriving in sand and living through fires, while the alpine plants grow in rocks and put up with cold and snow. I quite love the plants of both ecosystems. The view from the...

So I went to Denver, Colorado the last week of June and it was OF COURSE SUPER AMAZING. What a beautiful place and a nice change from Florida at this time of year. The first day we went to Hanging Lake.   It is a rocky 1 mile trek up to the lake. There's a trail in that pile of rocks above, gotta watch your step! View from the almost-top...   The Hanging Lake... Hanging Lake has gorgeous clear water, and then it appears to just hang on the edge of the mountain, or in some spots gently roll over...

Upon receiving requests for Backyard Birds of Canada prints, I am happy to say I have completed them, besides the extreme Northern areas of the country which I shall leave alone. They can be found in the shop! Here are a few of the compilations. British Columbia:   Ontario: British Columbia: And, oh! I want to go to Canada!

I was commissioned to do Kangaroo and Tree Kangaroo Field Guide paintings. I posted the Kangaroo guide last week, and happy to say I have now finished the Tree Kangaroos. It was very difficult to find information or pictures on some of them- some species have been discovered fairly recently, or are threatened by very low numbers and living in remote parts of Australia, Papua New Guinea, and islands. I learned a lot but there is much left to learn. This is as accurate as I could make it from my research, but probably not 100%!