Boulder Utah

 Diana and I took a short trip to Boulder Mountain Lodge in Boulder, Utah starting Sunday this week. No dog rooms available so couldn't take Molly.

We had an upstairs room with the front overlooking the grassy area of the lodge and the rear looking out towards Boulder Mountain over beautiful rabbit brush. The weather was as nice or better than SLC - no smoke. Very relaxing.  

Here's some of the photos from the trip..

Aspen were turning as we came across the mountain..very beautiful..

Morning sunshine on ripple rock...

A white-breasted Nuthatch joined me at my morning coffee on the deck to say hello..

Duck family on pond..

The folks got very curious about me, probably hoping I had something sweet to give them besides words...

View from back window looking out at Boulder Mountain

View from the front deck looking south...

A family of deer ran across the highway on our way out. Only got a photo of one.

More stuff

 Here's a few photos that I like, some recent and some aged.

Winter view from the tower at the Nature Conservancy refuge in Farmington. Just north of Farmington Bay WMA.

Marsh grasses....

Peregrine Falcon at Timpie Springs WMA

Reflections - Winter at Farmington Bay WMA looking across to Woods Cross refineries..

Wilson's snipe - Timpie Springs WMA

Miscellania

 A group of photos from the last few days, some from the backyard, some from a quick trip to the Uintas.

The birds and bees on a sunny Sunday afternoon

Cooper's waiting patiently..

Rose of Sharon blossoms from the plants that our friends Buddy and Susan Beck gave us before they moved.

Millcreek - 

The watchful eye - Moose from Brighton

Uinta photos - 

The road less traveled..

Early morning ride up Big Cottonwood Canyon..

I drove up Big Cottonwood canyon early Friday morning - just to see what's up.  Smoke is what's up.  Discouraging to see, fortunately no fire smell, but the particulate load is apparently sky high.

Panorama above Brighton

A beautiful raptor posed for a few photos on the way down

This pair of fawns was curious but not really afraid. I felt like I was the first human they had seen.

 

One More Hummer!

 The colors, shapes and clarity make this one a beauty. Flowers and birds - an unbeatable mix.

Mooses!!!!!

 Friday I got up early to check out the Brighton Ski area for moose.  I had several reliable reports of sightings, so got up there early.  Spent 20 minuets sitting on a bench on Silver Lake by the willows with no luck. So drove up to the ski lodge and parked. 

I saw the Mama and baby and the two bulls from the car.  So I walked up the road a bit, watching for them to walk out into an open area so I could get a better shot. One of the workers up there hollered at me and pointed off to my right! This bull was standing there eating, just watching me, about 25 feet away! 

I watched the Moose and a couple of deer until the crowds got too thick and the animals moved on. A wonderful experience.

Backyard birds

 The Hummingbirds seem to have finished with their child-rearing work for the year and are now gathering around the feeders either talking or fighting!  Much fun to watch. And the sunflowers have bloomed and the seeds formed - so the Lesser Goldfinch spend time harvesting the seeds.

Enjoy!