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Photo of the Week: Denver Botanic Gardens

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shallow pool filled with grasses and water lilies

While I was in Denver, Colorado for WordCamp Denver 2018 last weekend, I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to visit the Denver Botanic Gardens on the east side of Denver.

With over 23 acres, the Denver Botanic Gardens has 43 unique gardens.

Wish I could have made it to all of them!

One of my favorite places at the Garden was the Monet Pool. I sat on one of the nearby benches in the shade, cooling off from the 90-plus degree Farenheit temperatures. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Denver Botanic Gardens

Photo of the Week: Moose Near Aspen, Colorado

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moose standing on creekshore pausing before taking a drink of water

Last week, as my vehicle approached one of the last curves in the road on the outskirts of Aspen, Colorado on the way back from Independence Pass, I saw several large dark brown shapes near the creek that bordered the road.

Wait, what were those?

They were too large and too dark to be deer. And their antlers were huge, almost black.

I pulled my vehicle to the side of the road, quickly drew out my binoculars, and scanned the creek edge. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Moose Near Aspen, Colorado

Photo of the Week: Black-necked Stilt at Howard Marsh

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Black-necked Stilt wading amongst grasses in the blue marsh waters

One of the most distinctive shorebirds, I found the Black-necked Stilt lazily wading along the flats of Howard Marsh, a newly created coastal wetland on Lake Erie’s southern shore, near Bono, Ohio. A graceful bird with the most remarkable looking pink spindly legs, the Black-necked Stilt has a glossy black back, slender black bill, and… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Black-necked Stilt at Howard Marsh

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