The wildflowers and other wild blooms really started kicking off this week. Spring comes a little slower here at 6300 feet. The wild choke cherries are blooming in the arroyo east of the house. This sand lily (white) and narrow-leafed penstemon (blue) are blooming in a warm spot south of the house. As well as …
Month: April 2012
Hot Links
The Denver Post had this article on a historic wooden mining flume clinging to a cliff in western Colorado. There are current research efforts to learn more how it was built in the 1880s and to reconstruct portions of the flume that have deteriorated. I have seen it several times myself and it really is …
Harry Crews, RIP
Just got the news from Tom McIntyre that Harry Crews, author of A Feast of Snakes, Car, The Hawk is Dying, A Childhood, and other wonderful books, is dead at 76. Over his long life he wrote beautifully and grotesquely about death and love, hawking, hounds, chickenfights, karate, and eating a car. He lived hard, …
Mabel
Helen’s Gos.
A young man’s tale: part one?
Libby’s boss Greg and I share a certain nostalgia for fine old cars. Today he showed me a magazine– Classic Auto I think—- and a picture of a thirties vintage Cadillac V16 roadster brought back a tale from my father’s youth… A young man, the son of immigrants, was an artist of real talent and …
Quote & visit (or visit & quote?)
Mark Churchill and his friend Jessica blew through with the wind this weekend, and a good time was had by all. Which of course made me check his blog Flyover Country, where I discovered photos, hawking, links and the following absolutely true quote, from Jessica: “God made Australia so that most of the world’s most …
News
Pluvialis has been in the Gulf where she saw this huge version of Thesiger’s portrait of Sheikh Zayed. She has two book contracts, one for the Gos book. More soon I hope.
Ancient Brindle Tazi
From Jess: “Abdullah Kahn II of the Shaybanid dynasty ruled Transsoxiana from his capital at Bukhara from 1583-1598. He is attended by a falconer with a hooded bird and his saddle is a falconer’s drum.” Art circa 1618. Bird is a Gos with neck band as is his successor below (Khyber Pass ’70’s, Catherine Lassez). …
Cherkassov at last!
After several years, I am happy to announce the publication of A.A.Cherkassov’s 1865 Notes of an East Siberian Hunter, translated by zoologist, eminent cynologist, and “dog in law” Vladimir Beregovoy of Virginia, with a little help from me. It is available as a large format, good- quality print on demand paperback of 439 pages, for …
What Would Your Dog Do With This?
These doggie fountains are apparently available for about $30. That intelligent-looking blue merle Aussie obviously would know how to use one. Connie is convinced our pups would play with it to make a huge mess.