Carol Farmer and Reid Farmer, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, June 1969
Author: Reid Farmer
Carol Farmer Lofton, RIP
Carol (1958 – 2013) my younger sister and only sibling, died in Jonesboro, Arkansas last week after a mercifully brief struggle with lung cancer. I’ve posted her school picture from First Grade, as it shows her as the funny and vivacious girl that I always like to remember.
White Pelican
A week ago Saturday, Connie and I went up to Barr Lake State Park, a local birding hot spot. I thought you might enjoy this picture of a white pelican we saw there, one of the many who visit here in the summer. It seems every time I see them I am astonished anew at …
Quote
I’d never seen or heard wild geese before. Have you ever? A fantastic noise, like a lot of women at a cocktail party in the sky, tumbling over each other for the best place in the air. The oddest & most impressive nature note for years. – in a letter from Deborah Devonshire to Patrick …
First Thunderstorm of the Season
We had quite a storm here night before last. It made so much racket the dogs decided they needed to go hang out in the basement. It also knocked out our electricity for almost three hours. I wasn’t able to get any lightning pictures, but it did have some interesting turbulent clouds. And as always, …
Not Happy
I guess this must be bird week for me. I couldn’t resist posting this picture of a rather disgruntled looking scrub jay I took during one of the many spring snow storms we had last month. Looks like he’s thinking, “When is this winter stuff going to stop?”
House Finches
Here is a yellow variant house finch with his lady friend out at our feeders a few days ago. From what I understand, these aren’t all that rare, but this was the first time I had ever seen one. Here is one of his more “normal” colored cousins by way of comparison – actually from …
TV Formation
A few days ago I was photographing birds in Castlewood Canyon State Park and was buzzed by seven turkey vultures. These two decided to fly in formation for a while.
Stubborn
Blast from the Past
Here is a picture of Connie and 18 month-old Lauren at the excavation of a rock shelter at Ken Caryl Ranch in Jefferson County, just west of Denver. The work was conducted by the Colorado Archaeological Society in 1983 and we were there volunteering. I can’t recall the name of the young man standing by the …