We finally got snow!!

 Our barn never looks so good as when its snowing. The horses are fed and they are enjoying the cold snap.

End of October in Colorado

 This is Blue grama grass, with the eyelash seed heads. It is one if the main grasses that comprises the short grass prairie. This is at about 6,600 ft.

 

 

 

 

 

Last of fall patio plants.

 Now begins the time of lugging the pots indoors or in the barn. Which ones to save, transplant, pitch? Hope I don't bring too many buggies inside with them!

Late vegetables, herbs and Cleomes

 Cleomes are a must for the vegetable garden. The vegetables just don't move enough, so if you stick in a few Cleomes, they will wave with the breezes and make the whole thing more dynamic.!

Bird places

  This is one of the places that may attract or just remind one of the birds that visit my garden. I have several stands of choke cherry that have designs on taking over the whole yard. That and hackberry, current, Gambels oak and Serviceberry all do their part to attract birds. The yard bird list stands at 33 species, although a few of them appeared one time and never had the least bit of interest in returning  (ie: The Evening grosbeaks and the Hermit Thrush.)

A Black Crowned Night Heron at the Platte

More Helenius autumnale, August 15th, 2012