This is the time of year Mark and I put our bird feeders back up and invite you to join Project FeederWatch. Sign up ($18), renew or donate at…
Fall is when you reap the benefits of all your summer gardening, with fruits and vegetables to harvest, and many flowers in full bloom to enjoy.
On the first day of fall, I talked Mark into hiking with me on a new trail by Pilot Hill in the Pole Mountain unit of the Medicine Bow Nationa…
Every day, I clean three cat litter boxes, then walk the dog, poop bag in hand. So, you can imagine what I thought when we woke up one morning…
Recently, Bob Dorn shared the results of the Cheyenne Christmas Bird Count from the December 1955-January 1956 count season, the 56th CBC (overall).
Happy New Year! If you are up before dawn this January, dazzling Venus will catch your eye if you face the direction of the sunrise. Also, the…
I asked Laramie County Master Gardeners what they want for Christmas and received a variety of replies, from tools to greenhouses to sheep manure.
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December means the winter solstice is coming. It arrives early on Dec. 22, and we are in for a couple of very cold and snowy months in Wyoming.
The market for houseplants continues to boom.
Cheyenne Audubon’s October meeting attendees heard from two University of Wyoming students about their bird studies, and about WYOBIRD, the Wy…
We’ve got two very bright planets visible this month.
A greenhouse is at the top of many gardeners’ wish lists in a climate like ours.
Just as many of us living here today didn’t have family in Wyoming at the turn of the last century or earlier, many bird species didn’t either.
October is a great time to stargaze; the skies are frequently clear, and the temperatures (hopefully) haven’t yet dipped to the frigid range. …
Did you notice last summer the small forest that sprouted on the southeast corner of Interstates 80 and 25? By those old buildings, including …
When you invite friends for dinner, you don’t expect them to greet you and then say, “By the way, you have a dead crow on your front lawn.”
September evening skies are a mixture of summer constellations shining overhead, still dominating the western sky.
The weed I dread the most is bindweed, a native of Europe and Asia. I think the seeds must travel by bird and once sprouted, they are quick to…
Last month, I reported how quickly my robins moved into their favorite nest spot after the house sparrows’ unfortunate nest was removed nearby.
August is one of my favorite times of year to observe the stars; that’s because it’s warm!
I blame the puppy.
High overhead in July, you’ll find the constellation of Hercules.
After 21 years, Laramie County Extension Horticulturist Catherine Wissner is retiring. She has often been my go-to person the 12 years I’ve be…
The whims and miracles of bird migration are often revealed in mid-May when the Cheyenne High Plains Audubon Society conducts its annual Big D…
June 21 brings us the summer solstice, so hopefully warmer weather has finally arrived in Wyoming.
Imagine this: a blank slate, a flat 12 by 40 feet of nearly bare dirt.
Eastern Laramie County has no mountains, but it is not flat.
The constellations overhead in May are dominated by Leo and Ursa Major.
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