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In the Valley, September, 2017
The photo; Common Raven
From the fire and floods to tornadoes and ticks; Greater Roadrunner
Finding a home; Painted Lady
Volunteers needed for wildfire recovery; Bewick’s Wren
Sharing the bounty of Mother’s Earth; Brown-headed Cowbird
Earth continued; Great-tailed Grackle
The Lariat Loop; Ring-necked Duck
More fire in our future?; Bufflehead
Another day; Killdeer
Old cabin revelations; the winter sky
Coaldale Alliance takes on Security Water District; Red-tailed Hawk
Go slow; hares
In the Valley, September, 2016
Barnes City; Scrub-jay species split
A smoke-filled love story; wildlife and wildfire
Pet peeves of a summer curmudgeon; Rock Wren
Our nature; western soul; Ash-throated Flycatcher
Rocks in my head; modern troubadour; White-faced Ibis
In the Valley, April, 2016
Spring has sprung; water droplets; Abert’s squirrel
A day in the life of a miche; Heartstring Hunters; lagomorphs
At least I tried; Trumpeter Swan
Sink or swim—Our future relies on our water supply; Virginia Rail
The peace of the season—not for all; finding my way; gray fox
Trade-offs; Williamson’s Sapsucker
Right in our own backyard; a sense of community; Loggerhead Shrike
In the Valley, September, 2015
The power of the paw; ladies and gentlemen; water droplets; plateau fence lizard
The Schoolhouse Concert Series, Part II; water droplets; Western Tanager
Good food and good company; water droplets; Bullock’s Oriole
Furry fostering; water droplets; Indigo Bunting
Suantrai – An Irish lullaby; water droplets; Spotted Towhee
Stomping to the beat in Coaldale; spring is in the air; community announcement—Chris Powers’ family; in appreciation—Holcim Inc.; House Finch
On the road in Africa; Cassin’s Finch
The Canyon; Hairy Woodpecker
Staying in touch, sustainably; Belted Kingfisher
Two Coaldalians hit the Appalachian Trail; the Applachian Trail; a ghostly hummer
Personal best; Band-tailed Pigeon
In the Valley, September, 2014
Vote yes and pay nothing; migration
Time to get involved; moments of time—remembering Dave Shields; chipmunk
Water and life—a way of life in Western Fremont County; Osprey
Why sourdough?; American Kestrel
Message in a bottle; Turkey Vulture
April is here—Get busy!; Juniper Titmouse
In celebration of mud; Cooper’s Hawk
Stronger and better—the Pilates promise; Common Goldeneye
2013—The year of retirement; Rough-legged Hawk
Of peace on earth; Evening Grosbeak
Real food, real tasty; American Crow
A honey of a business; Western Scrub-Jay
In the Valley, September, 2013
It takes a valley; Prairie Falcon
Our valley–through a child’s eyes; a tribute to Alvera Leitner; Red-naped Sapsucker
Hardscrabble highlights; Calliope Hummingbird; emergency wildfire contact information
Courage; Canada Goose
The Hardscabble is happening; American Dipper
Taming the brain and body through yoga; Red-winged Blackbird
Coaldale Post Office–still standing; Golden Eagle
Wedding night; Northern Saw-whet Owl
Welcoming 2013; Red-breasted Nuthatch
Moving forward; Wild Turkey
Road trip ramblings; Sandhill Crane
Building a dream; Pinyon Jay
In the Valley, September, 2012
What I didn’t say; Pine Siskin
Restoring community; Lesser Goldfinch
Long-eared love; Rufous Hummingbird
Vino in the valley; Common Nighthawk
How to change the world; Black-headed Grosbeak
Getting to know you; Red fox
The joy of work?; American Robin
Gift of friendship; Great Horned Owl
Another way of thinking; Bald Eagle
Soft and warm from the Outback; Common Raven
Raku with the Maverick Potter; Clark’s Nutcracker
Secret gardens; Steller’s Jay
In the Valley, September, 2011
Charcoal kilns; Pinyon Mice
A rural vet; Mourning Dove
Seeds of knowledge; Broad-tailed and Black-chinned Hummingbirds
The photograph; Cliff and Violet-green Swallows
A church without pews; Western Meadowlark
Coaldale Community Building; bluebirds of the west
Jennifer Dempsey, Manda Ellison, and the Salida Circus; White-breasted Nuthatch
Janet and Ken Klco and 50 miles of elbow room; Townsend’s Solitaire
Kristie Nackord and Spirit Horse Herbals; Dark-eyed Junco
Nancy Oswald and telling stories; Mountain and Black-capped Chickadees
Linda Batt, Rus Hinman, and Delphi Alpacas; Black-billed Magpie
A talk with a neighbor; Northern Flicker
On the wild side of the Arkansas River valley 