Posts made in 2009

Things that Go Bump (and grind) in the Night

Posted on Aug 27, 2009 in Daily Grind | 2 comments

Since everyone seemed to get such a kick out of my ‘plant porn’ awhile back…here is some teenage deer lovin’ that Jimmy’s trail-cam captured. Enjoy!

Read More

Mt. Yale, Colorado

Posted on Aug 25, 2009 in Mountain Climbs, USA | 2 comments

Mt. Yale, Colorado

I finally decided it was time to make an attempt at a "14er". We chose Mt. Yale in central Colorado.

Read More

Truck-o-Stuff

Posted on Aug 21, 2009 in Daily Grind | 3 comments

Ok I have a special treat for those of you who are still actually following my weeklong blog of boringness… and it is that post #5 is not another tree fact posting! Instead I’ll post this pic of a truck I saw a few weeks ago parked in front of the Frontier Motel in Raytown,...

Read More

Tree Facts #4 – Dawn Redwood

Posted on Aug 20, 2009 in Gardening / Plants | 0 comments

There are 3 species of Redwood trees and just about everyone is familiar with two of them. The Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) is the overall largest tree species on earth, and the Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) is world’s tallest tree species. The third redwood, which...

Read More

Tree Facts #3 – Cedars

Posted on Aug 19, 2009 in Gardening / Plants | 0 comments

Everyone knows about Cedar trees… or do you? If you live in Missouri then you are likely familiar with the Eastern Red Cedar, often called simply a ‘Cedar tree’. However these, along with many other trees commonly referred to as ‘cedars’ are not cedars at all. They...

Read More