In the spring, the male deer and elk drop their antlers. Then they grow new ones in the spring. It is fun to hike the hills where they have been and try to find them.
I love the smell of the sagebrush hills; not fully awake yet.
There are signs of spring and contrasts such as bright green, velvety moss peeking through a blanket of melting snow and twisted sagebrush.
On the ranch, there are both golden eagles and bald eagles.
The golden eagle is the bigger of the two with a 7 foot wing span.
Bald eagle hanging out in a tree near the calving barn.
Golden eagle perched in a tree. They lay nests in the high cliff rocks in the canyon above the ranch.
I really love the colors in the Caribbean. They are so vibrant and pure. The water is the bluest blue, the saturated colors of flowers and greens just make me feel awake. While also in contrast, the dryer side of the island has a more neutral palette. It's a very interesting combination for quite a small island like St John. I saw many lizards trying to blend into their surrounding. They were all over around the cottage we stayed at. It's sometimes hard to remember that it's not summer and we are still in the northern hemisphere and that winter solstice just ended recently. I was really feeling surprised the sun set each night around 5:45. I was...
