In Colorado, these small and colorful finches are fairly common. Fortunately, American Goldfinches are easy to attract to bird feeders! Try feeding them their favorite foods, sunflower kernels and Nyjer seed, which few other birds consume. photo credit: Lenny Frieling

Think you know everything there is to know about Boulder? See how many of these fun facts you already know! 1. Bicycling in Boulder is so popular that the Boulder Creek bike path is often plowed before the streets 2. Boulder’s Third Flatiron towers are taller than the Empire State Building and have been climbed […]

Photo credit: Sherrie Stille

Hypothetically, imagine yourself walking in the mountains, enjoying a nice afternoon hike. You decide to stop at a picnic area. Then, as you sit down, you look directly ahead. There’s a really hairy man sitting on the table across from you. This man must have gone years without a haircut. In fact, you realize that that’s no man […]

I’m passionate about sharing simple and powerful tools that make a positive difference in my life.  As I get ready to begin a more consistent daily affirmation practice, I have been thinking about the power of positive and intentional thought and how it is changing my whole outlook on life. Perhaps you’ll understand what I mean […]

Western Tanager males are bright yellow and black, with orange-red heads. The majority of the plumage is yellow, with dark tails and two wing-bars on each wing. The dark markings on mature males are solid black, while females and juveniles have gray to brown markings. Each wing of a male has one white and one […]

“We started our adventure together by being ski partners. Then we became friends, and then lovers.” – Laura  

The Mushroom house appeared  in Woody Allen’s 1973 film, “Sleeper.” The National Enquirer also featured it as a “weird house.” The Brenton House, also known as The Mushroom House, was designed by architect Charles Haertling in the Wonderland Hills subdivision in North Boulder. It’s called The Mushroom House for its unusual shape although perhaps it […]