I have written on the benefits and importance of planting flowers in the yard. Here are some astonishing photos adding to my original list of the benefits of planting annuals in the yard. Biff Warren, a fellow member of the bar, had the presence of mind to take all of these bear pics on a […]

Boulder’s next-door neighbor, Broomfield, is home to the Butterfly Pavilion, and home to Rosie the Spider. Rosie (in a part played by several tarantulas in rotation to avoid tiring them out too much) is held by hundreds of people a day. She has done this for almost 30 years! Without anyone being bitten! Young Dean, […]

  Without our heroes, the current multiple wild fires in Boulder County and throughout Colorado would be far worse. We have hundreds of people in the air and on the ground, including the famed Hot Shots, slurry bombers, and other ground and air support numbering close to 20 planes and helicopters, and the people who […]

Smokey The Bear   reminds us that “ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT WILD FIRES!” THE HISTORY OF SMOKEY THE BEAR Smokey the Bear, an enduring symbol of wildfire prevention, has a rich history dating back to World War II. In the early 1940s, as the United States faced the threat of wartime fires, the Forest Service […]

To me, this is as exciting as breaking the story of Watergate. To Boulder Valley, this is the discovery of a real missing link in Boulder history, a picture of Chief Niwot (almost). Santa Fe is home to photographer-artist Dona Bollard. Dona was declared the Best 2D Artist at the Boulder Art Fest. The competition […]

As the celebration of Gay Pride winds down, a fitting Faces of Boulder Pic of the Day comes from a drag queen show at Morning Glory in Lafayette.    

  Ozni,”Ozzy” has given his  stamp and smile of approval to Boulder Ice Cream! Boulder DOES have something for every three year old! In some situations Boulder has something above and beyond. This smile could provide us with solar power for months with its glow!

Notice the higher banded clous and then the lower cumulus rounded clouds. It was the contrast between the two and the heavy banding that caught my attention. Taken from a red light through the windshield, a technique I do NOT recommend and which I would not admit. There are some basic rules (which have exception) […]

‘Tis the season to smell the Boulder flowers! While flower pics may cheer us during short winter days, it is hard to compete with the beauty and fragrance of lilacs in the Spring. Lilacs are in full bloom, and the perfume permeates the Boulder air. Flowering trees astonish us with the sheer mass of their […]

  Bloodhound Backed by the Continental Divide. A 5′ 1.5 meter snow had just fallen. The Ears Are HUGE!                       pic Lenny Lensworth Frieling   Boulder‘s Simon (Spanish, pronounced “SeeMow” is full-blooded papered bloodhound. The original owners were so surprised by how large the pup got. They were caught off guard by the amount of […]