The July 2025 Views

Peonies near the end, and the moon (July 1):

Nature's fireworks: sawtooth butterweed, yarrow, and columbines,
thunderheads, sunset, moon (July 2):

4th of July views, white-crowned sparrows, snowshoe hare,

clouds, sunset, moon (July 4):

The June 2025 Views

This month marks the 12th anniversary of our move to this
wonder-filled mountain paradise.

Hoping for the aurora, I got the moon instead (June 1):

Summer birds (June 2):

Flowers in the yard, and western tanager (June 3):

Female western tanager (June 4):

Moon (June 7):

Moonrise (June 9):

Clouds and the full Strawberry Moon (June 10):

Rainbow, tanager,  (June 11):

First sunset with any color I've seen in ages, and then 

we were blessed with the aurora borealis (June 12):

Pre-sunset clouds (June 14):

More flowers in the yard (June 16):

The iris are beginning to bloom! (June 18):

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In May I went to visit family in Cody, WY, and we spent a day

in the McCullough Peaks. Photos of that absolute gorgeousness

can be found here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/z64xB6Npnya6YLYB7

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First time this beauty has bloomed! (June 19):

Fresh snow on the peaks this morning,

and the peonies are outstanding this year (June 22):

More of the gorgeous peonies, and more wildflowers (June24):

Iris (June 25):

Early evening virga (June 26):

Iris in the sun (June 27):

Sunset and crescent moon (June 28):

One last peony, and the moon (June 29):

Moon (June 30):