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Bad contractors Contractors Photos Trees 

The tree I paid for twice

May 7, 2022 barbara 1 Comment bad contractors, photos, trees, wind

I refinanced the house to make some changes – paint the main room, add new gutters and heat tape and

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Photos Stories 

Postcards from the edge of time

January 7, 2022May 7, 2022 barbara 0 Comments castles, Germany, history, parents, postcards

Postcards used to be a thing. Souvenir shops had racks and racks of canned images depicting local color and attractions.

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Driveway Photos Snow Weather 

Cement from the sky

April 11, 2021April 11, 2021 barbara 0 Comments Bobcat, bourbon, driveway, plow, snow

Colorado’s weather forecasters have an awful job. Especially when they call for significant amounts of snow and nobody pays attention.

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Photos Snow Weather 

Night plow

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 barbara 0 Comments night, plow, snow

Sometimes the plow guy comes in the early, early morning. I get up and go start my car and move

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Photos Trees Woodshed 

More trees

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 barbara 0 Comments driveway, mitigation, trees, woodshed

I’ve got lots of trees. We dropped trees through the summer down in the Slightly Unenchanted Forest. There were 15

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Bathroom Contractors Floors Good contractors Leave or Stay Photos Remodel 

Ugh. The bathroom

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 barbara 0 Comments bamboo floor, bathroom, move, paint, remodel

Ugh. The bathroom. I’ve always said the bathroom at the Bar B was like Calcutta in July. It was awful.

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Animals Family animals Photos Sad 

The Rainbow Bridge

December 21, 2020 barbara 0 Comments dog, jeep, rainbow bridge

Dogs. There’s tons of dogs. People at work have assortments of dogs: big, small, cute, ugly, stupid, not stupid, loved,

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Foster kittens Photos 

Jingles

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 barbara 0 Comments foster kittens

Jingles started off the 2020 kitten season with five healthy kittens born in the wall of another foster’s home. Nobody

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Animals Foster kittens Photos 

The July crop of foster kittens

July 29, 2019December 21, 2020 barbara 0 Comments cat, foster, foster kittens

So far there’s been two groups of foster kittens up here. The first was a pair of boys, Nathan and

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The wind cups for my weather station
Photos Weather 

What the hail!

June 3, 2019 barbara 0 Comments hail, weather, weather station

A midnight hail storm came through the Bar B and scared the daylights out of me. I’d been awake –

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Weather Wind 

Fire weather warnings – now a way of life

May 11, 2022 barbara 0

Fire weather warnings are a way of life in Colorado. As of May 9, Colorado has had 98 Fire weather

Animals Family animals 

Mabel

May 7, 2022May 7, 2022 barbara 0
The tree I paid for twice
Bad contractors Contractors Photos Trees 

The tree I paid for twice

May 7, 2022 barbara 1
“Not how I do business”
Bad contractors Contractors Driveway 

“Not how I do business”

March 16, 2022 barbara 0
Gravechair
Stories Trees 

Gravechair

January 8, 2022 barbara 0

Bar B cats

Petticoat outside in deep snow
April 17, 2016 – Petticoat wanted out. I let her out.
The last picture of Buzz
Buzz, hanging out in his favorite spot in the yard. September 2016.
Ragdoll
Nina 2009
Jack in sunlight
This is one of my favorite images of Jack. He loved sunshine and sought it out any time he could.
Jack and Little Buddy
Little Buddy and Jack in 2011.
Skeeter in the sun
Skeeter enjoying the morning light
PetticoatMay2021
Skeeter
FatSkeeterjpg
PetticoatSkeeterApril2021

Foster kittens!

Tyke - foster kitten
Tyke
Fancy - foster kitten
Fancy
Bingo - foster kitten
Bingo
Vandy - foster kitten
Vandy
CB - foster kitten
Sweet little CB wasn’t feeling too well that day
Indy - foster kitten
Indy was a major pain the butt. I was relieved when he went back to the shelter: SKB!
Buzz, Henry and Domino
The first picture of Buzz along with Henry and Domino.
Jack and Little Buddy
Little Buddy and Jack in 2011.
Max - foster kitten
Max
Cat videos
You Tube has videos for cats to watch!
Foster kitten
Maureen – June 2017
Foster kittens
This crew was a big challenge! Four energetic bundles and I can’t remember their names
Sully - foster kitten
Sully
Moving cat
It’s a challenge to photograph a moving cat
Bill - foster kitten
Bill was a timid sweetie
small_ColoradoRain
small_LouisianaPepper
small_OceanBreeze
Ed - FAS foster kitten June 2018
Ed – FAS foster kitten June 2018
Foster kitten - JACK -June 2018
Foster kitten – JACK -June 2018
foster kitten - PAISELY - June 2018
foster kitten – PAISELY – June 2018
Christmas ornament
I have lots of "B's" for all occasions and holidays.
Nina in the dark
Nina in 2009
Hummingbird at the feeder
Hummingbird August 2013

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