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Fire weather warnings – now a way of life

May 11, 2022 barbara 0 Comments fire, lists, weather

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

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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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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 

Funky clouds

June 27, 2018June 27, 2018 barbara 0 Comments clouds, photo, storm

A large storm came over on May 27 and though we only received a small amount of moisture, the storm

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Video of strong winds at the house
Snow Video Wildlife Wind 

Wind and snow

April 24, 2018June 26, 2018 barbara 0 Comments snow, trees, video, wind

It was 60 degrees in Denver and windy as hell. Wildfires popped up down the hill but we were lucky

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Stormy skies
Animals Photos Weather 

Seattle weather

June 28, 2017September 7, 2017 barbara 0 Comments cats, fog, weather

In early June Seattle moved to the Bar B. The clouds hung low on Shadow Mountain and this place could

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Snow storm - 2016
Snow 

October snow

October 12, 2016June 27, 2018 barbara 0 Comments fall, snow

Snow came early in October and lucky me it arrived on a day I had to work. By the time

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Sunrise 2016
Animals Photos Weather 

Autumn light

October 5, 2016September 9, 2017 barbara 0 Comments aspens, autumn, kittens, light

Autumn in the mountains is the best season of all. The light changes and has a glow not found in

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Rain Video Weather 

Rain!

July 7, 2016September 10, 2017 barbara 0 Comments rain, summer, video

On July 1 it rained like crazy! They’d put up severe thunderstorm warnings but I wasn’t prepared for the deluge

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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 0
“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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