Picaresque

Picaresque is the adjective to describe writings about a common or low character who survives the pitfalls of life through luck or good fortune. My travels, interests, my animals, my photographs, my wonderful friends and family are featured.

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Location: Arapahoe, Wyoming, United States

(Note: Blogs read from bottom to top; scroll down for beginnings, scroll up for most current.) After 30 years in public administration and four degrees, as well as numerous workshops with luminaries in Education and Public Policy, life in a slower lane became a goal. Most recently I have done policy writing and consulting for the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone Tribes. Mostly, I am just coasting slowly and gently downhill these days-seeking joy where I can find it before the glorious ride ends.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

For the Birds

A Sandhill Crane family visited this afternoon. The pictures are taken at the very limit of 20X magnification and the bottom one has been cropped. They are taking off in the top one. They were kind of shy staying behind a cluster of Russian olive trees. They are noisy birds and it seems they can throw their voices. They are often not where you think they are from the calls. That beautiful purplish stuff is the prairie grass gone to seed. It has been wet enough that re-seeding is taking place. A very nice sight.
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