Entries for March 2015

Dusky Grouse Alarm

March 31, 2015

It certainly feels and sounds like spring. Lisa and I were awakened by a loud fluttering sound just outside our window. This is common as it begins to warm up and the snow melts out. A blue grouse, specifically a dusky grouse, struts around beneath our window and makes a dramatic fluttering sound wi...

Jennie V. - Latigo Staff - Guest Blogger

March 26, 2015

Latigo Ranch: A place of much laughter - and really good bacon. It seems like just a few minutes between falling asleep and having my dreams interrupted by my alarm going off. *sigh* I quickly slide the “stop alarm” key on my iPod (there are six other girls still sleeping in the bunkhou...

Spring In Layers

March 19, 2015

Our first day of spring looks different than most of the rest of the world’s, but that’s what we’ve come to expect living at 9,000 feet above sea level. Hannah took this photo just outside our downstairs door at home. The deck keeps snow from accumulating on this one little patch o...