Monthly Archives: November 2025

Simple Beauty

Posted on November 30, 2025 by mlgray

What is simple beauty? The speed limit through this wildlife refuge is 30. People drive 40. 45. Only slowing down for the most dramatic beauty. Some go slower, but go the wrong way on a one way loop, and miss … Continue reading →

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Gratitude

Posted on November 24, 2025 by mlgray

To all those that have seen the opportunity in open space conservation, I am grateful. A stretch of forest, a large field, a patch of desert, pond, or wetland, a small rocky cliff, a hill with a view. It may … Continue reading →

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Red Rock Rocky Mountain Juniper

Posted on November 12, 2025 by mlgray

A lone Juniper, especially out here in foothill Red Rock country, always catches my attention. And if I forget to look up, there’s usually a flock of Robins, or a Townsend’s Solitaire, or a flutter of chickadees and juncos and … Continue reading →

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Water

Posted on November 7, 2025 by mlgray

Water, wrestling away the loud hum of humanity just over the bank. Factory trains truck stuff in every direction, blaring horns enmass in the cacophony of the interstate. Dogs barking, people barking, phones barking, the whole world barking. Small planes, … Continue reading →

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Anywhere

Posted on November 5, 2025 by mlgray

Along a boulevard in Arvada and an irrigation ditch, a robust riparian channel cuts a path. Cast in the glow of autumn light, the day emerges into dusk. 15 species of birds, sing, call, cackle and warn, unbeknownst to the … Continue reading →

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