Happy Birthday, Pippin!

Pip says thanks to everyone who remembered his birthday! He ate his favorite grass, kippers, played with new and old toys, and had fun opening his presents and cards.

Have a great weekend!

flying kites at Bear Creek Park

Rainbow Over Goat Hill

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with miniature effect

Clouds North of Bellvue

(photos by M&M)

Horsetooth Reservoir

I Think I Feel Something

Matt Barton's I Think I Feel Something at MCA Denver

Evening Clouds

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miniature effect

miniature effect

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taken by M&M

Frozen Banana

-thaw for the perfect addition to scones, muffins, or pancakes

Looking Forward to Little Bird

Lime Paletas

So easy, and so delicious on a hot summer day!

(recipe from my favorite ice pop how-to-book: Paletas: Authentic Recipes for Mexican Ice Pops, Shaved Ice & Aguas Frescas)

Tundra Flowers

I love these little floral worlds on top of mountains.

Both Ways Is The Only Way I Want It

Both Ways Is The Only Way I Want It by Maile Meloy is exquisite!

One can't
have it

both ways
and both

ways is
the only

way I
want it.

-A.R. Ammons

Scanned Sunprints

sunprints of grass, leaves, branches, crystals, and a tape - scanned before setting/processing

Tree-Atop-Tree

found on the way down from Pikes Peak

Fire Island Kelp 2004

Learning to Ride

(Audrey Hepburn photo by Cecil Beaton)

Thank you, Mark.

Tiny Champagne Grapes

my homemade soft herbed cheese, with grapes and cantaloupe 

How to Make Soft Herbed Fresh Cheese

 For a small amount of cheese, use 4 cups (1 qt) of fresh whole milk 
(raw if you can get it!) to 1/4 cup lemon juice / vinegar.

 (wait at least 20-30 minutes)

(you can keep draining at this point to make it a harder cheese, but I like this stage of super soft creamy texture!)

Thanks to The Goat Cheese Lady for the class at the Cheyenne Mountain Library!