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May 31, 2010

Hey, Soul Sister

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Here's a brief slideshow of some photos I shot this month (May 2010). Most photos are from the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Some are from 'down the hill'. Some are from the 'western slope'.

The images were all captured on one of the following:

The images are compiled into a 17 Meg (3:36) Adobe Flash slideshow(train.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (train.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.

Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.

The soundtrack is "Hey, Soul Sister" by Train. Lyrics in the extended entry.

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Posted by Rob Kiser on May 31, 2010 at 11:32 PM : Comments (2) | Permalink

A Little Excitement in the Hills

Above: Someone in the neighborhood got medivac-ed out today. Not clear what happened.

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Bluebird Trail - 5/31/10

Box 1 - House wrens - 0 eggs (I'm reasonably certain at this point that this is a decoy nest.)
Box 2 - House wrens - 0 eggs (I'm reasonably certain at this point that this is a decoy nest.)
Box 3 - Mountain Bluebirds - 5 blue eggs. Mom on nest. I'd say she officially began incubation of 5 eggs on 5/30/2010. Assuming an incubation period of 13-15 days, her eggs should hatch on June 12-14.)
Box 4 - House wrens - 0 eggs. (This nest has straw in the nest of twigs, indicating that it's probably not a decoy nest, but no eggs yet.)
Box 5 - Mountain Chickadees - 7 white eggs. (One more than yesterday.)
Box 6 - House wrens - 3 pink eggs. (No change from yesterday). I'm not clear why the mom is not incubating yet. Possibly the mom abandoned the nest?
Box 562 - Mountain Chickadees - 7 white eggs. (Mom on nest. I'd say she officially began incubation of 7 eggs on 5/30/2010. Assuming an incubation period of 12-14 days, her eggs should hatch on June 11-13.)
Box 7 - Tree swallows - no nest yet.
Box 8 - Western Bluebirds - 6 blue eggs (1 more than yesterday). Mom still not incubating.

Mountain Bluebird eggs: 5
Western Bluebird eggs: 6
House Wren eggs: 3
Mountain Chickadee eggs: 14

Total eggs: 28

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May 30, 2010

Bluebird Trail - 5/30/10

Above: Male Western Bluebird perched atop Box 8.

Box 1 - House wrens - 0 eggs
Box 2 - House wrens - 0 eggs
Box 3 - Mountain Bluebirds - 5 blue eggs. (Mom on nest. Possibly has begun incubation. She's on 5...possibly 6 eggs.) Update: Only 5 eggs at this point.
Box 4 - House wrens - 0 eggs
Box 5 - Mountain Chickadees - 6 white eggs. (No change from yesterday.)
Box 6 - House wrens - 3 pink eggs. (No change from yesterday).
Box 562 - Mountain Chickadees - 7 white eggs. (Mom on nest - unknown if more eggs).
Box 7 - Tree swallows - no nest yet.
Box 8 - Western Bluebirds - 5 blue eggs (1 more than yesterday).

Mountain Bluebird eggs: 5
Western Bluebird eggs: 5
House Wren eggs: 3
Mountain Chickadee eggs: 13

Total eggs: 26

Posted by Rob Kiser on May 30, 2010 at 7:37 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink

Planting Time

Well, it's planting time again. Jen and I plowed and planted the garden last weekend. We plowed it on Friday May 21st and then planted the first couple of rows with peas, green beans, and cabbage on Saturday May 22nd. Then today, on Sunday May 30th, we planted okra, squash, and corn.

Row 9
Row 8
Row 7 /Corn
Row 6 /Corn
Row 5 /Corn
Row 4 Okra / Squash / Squash / Corn
Row 3 Okra
Row 2 Green Beans / Cabbage
Row 1 Peas

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May 29, 2010

Can I see her, daddy?

Perched atop her Honda Rancher, Jen peeks in at the female Mountain Bluebird on her nest in House #3.

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Love at first squeeze

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Western Bluebird

Above: Male Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) near Morrison, Colorado.

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American Kestrel

Above: Female American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) in flight near Bear Creek Lake Park.

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Bluebird Trail - 5/29/10

Box 1 - House wrens - 0 eggs
Box 2 - House wrens - 0 eggs
Box 3 - Mountain Bluebirds - 5 blue eggs. (1 more than yesterday).
Box 4 - House wrens - 0 eggs
Box 5 - Mountain Chickadees - 6 white eggs. (1 more than yesterday).
Box 6 - House wrens - 3 pink eggs. (No change from yesterday).
Box 562 - Mountain Chickadees - 6 white eggs. (Mom on nest - unknown if more eggs).. Update: 7 white eggs.
Box 7 - Tree swallows - no nest yet.
Box 8 - Western Bluebirds - 4 blue eggs (1 more than yesterday).

Mountain Bluebird eggs: 5
Western Bluebird eggs: 4
House Wren eggs: 3
Mountain Chickadee eggs: 1213

Total eggs: 2425

Photos in extended entry:

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May 28, 2010

Bluebird Trail - 5/28/10

Box 1 - House wrens - 0 eggs
Box 2 - House wrens - 0 eggs
Box 3 - Mountain Bluebirds - 4 blue eggs. (1 more than yesterday).
Box 4 - House wrens - 0 eggs
Box 5 - Mountain Chickadees - 5 white eggs. (1 more than yesterday).
Box 6 - House wrens - 3 pink eggs. (1 more than yesterday).
Box 562 - Mountain Chickadees - 6 white eggs. (1 more than yesterday).
Box 7 - Tree swallows - no nest yet.
Box 8 - Western Bluebirds - 3 blue eggs (1 more than yesterday).

Mountain Bluebird eggs: 4
Western Bluebird eggs: 3
House Wren eggs: 3
Mountain Chickadee eggs: 11

Photos in extended entry:

Total eggs: 21

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Posted by Rob Kiser on May 28, 2010 at 10:35 AM : Comments (0) | Permalink

May 27, 2010

Bluebird Trail - 5/27/10

Jen and I numbered the Bluebird houses recently so that we could track the activity better. It looks like all of the boxes are occupied at this point. Some of the House Wren nests could possibly be decoys, but all of the nest sites appear to show signs of activity.

Box 1 - House wrens - 0 eggs
Box 2 - House wrens - 0 eggs
Box 3 - Mountain Bluebirds - 3 eggs (blue)
Box 4 - House wrens - 0 eggs
Box 5 - Mountain Chickadees - 4 eggs (white)
Box 6 - House wrens - 2 eggs (pink)
Box 562 - Mountain Chickadees - 5 eggs (white)
Box 7 - Tree swallows - no nest yet.
Box 8 - Western Bluebirds - 2 eggs (blue)

Mountain Bluebird eggs: 3
Western Bluebird eggs: 2
House Wren eggs: 2
Mountain Chickadee eggs: 9

Total eggs: 16

(Photos in the extended entry.)

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May 23, 2010

Yellow Warbler

Above: Male Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia) at Rifle Falls State Park.

Above: Male Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia) at Rifle Falls State Park.

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American Dipper

Above: American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) at Rifle Falls State Park.

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Red-winged Blackbird

Above: Male Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) at Rifle Falls State Park.

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Audubon's Warbler

Above: Male Audubon's Warbler, a sub-species of the Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) at Rifle Falls State Park.

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May 22, 2010

Spotted Towhee

Above: Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus).

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Western Meadowlark

Above: Male Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) sings to attract a mate.

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May 21, 2010

Bluebird Trail - 5/21/10

Bob Cohen has inspired me to number my Bluebird Houses. Not that I have very many, but Jen and I kept close tabs on the birds last year and it makes it easier if the houses are numbered.

1 house wren - nest made of twigs
2 empty
3 mountain bluebirds - nest made of grass, feathers, maybe fur
4 empty
5 mountain chickadee - soft stuffing
6 house wren - full to the top with twigs
562 mountain chickadee - moss below a layer of soft stuff
7 empty- possibly for tree swallows
8 western bluebirds - grass, feathers, and maybe fur

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May 20, 2010

Evening Grosbeaks on the feeder

Above: Male and female Evening Grosbeaks (Coccothraustes vespertinus) on the feeder.

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Bluebird Trail - 5/20/10

Above: A House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) hard at work building a nest. Update: This Bluebird box was subsequently numbered Box 1. We later determined that this house wren was building a decoy nest, instead of creating a nest to rear young.

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May 17, 2010

The Mountain Bluebird

Of course, photographing birds is a truly humbling experience. It seems it's impossible to get the equipment close enough to the subject, and if you're ever near enough to the bird, then some obscure setting is almost always set incorrectly.

Above: A shot of a male Mountain Bluebird Wendy and I found today at Chase Gulch Reservoir on Upper Apex Road in Gilpin County.

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Bluebird Trail - 5/16/10

I took these photos yesterday of two Bluebird nests under construction.

Above: Mountain Bluebird nest (under construction). Update: This was later numbered Box 3.

Above: Western Bluebird nest (under construction). Update: This was later numbered Box 8.

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Mystery nest near the Moffat Tunnel

Saw this nest today near the Moffat Tunnel in Gilpin County, Colorado. This would just west of Tolland, Colorado at an elevation of around 9,000 ft above sea level. The nest is built in an Aspen tree, and is approximately 12" tall. Posted at Whatbird.com.

Posted by Rob Kiser on May 17, 2010 at 8:13 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink

The Birdhouses of Gilpin County

I took Wendy up today and showed her the birdhouses of Gilpin County. It's a singular place. Unique in my experience. For dozens of miles, there are bluebird houses with wren guards every 50 yards. As a result, there are more Tree Swallows and Mountain Bluebirds than you could shake a stick at. In some of the photos, we noticed that the Tree Swallows were banded. The area in question is primarily in the general vicinity west of Rollinsville, Colorado to Tolland, and even up to the Moffat Tunnel. Also, I've noticed the bluebird houses South of Rollinsville along Colorado State Highway 119 as far South as Golden Gate Canyon.

I posted on Whatbird.com, as always, to try to ascertain what exactly is going on up there. My best guess is that it's the feds studying cavity nesting birds in the Roosevelt National Forest, but this is only a hunch. If anyone knows, please advise.

Update: Apparently, these birdhouses were set up by "Bob Cohen", who is somehow affiliated with "Denver Metro College". He's been studying the birds since the mid 1970's. He is, I believe, the same "R. R. Cohen" cited in this study:
http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/JFO/v059n04/p0395-p0402.pdf

Update 2: Apparently, Bob Cohen is a retired professor from Denver State Metro College and he's been banding swallows in Gilpin and Boulder Counties and has been for roughly 35 years.

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May 16, 2010

Mountain Bluebirds

Today, I peaked in the box for the first time, and I saw that the mom has begun building a nest out of grass. I'll post a photo when I get a chance to breathe. 3 soccer games this weekend. Ouch.

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May 15, 2010

Defending the Neighborhood Beehive

Jennifer told me I should warn Bud about the bear, so I went over and told him that, unless he put a fence around the beehive, it probably wouldn't last another night. So we strung razorwire around the beehive today. The bear may still get to the hive, but he'll probably bleed out before he finishes the honey.

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Mountain Bluebirds

I saw a breeding pair of Mountain Bluebirds (Sialia currucoides) flying into one of my bluebird houses today. I so hope that they're building a nest. This is easily one of the prettiest birds in Colorado. If they build a nest, I should be able to get the best Mountain Bluebird photos I've ever taken. (Fingers crossed.)

Update: I have a pair of Mountain Bluebirds, and Bud has a pair of Western Bluebirds. This makes me so happy I just can't say. :)

Posted by Rob Kiser on May 15, 2010 at 1:27 PM : Comments (1) | Permalink

The bears are back

The bird feeders got ripped off the house again last night. This is the second time in the last week or so. Looks like the bears are back. I think that they're drawn more to the suet cakes than to the seeds, but whatever they're after, you know when they've been here. They rip the feeders down, straightening out the hooks. They rip the feeders apart and pretty much gorge themselves on whatever they can reach. The suet cake cages look pretty bad. Last time they did this, I set up the night-vision videocam and got some grainy Bigfoot-quality footage of them.

Timmy was freaking out the other night...down on the staircase, hissing and growling at nothing that I could find. I'm thinking now that he heard the bear out there knocking around and was trying to scare the bear away. He actually makes a pretty good watch-cat if there is such a thing.

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May 13, 2010

Global Warming Strikes Hard

Above: Jennifer talks to a friend after school as they suit up in a late spring snowstorm.

Categories: Photos

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American Kestrel

Above: Male American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) near Morrison, Colorado.

Categories: Photos, Birds

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May 11, 2010

Chipping Sparrow

Above: Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) in Wendy's feeder.

Above: Closeup of Chipping Sparrow in Wendy's feeder.

Categories: Photos, Birds

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Evening Grosbeaks

Above: Female Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus - formerly Hesperiphona vespertina) on Mountain Lilac.

Above: Male Evening Grosbeak.

Categories: Photos, Birds

Posted by Rob Kiser on May 11, 2010 at 6:28 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink

May 10, 2010

The Owlets Have Fledged

The owlets have flown the coop. Yesterday, when we drove by, we didn't see them. I went by today and verified they are no longer there. Assumption is that they fledged on or around Saturday, May 8th.

My best estimate as to when the owlets were born is March 14-17, meaning that, when they fledged on May 8th, the owlets would be approximately 52-55 days old. So, I'd say that they fledged at approximately 7-8 weeks of age.

Kinda weird now that they're gone. There's just a tree with a broken nest and no owls. I'll miss them, and I doubt they'll use the nest again next year as it's too torn up at this point.

Categories: Photos, Birds, Owls

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The Pine Squirrel

Above: A Pine Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) in Wendy's feeder.

Categories: Photos, Mammals

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House Wren

Above: Male House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) singing to attract a mate.

Categories: Photos, Birds

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European Honey Bees

Wendy found another European honey bee hive this weekend. She's found 2 so far this year.

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Photos from Saturday's Soccer Game

We won the game on Saturday 1-0. :)

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Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Above: Male Broad-tailed hummingbird. I refilled my feeders this year with a 1:1 mixture of sugar and water. They're basically full of syrup at this point. When it drips, it makes little sugar stagmites on the patio.

Categories: Photos, Birds

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May 9, 2010

Swainson's Hawk Takeout

Above: Swainson's hawk getting a prairie dog to go.

Categories: Photos, Birds, Hawks

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Mystery Bird with Long Toes

I've posted this on Whatbird.com.

Update: This is a Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia).

Categories: Photos, Birds

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May 6, 2010

Swainson's Hawk

This bird had me scratching my head today when I saw it. I couldn't decide if it was a Red-tailed Hawk or a Swainson's Hawk. The tail doesn't look like a mature Red-tailed Hawk's tail to me. There's too much banding and no sub-terminal tail band. Also, I don't see the dark semi-circular patagial marks on the leading edges of the wings. But, what threw me was that this bird does appear to have a distinct dark "belly band". So, I wasn't sure and checked with the experts at Whatbird.com. Turns out that this is an intermediate morph of the Swainson's Hawk, as indicated by the "white front/throat, dark tail, white rump".

Categories: Photos, Birds, Hawks

Posted by Rob Kiser on May 6, 2010 at 10:15 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink

Great-horned Owlets - Day 50

Above: In this photo, both owlets have left the nest, which is in a sad state of disrepair at this point. The owls will obviously not be able to reuse the nest next year. Both owlets are now in the same tree that holds the nest where they hatched. One owlet left the tree for a day or so, and was perched in an adjacent tree about 50 yards away, but somehow he's managed to return to the tree from whence he came. I'm not clear if he flew, walked, or climbed to get to back his tree of origin, but they look to me like they could fly away any day now.

My best estimate as to when the owlets were born is March 14-17, meaning that in this photo taken May 6th, the owlets would be approximately 50-53 days old.

Update: According to this site: "Young owls move out of nest onto nearby branches at 6-7 weeks of age. Fully fledge at 10-11 weeks. Fledged owls remain with parents throughout most of summer, who continue to bring them occasional food items. May be seen begging for food into October, 4-5 mo after leaving nest."

So, according to this, the owls are right on track. They moved out of the nest and into nearby branches at 6-7 weeks old, so they'll probably still be around for another 3 - 4 weeks. Cool.

Categories: Photos, Birds, Owls

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Great-horned Owlets - Day 48

Above: In this photo, both owlets have left the nest, which is in a sad state of disrepair at this point. They will not be able to reuse the nest next year. Both owlets are now in the same tree that holds the nest where they hatched. One owlet left the tree for a day or so, and was perched in an adjacent tree about 50 yards away, but somehow he's managed to return to the tree from whence he came. I'm not clear if he flew, walked, or climbed to get to back his tree of origin, but they look to me like they could fly away any day now.

My best estimate as to when the owlets were born is March 14-17, meaning that in this photo taken May 4th, the owlets would be approximately 48-51 days old.


Categories: Photos, Birds, Owls

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May 4, 2010

Wildfires!

Multiple fires in the Conifer/Foxton areas. Hundreds of homes evacuated. Foxton Rd. closed at 285.

This is a very bad day for a fires. Winds are gusting to about 50 mph. Multiple fires being fought by Elk Creek, Evergreen, and Intercanyon Fire Departments. State assistance offered and accepted.

More info on the fires here: http://www.pinecam.com/

Update: I think that they got them all put out. Seems like the one at Foxton burned about 12 acres, but my understanding is that it's out now.

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Morrison Park

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Soccer Photos

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May 3, 2010

Great-horned Owlets - Day 47

Above: In this photo, both owlets have left the nest. One is still in the same tree, but one has moved to a tree about 50 yards away. I'm not clear if they flew, walked, or climbed to get to their new locations, but they're clearly ready to fledge.

My best estimate as to when the owlets were born is March 14-17, meaning that in this photo taken May 3rd, the owlets would be approximately 47-50 days old.

Categories: Photos, Birds, Owls

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Great-horned Owlets - Day 46

Above: In this photo, the owlets have left the nest for the first time. They're still in the same tree, but have somehow managed to gain purchase on higher ground in the tree. I'm not clear if they flew up there, or climbed. But they're very clearly close to being ready to fledge.

My best estimate as to when the owlets were born is March 14-17, meaning that in this photo taken May 2nd, the owlets would be approximately 46-49 days old.

Categories: Photos, Birds, Owls

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Great-horned Owlets - Day 44

Above: Both owlets in the nest, sans mom. This is the last photo I have of both birds in the nest.

My best estimate as to when the owlets were born is March 14-17, meaning that in this photo taken April 30th, the owlets would be approximately 44-47 days old.

Categories: Photos, Birds, Owls

Posted by Rob Kiser on May 3, 2010 at 6:11 PM : Comments (0) | Permalink

Great-horned Owlets - Day 39

Above: Both owlets were in the nest, sans mom, but I couldn't get a decent shot of both of them together. One of the pair has always been shy, reclusive, and not as photogenic. In this shot, you can only see his brother's back.

My best estimate as to when the owlets were born is March 14-17, meaning that in this photo taken April 25th, the owlets would be approximately 39-42 days old.

Categories: Photos, Birds, Owls

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May 1, 2010

Santa Fe

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Wendy and I ended up without the kids for few days, so we decided to take the scenic route down to Santa Fe and kick around New Mexico a bit.

I've been to Santa Fe before, but she used to spend a lot of time down there, so it was cool to have her to sort of show me around. And, as always, we took her ipod which is loaded with hits from the '70's. This is possibly one of the best parts of the road trips, as she plays lots of songs that I've not heard in 30 years. Or, if I have heard them, I don't know who sings them. And she'll quiz me all the time on "who sings this", which of course, I seldom know. Ambrosia? Atlanta Rhythm Section? 10cc? Who knew?

Here's a brief slideshow of some photos I shot this month (April 2010). Some of them were around Denver. About half of them were from the trip down to Santa Fe.

The images were all captured on one of the following:

The images are compiled into a 16 Meg (4:05) Adobe Flash slideshow(2010_Santa_Fe.swf) that you should be able to open and view with any browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.). To view the slideshow, just click on the photo above. If you want to view the slideshow as a Windows executable, you can play this version (2010_Santa_Fe.exe), and it allows you to play, pause, skip forward, backwards, etc.

Image post-processing was done in Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended. The slideshow was created using Imagematics Stillmotion Pro.

The soundtrack is "I'm Not In Love" by 10cc. Lyrics in the extended entry.

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