We moved from our home in Denver......             To the open space in Parker, Douglas County  |
| Firefly The Pinery We moved here from Denver, two years ago. August 2011, captivated by the wide open space....... The Pinery is south of Parker, surrounded by wide open prairie land, occupied by deer, foxes, coyotes, rabbits, birds, spiders and snakes! GREAT!! |
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| Open space at the back of our home - no fence, just our lawn then cacti and grass..... |
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| I immediately began to think about creating some areas where I could transplant cacti and other indiginous plants........and a few trees. This is where I started, where the deer come for their morning drink |
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| Looking east.......made small growing areas under the dead aspens, trees much loved as perching spots for the scores of birds that come each and every day |
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| I brought the bird bath from our home in Denver, and it was immediately used by the deer. Happy Hour is from midnight to midnight. |
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A favorite perch for the hawks and the owls.... and the spiders.....  |
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| Afternoon nap on the back lawn |
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| Red Winged blackbirds - one species of the documented 65 that fly in and around The Pinery. |
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| Matilda waits for the humming birds |
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| Looking north, through the lounge window |
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| Outside the garage, at the front |
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| Crikey, I'm SO thirsty! |
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| Transplanted yucca, ripped up by a hungry deer |
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| Our neighbor's view of our house, looking west |
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| Jeannine's artwork around our dining room light |
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| Before we had our new kitchen installed |
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| A sumptious dinner being prepared in our wonderful new kitchen |
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| Jeannine's studio |
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| It's been a really long and really hard day...... |
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| My study. filled with bookcases, a desk, (and my junk!) overlooks the front garden |
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| So I can see breakfast time....... |
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| Our beautiful cottonwood tree which gives me a constant supply of stars |
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| Winter view from the back deck |
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| The autumn ......cottonwood trees sure shed a lot of leaves...all of which go into the compost bins |
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| A flicker at breakfast time |
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| A mile or two from our front door......we go looking for.......... |
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| Petrified wood! |
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| Front of the house |
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| The back |
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| Trees to the east side |
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| Afternoon sun on the back (north) side of our home |
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| Lunchtime in the snow |
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| The MOST beautiful wolf spider enjoys the open prairie land |
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| Will that fella give me breakfast? |
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| YEP! |
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| Crikey, I must get out of this place! |
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| Red winged blackbirds |
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| Another day, another lunch |
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| BEAUTIFUL red-winged blackbird |
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| A beautiful old farm house just down the road |
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| Matilda loves the deer |
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| And the voles! |
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| Part of the lounge |
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| Another little fella living in and around the yucca |
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Our Christmas 2012 picture     |
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| Today's guest, having spent the night in the guest room |
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| You said I could bring my brother...... |
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