Pond Hockey ~ Washoe Valley, Nevada
Been really busy lately and have neglected my blog…hopefully things will start to settle down in a bit. Wanted to post some pictures of a hockey game we came across while out and about one weekend....
View ArticleFor Today ~ 4 March 2013 ~ Simple Woman’s Daybook
FOR TODAY … 04 March 2013 Outside My Window… Blue sky…not a cloud up there (at least facing north). Sparrows and finches on the bird feeder. People going to work. I am thinking… Why can’t it be nice...
View ArticleThe Nature Conservancy of Nevada ~ River Fork Ranch
Wanting to escape Sparks for the day, I picked out Minden/Gardnerville for our drive destination last Saturday. The plan was to have a picnic at Genoa (Mormon Station State Park) and antiquing in...
View ArticleThe McCarran Ranch Preserve ~ Nature Conservancy in Nevada
Last Saturday we drove a few miles east of Reno/Sparks to the Patrick Exit on 80 to the trailhead of the McCarran Ranch Preserve. I saw online that the trail was now open to the public! The McCarran...
View ArticleFor Today ~ 14 March 2013 ~ Simple Woman’s Daybook
FOR TODAY … 14 March 2013 Outside My Window… High grey clouds, birds on an empty bird feeder, huge (10′ high 30′ wide) pile of mulch. I am thinking… a certain vindictive family member really needs to...
View ArticleA Monday Ramble ~ 18 March 2013
Just a few rambles for this March Monday ~ 18 March 2013 I decided to finish my Denyse Schmidt quilt I started a month ago. Started out with a pile of charms I received from a Denyse Schmidt Charm Swap...
View ArticlePyramid Lake, Nevada ~ 6 April 2013
Pyramid Lake. Warrior’s Point. Looking at Needles during morning. Pyramid Lake, Nevada. Evening. Setting sun hitting the Needles. Pyramid Lake, Nevada. The Needles…sun going down. Pyramid Lake, Nevada....
View ArticleFor Today ~ 06 May 2013 ~ A Simple Woman’s Daybook
FOR TODAY … 06 May 2013 Outside My Window… Grey windy morning…the sun is trying to peek out between some clouds to the east, black snow clouds up in the mountains to the west. I am thinking… I wonder...
View ArticleWildflowers Blooming at Galena Creek Park, Nevada
Some of the flowers blooming along the Jones-Whites Creek Loop Trail ~ taken on 04 May 2013. Indian Paintbrush ~ Galena Creek Park Mule’s Ear ~ Galena Creek Park Soon to be blooming Lupine! There’s...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday ~ 15 May 2013
Sparks Marina Yellow-headed Blackbird Iris Lucy and Leo Filed under: Birds, cats, flowers, Nevada, Photography
View ArticlePictorial Diary of Memorial Day at Virginia City, Nevada 2013
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View ArticleBirds of Prey at Cabela’s Reno, Nevada ~ 8 June 2013
Today was free fishing day here in Nevada…but we also were up for breaking another high heat record and figured the fish would tell us “screw you…it’s too hot to take your bait” so we went to Cabela’s...
View ArticleFor Today ~ 12 June 2013 ~ A Simple Woman’s Daybook
FOR TODAY … 12 June 2013 Outside My Window… Blue sky, no clouds (yet) with a breeze picking up speed. I am thinking… How long it will take me to snap with my neighbor’s loud, annoying alarm clock...
View ArticleFor Today ~ 1 July 2013 ~ A Simple Woman’s Daybook
FOR TODAY … 1 July 2013 Outside My Window… Blue sky with smoke haze, no clouds looking north, east and west. Going to be a blistering hot day today, probably will break ANOTHER high record. Little...
View ArticleRambling Friday ~ 12 July 2013
Just a few rambles for today. Been insanely busy at work with the new fiscal year, but still was able to take a few days off here and there. On one of those days off I made SWEET and SAVORY RHUBARB...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday ~ Hummer’s Day at Carnelian Bay, Lake Tahoe ~ 13 July 2013
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View ArticleA Wednesday Round-up ~ It’s been a while!
Wow…it’s been quite a while since I last blogged. Pop some corn, grab a beer. Quilting & Sewing: Since I brought my new Brother sewing machine home, I’ve putzed around with it. I’m still learning...
View ArticleFor Today ~ 6 January 2014 ~ HAPPY NEW YEAR! Simple Woman’s Daybook
FOR TODAY … 6 January 2014 Outside My Window… High clouds blanketing a blue sky. Snow covering the rocks outside still (no direct sunlight to melt the snow that fell what seems like eons ago). I am...
View ArticleMcCarran Ranch ~ Snap Shots along the Truckee River ~ 19 January 2014
Just a few photographs that I took while walking the trails at the McCarran Ranch of the Nature Conservancy of Nevada, Sunday, January 19th. It was a sunny and warm (56F), a beautiful day for a hike...
View ArticleWordless Wednesday ~ Rancho San Rafael Park ~ Reno, Nevada
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