Have a look at this: my son found it in his garage the other day.
This is a “Milk Snake”. Harmless and kind of pretty. What i cant figure is the name – What does this snake have to do with milk?
Unknown to me. if u have any info, please share.
Have a great day.
My roving correspondent was in O’Hare airport on a recent journey (Colorado) and saw this, sent me the pics.
I tried to stitch it together into one large photo but the software i have used to do this before ( See this post, the panorama shot was stitched) would not work. i think becuz perhaps the one shot has the skeleton darker than the other. So i’m not pointing fingers, just wish i could make one large shot.
But u get the idea ya?
This is a replica not a real dino btw.
So here’s why people go to the Aspen area – the skiing! these r some shots of the slopes and views from the ski area. What a great way to celebrate the outdoors!
Here’s why they call the area Aspen:
These r aspen trees i believe. During Autumn the leaves turn beautiful golden yellow. They are taking a winters nap in this shot.
Here’s a look at the hotel amenities where my correspondent stayed in Colorado.
Lobby Fireplace
Nice room! The Viceroy if u r interested.
So here’s one reason why the roving correspondent was there – the awesome mountains!!
Where i live the mountains are not so high. I’m ok with that, and later this year i promise to get u some awesome shots of our mountains here.
Till then . . .
Most of the formations in the cavern have stopped growing. The geologists tell us that these amazing things grow, stop, shrink according to the slow drip of water and the chemistry of the water. This one is called the Crystal Dome. It is still active and you can see its wet, it sits in a pool, and that really makes it all the more beautiful.
The Crystal Dome.
Now here’s what may b the most amazing fact about this whole series: Carlsbad Cavern is a public treasure that u can visit. The oldest known in the region it was found (by white men) over a hundred years ago. But there are many others nearby that the park service is exploring. The area where this cave is located is laced with many caverns like this. This is just the tip of the stone iceberg.
Ah, the roving correspondent is officially back in the States. If you have been following his progress he was at the south pole, and lately has been moving further and further north. Because if you leave the south pole, u pretty much have to. Go north that is.
If you look at the first picture u can see Diamond Head. It’s the peak of the volcano that formed the island. Though it doesn’t look very tall from the picture it is the island’s highest point. I have visited this island, it is totally awesome. I even surfed. You should too if u ever have the chance.
So u may or may not know, in Carlsbad NM, or actually under Carlsbad, is a great cavern (cave). This natural wonder is quite amazing. In the next few week(s) i will be sharing some of the pictures we took when we visited there. It is really something to see if u have a chance. I highly recommend it. I went through our pics so here r a few to get started.
