The California Ranch style homes of the 1950’s are a design I enjoy. Our friends Jen & Kip have taken that design and nurtured and extended their home into a place offering an almost unparalleled haven for rest and relaxation. Jen & Kip were planning a trip for the end of September and early October. Read More…
Shooting Star on Display in Goat Creek
The Shooting Star is one of the early blooming wildflowers in the high elevations of the Rocky Mountains of Idaho. It reaches its peak in the last weeks of June each year. This year is no different. The Shooting Star is part of the primrose family. This species is named Primula jeffreyi. The flower’s common Read More…
The First to Welcome Back to the Sawtooths
The Finch’s are usually the first family of birds to welcome us back to the cabin in Stanley. These birds are called Cassin’s Finch. The male is noted by its Red head, the female is noted by is brownish body and yellow face. They are named after John Cassin the former Curator Philadelphia Academy of Read More…