December 31, 2018 - Long ago, almost fifty years.  But not so far away.  Happy Birthday old friend.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 30, 2018 - Mule Deer
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 29, 2018 - Approaching storm north of the Grandfathers.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 28, 2018 - Christmas reading.
 
 
 
December 27, 2018 - Bobcat cat nap; about 45 minutes.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 26, 2018 - Snow Goose
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
          
        
December 24, 2018 - Christmas Eve.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 23, 2018 - Company's coming; the tree in the cabin.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 22, 2018 - Silver bells.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 21, 2018 - Christmas lights on the cabin.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 20, 2018 - Christmas is coming.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 19, 2018 - A clear view for 100 miles.  McCullough Peak (dark blue) in the Bighorn Basin and the Rocky Mountains beyond, from lower Shell Canyon in the Bighorn Mountains.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 18, 2018 - Cabin panoramic.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 17, 2018 - A fleeting glimpse of the bobcat.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 16, 2018 - Bobcat tracks up the drive.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 15, 2018 - Twelve-hundred days of retirement.  (The blog keeps track.)
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 14, 2018 - Happy Birthday Dad.  1925-2006.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 13, 2018 - Sharptail Grouse by the PK Ranch gate.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 12, 2018 - A young Mule Deer buck out back on Tripledare.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 11, 2018 - Winter morning
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 10, 2018 - Thirty of the eighty-four Federal Duck Stamps (to date).  And my grandfather's first year duck stamp from 1934.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 9, 2018 - Cold morning.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 8, 2018 - The road to Dayton.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 7, 2018 -        December 7, 1941; Pearl Harbor.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 6, 2018 - Seventeen eagles near Smith Creek.  (Enlarge to count.)
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 5, 2018 - Last light.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 4, 2018 - Dark skies over Crow Agency.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 3, 2018 - Graham Hill and Cottonwood.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 2, 2018 - Melanistic (dark) phase Rough-legged Hawk; rare and very interesting.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
December 1, 2018 - Sunrise and the foot of the mountain.  Welcome to December.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
November 30, 2018 - A very handsome Whitetail buck east of Beaver Creek.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
November 29, 2018 - The North Fork on Thanksgiving.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
November 28, 2018 - Whitetail rub at the Aspens out back.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
November 27, 2018 - Dawn from Doubledare.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
November 26, 2018 - Eagles; three Bald and one Golden.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
November 25, 2018 - Clear water.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
November 24, 2018 - Demonstrating who's boss; Whitetail bucks.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
November 23, 2018 - Ice on the aspens.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
November 22, 2018 - Happy Thanksgiving.  We had a front door delivery one Thanksgiving evening a some years ago.
 
 
 
            
        
          
        
          
        
November 21, 2018 - A blind eye; a beautiful Whitetail buck.