Bird Watching

This has been a great summer for the humming birds.  I must have over a dozen at a time...Besides all the other birds.....Oh, how I love summer and all the little visitors it brings.  My little rabbit friends still make a visit and I leave them unnessary carrots, which they munch on.  Since their are so many other little green plants for them to chow down.  Then the chipmunks...and the birds...it seems like there are hundreds flying around.  I have a pair of doves that must be mates...they are regular visitors, I think they are the same ones that came last year.  I have read that doves mate for life...these seem like they have been together a long time.  Back to my humming birds....I hope they stay for a while.  Does anyone know how to keep the other birds from their feeders....They have feeders of their own.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Look at the birds of the air, they do not sow or reap, or store away in barn, yet your Heavenly Father feeds them.    Matthew 7:26

   

 

Scenes From The Past

This weekend was a trip back to the past ...in a lot of ways.  We took off about 10 o'clock in the morning...south on Highway 285.  Our intention was to visit the little towns tucked away in the valleys and mountains ...It was a beautiful day...Sunny and warm. The mountains all around us were beautiful all covered with snow.  On our list was Romeo, Antonito, Manassa, and La Jara.  These are little towns  that is really a stretch, that have been settled by the Indians, the Mexicans, the Mormons and strange as it may seem...there are some Amish living in the area.  This area has such an interesting history.  Sad to say...so much of it is ..just that - history.  So many building are boarded up, decaying...looking like one of those old ghost towns in the wild west movies.

First we come to La Jara, very old town.  They have  a grocery store , a restaurant..the usual small town stores...a post office, as we drive out of town, a gas station, a run down motel.and of course a liquor store. Across the road and a block farther; on the other side of the street.  A Catholic Church with a big sign that says "Bingo...Sunday afternoon"..  Across the street  and  down, the  road,  is a beautiful big Mormon Church.

We go on down the highway about seven miles turn off the highway, over the railroad tracks just a half mile or so.

 

There we see the old decaying town of Romeo.  Same old story, old buildings that once were the hope and promise of the owner.  They did business with the locals.  Families  raising their children...going about their lives....Now, gone, all gone. But as usual one business....hangs on...A liquor store.....??

Five miles down the road east is the town of Manassa.  The story is, and I'm not all that knowledgeable about this part of history, ( must look it up)....that Manassa wanted the Railroad to go through their little settlement, but instead it went by Romeo.   Doesn't seem to have done them much good.  There are some beautiful cared for fields as we drive along ...must be raising hay. Also a few farm houses.  We pass this home that has a long shed...housing 4 Amish buggies.  

                                     

The town of Manasea: Famous as the birthplace of Jack Dempsey.  

The have a little museum dedicated to him and his history.  

There is also a statue and a little park.  The younger people would probably not know who he was.  Born in 1895 and died in 1925.  To my dad he was really a great fighter.  How did he ever get to New York from this little town? 

Along the "main street" we see this little Mexican restaurant...So we decided to give it a try. It is filled with the locals...good sign...?  The food was delicious...I had a Chimmy Changa (whatever?)...We decided it was well worth the drive....whenever  we get hungry for Mexican food. 

On through town....not much here...a nice park....2 big churches....One Catholic and one Mormon....(the Mormons have quite an interesting history here).  We turn off on a side road that promises to take us back of the Flattop Mountain.....An interesting surprise....It seems a step back in time.....Indian teepees...really...and Indians.  One of the men on a horse comes to meet us. 

He seemed friendly enough.  But said they really didn't encourage visitors...He did let us take his picture....but no more.I'm quite sure Indians didn't really live there...I thought maybe they were taking pictures, camping, whatever.   Then we took our curiosity and retraced our steps.   As we come back to the main road...we decide we have had enough for the day...so we head back toward Manassa.  Along side the road we see these little road signs.....Strange....we hadn't really run across any of the Amish farms....Maybe farther down the road...We'll check it out next time.   

We're tired so we decided to head for home.....We stopped at Little Caesar's and bought a pizza.  It's been a good day.               

The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof: the world, and they that dwell therein.    Psalm 24:1                                                                                                           

Moon over San Juan mountains

Here it is about 6:30  in the morning and the moon is just going down behind my house.  I love to take pictures of the sky here because it is so beautiful....that I love to catch the difference from one mountain peak to the next.  The moon comes up over the San de Cristo mountains from my front porch and goes down behind the San Juan mountains..on my back porch.. Well it is interesting to me.  I love the changes of colors .....God has a wonderful paint brush.
                                             

The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another and the stars another, and star differ from star in splendor.
                                            1st. Corinthians 15:41

Buy American?

It has been a long winter and it hasn't let up.  It started before Thanksgiving and here we are approaching St. Patrick's Day.  Then Easter, the last day of March.  Can you believe (of course you can) Walmart took down the Valentine sale items and started putting up Easter Baskets, Easter bunnies, Easter eggs.  Please, Walmart, let us enjoy our lives.  They go by fast enough.  And all these holidays mean to you is money, money.

When I was a child, we made our Easter Baskets out of Quaker Oatmeal boxes, for the colored eggs and maybe a chocolate egg with our name on it...or maybe not.  We had a great family day..hiding colored eggs, it was a family day.  All right, you say boring.

There's nothing boring about waking up and finding this big Easter basket wrapped in cellophane, that you saw yesterday at Walmart's?   Do you realize Walmart has become our Easter Bunny, our Santa Claus. Our country shows it patriotism by flying American flags, made in China...Eat on red, white and blue paper plates...I'm sure most of our fireworks are Chinese made.  At Thanksgiving it's napkins with turkeys, pumpkins, etc. that decorate our table. Made in China   You think about it.  China has stolen our holidays with the help of Walmart and the American public..(you and me)

Walmart and China has stolen our American way of life...or did we give it to them and paid them them take it?

Early Winter Morning...

As I slipped out the door this morning to feed the bunnies...the sky looked so beautiful.  I slipped back in the house and got my camera ....So here is what I think are some fantastic pictures of the mountains, the early morning sky and maybe a picture of Emily and Sara...

This is just to give you an idea of the beauty of the morning sky.  And the mountains.  Oh, yes.
I go back in side and my girls are still in bed....Are you crazy, taking pictures at this hour.


The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament sheweth his handiwork.
                   Psalm 19:1

Sabbath's Day's Blessing

We had a light snow last night.  But the sun came up early, bright and warm.  It going to be a very nice Sabbath Day.

I have never made a point in my writing to say that I am a Sabbath keeper.  A Seventh Day Adventist Sabbath keeper.  Actually just like every other Christian, I believe that we should "Do unto others as we would have others treat us.

I believe we are all sinners, saved by the blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
I believe in the Ten Commandments...Yes ...all of them.  Including #4

         Remember, the Sabbath Day to keep it holy.

Most importantly....I believe in our Heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ who gave his life for a sinner like me.    


For great is your love, higher than the heavens...Psalm 4:108

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