Wings and Things

A few weeks ago, Ft. Laramie held a program about bats and other nocturnal animals. There are several different species of bats occupying some of the older buildings at the Fort, and the Wyoming Game and Fish, National Fish and Wildlife and National Park folks set up nets to catch and observe them up close. Most imporantly though, there was an educator from Riverside Zoo in Scottsbluff who brought a SCREETCH OWL!!! Tess was horribly excited to go to see the SCREETCH OWL! Here she is with a wing from a Great Horned Owl. She was excited to learn all of the owl facts.

We also went rafting the other day.

Raft navigator extrodinaire. We are able to put in at the power plant at Glendo, then raft down to our place and get out. With the water running this high and fast it takes about 1.5 - 2 hours.

Speaking of rafting, some of our Oklahoma counsins came for a visit and they went rafting. The best part of their visit though was the cheese. They are partners in a new goat cheese factory in OK. They left a variety pack of their cheese and it is excellent! Eric ate the smoked pepper jack almost immediately. There is nothing better than a egg-mcmuffin sandwich in the morning with a fresh egg, homemade bread and cheese made by your family -- perfect. If I've tempted you, you can check them out at http://www.pureprairiecreamery.com/ As for the fresh eggs, I have been selling out and may have to get more hens next year to keep up wth demand.

Sunset from our porch the other night.