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• November News, from Leaves to Windows

  

  Not surprisingly, the chokecherry tree in LaBonte Park that I've been following this year is mostly bare, only a few dead leaves were hanging on. Just as well,... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2020 OUTDOORS

• Our Long Love Affair with the US Mail

  

  Library of Congress (LOC)Communication is among our greatest desires. Being hyper-social animals, we demand more information, more news whether good or bad, mor... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2020 OUTDOORS

• Trees Turning, Trees Burning

  

  With Laramie's trees now changing color, the debate is on. Some claim that chlorophyll, the compound that captures solar energy and also makes leaves green, is... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2020 OUTDOORS

• Sea Shells in the Church Walls (& Other Mysteries of the Casper Formation)

  

  For geologist and bishop Nicholaus Steno, science was a way to understand God's work (source).On the morning of August 13,1894, mason Michael Bergin picked up... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2020 OUTDOORS

• My Purple Tree on a Lovely Day in the Park

  

  Last month, an afternoon thunderstorm kept me from visiting the chokecherry tree I'm following. So when I saw it yesterday, I was really surprised. It's... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2020 OUTDOORS

• A Tree-related Post

  

  I had it all planned: errand 1, errand 2, … errand 5, then to LaBonte Park to visit the tree I’m following. It would be a nice outing by bicycle on a sunny... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2020 OUTDOORS

• Rust in the Forest – Complicated, but at Times Sweet

  

  Little yellow fir tree on big green fir tree?First I spotted it—dense yellow growth on a subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa). Then I was hit by a powerfully sweet... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2020 OUTDOORS

• Naming Trees

  

  all the trees have names,both family and genuson small brass plaques at the base of each …looking once like any otherburlapped ball of rootswhen it was lowered... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2020 OUTDOORS

• Laramie’s Opera Houses—culture on the Frontier

  

  Apparently Swain Little's public brawl didn't hurt their business.On a chilly February evening in 1874, Laramie grocer A.G. Swain stepped before a large... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2020 OUTDOORS

• Tree-Watching and Spinning Birds

  

  Among its many lockdown articles, The New York Times featured one last week that I think might be of interest to fellow tree-followers: “7 Tips for Watching... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2020 OUTDOORS

• The Great Tribulation of 1870 (it's Not What You Think)

  

  Census-taker ca. 1870; original source unknown .It's one of those lovely June days we have here in Laramie, Wyoming. You’re out in the garden pulling weeds... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2020 OUTDOORS

• Wyoming's Senator Warren Sinks with Titanic!! (but is Re-elected Anyway)

  

  On May 27, 1912, readers of the Laramie Daily Boomerang were shocked to learn that Wyoming’s powerful Senator Warren had gone down with the great ship Titanic.... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2020 OUTDOORS

• A Tree

  

  Question: If Laramie stays below freezing, will Covid 19 die?*Winter returned to Laramie. Our temperatures haven’t been above freezing for three days, and lows... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2020 OUTDOORS

• Desperate to Post About a Tree

  

  One problem after another, most recently–this morning–a dead laptop, hopefully temporarily. I resurrected an old one, and in spite of being pretty demoralized... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2020 OUTDOORS

• Stink Lake in a Sink Hole & Other Marvels of Gypsum

  

  “Laramie from the air – 1932”, looking roughly north. Arrow points to today’s LaBonte Lake; the smaller lake to the west is now filled. Courtesy Laramie Plains... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2020 OUTDOORS

• A Different Tree (actually a Different Location)

  

  By the shores of Lake LaBonte, by the shining snow and ice ...I changed my mind about tree-following. I won't be at the Art Building on the university campus... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2020 OUTDOORS

• Wild West Town Begets Long Literary Tradition

  

  p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} “Steve Young hangin” in Laramie, Wyoming... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2020 OUTDOORS

• Tree-following: Angles, Shapes, & Light

  

  p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} ‘Stairway to Unknown Tree’It’s January in... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2020 OUTDOORS

• Robber Baron Gives Laramie’s Library a Home

  

  p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} Carnegie Building in Laramie, home of the... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2019 OUTDOORS

• Tree-following: Thinking Ahead

  

  I’m finishing this year’s tree-following by making plans for next year. Which tree should I follow? The Number One Candidate right now is a tree I spotted in... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2019 OUTDOORS