Otowi

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Pulpit Rock 4/13/13

Nice hiking location in town. Good views and fun rocks to climb. Limited number of trails, so if you've been there once or twice and explored, you've seen it. But it is still good hiking and while you will run into some other people it doesn't feel super crowded.

Monday, March 25, 2013

Near Big Johnson and FCNC 3/25/13

Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle on nest

Wasp?

Killdeer

Great Horned Owl on nest

Northern Harrier

Green-winged Teal

Pied-Billed Grebe

Coyote sunning on the shore watching Geese

Wood Duck in the woods, get it?

White-tailed Deer

Friday, March 22, 2013

Nicholas Comins

Nicholas Comins - the first 'cummings' in the united states -

He came over in 1622 to Bennett's Plantation via the Sea Flower in Virginia on the James River. He survived the Powhatan wars that killed 50 colonists at Bennett's Plantation and ended up in Jamestown Colony until the plantation reopened in June 1623.

Nicholas Comins (1602 - 1656)

is your 11th great grandfather

Nicholas Cummins (1636 - 1664)

son of Nicholas Comins

William Cummins (1655 - 1712)

son of Nicholas Cummins

Alexander Cummins (1677 - 1738)

son of William Cummins

Malachi Cummins (1695 - 1769)

son of Alexander Cummins

Thomas Cummins (1716 - 1754)

son of Malachi Cummins

Thomas Cummings (1750 - 1814)

son of Thomas Cummins

Uriah Cummings (1780 - 1831)

son of Thomas Cummings

Isaiah Cummings (1823 - 1886)

son of Uriah Cummings

ira george Cummings (1857 - 1927)

son of Isaiah Cummings

Nancy Ethel Cummings (1895 - 1946)

daughter of ira george Cummings

frances marie andritsch (1917 - 1982)

daughter of Nancy Ethel Cummings

kristine jo anderson (1950 - )

daughter of frances marie andritsch

diana beatty

You are the daughter of kristine jo anderson - (not you?)

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Aiken Canyon 3/16/13

Aiken canyon is open for hiking only on weekends and Mondays. It is on highway 115 directly across from Turkey Creek Ranch. There are 5-6-ish miles of trails here including an option to go up a hill for views or a long jog up to some cabin ruins and old spring. The spring trail gets more secluded quickly and continues on beyond the park boundaries if you do a bit of climbing. Both are worth seeing. Ecology is more southwestern than trails just a few miles further north. Lots of scrub oak, good views down to the Spanish Peaks.

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Abraham "kills" Huckleberry

Saturday, March 02, 2013

Abe watching YouTube - Why I can't get any work done.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Snow Day 2/20/13

Monday, February 18, 2013

Sundance Trail CMSP 2/18/13 and kitty

The Sundance Trail at Cheyenne Mountain State Park is the main lower-elevation loop trail and easy terrain. It is predominantly scrub oak and grass land next to foothills. Great for easy biking. Can be hot as a lot of it is not highly shaded. A few parts of it are rather close to the highway so that you can sometimes hear/see cars on the road. Good Prairie Dog and rabbit habitat. But even Mountain Lions come down here, so you always should be careful in this park. Admission is $7, but the security of the lot - like someone will notice if you don't return to your car at the end of the day - is kind of nice.

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Great Backyard Bird Count Weekend - Pinello Ranch

"Best" bird of the day for me was the 2-yr Bald Eagle above that was at the ranch first thing in the morning. Lots of good raptors - 3 red-tail hawks including a dark morph, a few kestrels, a Northern Harrier, Cooper's Hawk, and Sharp-shinned Hawk. Northern Shrike, pretty much all the expected water fowl and regular winter birds.