Barberina

Oh my LORD!!! What has he done to me??!? (©Ted Pease 2009)

There is SUCH a story to this. See Jennifer Christensen's great account in the Deseret News. Or go to the Women & Gender Studies blog.

Rose Bouquet

(©Ted Pease 2009)

WarpTed

(©Ted Pease 2009)

Sloth Cat

. . . But is that redundant? (©Ted Pease 2009)

Leaves

(©Ted Pease 2007)

Carrumba!

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For many profs, grading is not as much fun as it seems. (©Ted Pease’s sneaky computer, 2009)

Frigid Roads . . .

. . . take me home. The hounds below Mendon Peak. (Ted Pease ©2009)

Rosy Cheeks

Brenda @ a balmy 18 degrees. But it’s a dry cold... (Ted Pease ©2009)

Snowfields

Mendon Peak peeks over the shoulder of a Petersboro snowfield. (Ted Pease ©2009)

Utah Snowbunnies

The girls frolic at a mile high in the Wellsvilles. (Ted Pease ©2009)

Sadie Boatdawg

What a boatdawg! sound asleep in heavy chop her first day out. (Ted Pease ©2008)

Sadie Fishface

Sadie, fish-dawg extraordinare, points a rock cod aboard Toad. (Ted Pease ©2008)

Moon Wink

First full moon of 2009 sets in the West. (Ted Pease ©2009)

Burnt Ranch

WINTER SKIES over the Trinity River on the last day of 2008. (Ted Pease ©2008)

December Morn

RED AT MORNING—Skies ablaze over the Bear River Range, Utah (Ted Pease ©2008)

Autumn Sunrise

The lights of Logan, Utah, twinkle in the autumn predawn chill . . .


. . . as the late October sunrise ventures over the Bear River Range . . .


. . . finally turning night to golden morning in Cache Valley. (Ted Pease ©2008)

Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus (©Ted Pease 2008)

Logan Canyon September

Fall paints Logan Canyon (©Ted Pease 2008)

Logan Canyon Color

Autumn along the Crimson Trail, Logan Canyon, Utah (©Ted Pease 2008)

Logan Canyon, Second Dam

Early autumn reflected at second dam in Logan Canyon (©Ted Pease 2008)

First Snow, Oct. 13, 2008

The dogs at morning (2 days after I bought a new lawnmower...). (Ted Pease ©2008)

Waving Fields of Grain

Wheat fields unfolding. (©Ted Pease 2008)

Wet Dog

Lulu the Houda Beach dog. (©Ted Pease 2007)

Country Road

Access road climbs into the Wellsville Mountains in autumn. (©Ted Pease 2008)

Autumn Range

Autumn colors tinge the Wellsville Range. (©Ted Pease 2008)

Sleepy Owl

Baby great horned owl snoozing. See story here. (©Ted Pease 2008)

Alkaline Hounds

Alkaline fields in what used to be the Bonneville seabed. (©Ted Pease 2008)

Fall Morning Over the Wellsvilles

Morning mist clears over Mendon Peak and the Wellsville Range. (©Ted Pease 2008)

Great Horned Owl

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Woody the Owl

A young Great Horned Owl appeared in our yard Saturday.

It was acting a little weird: hanging around the yard in daylight, didn’t seem to mind us and the dogs ogling. Over the next couple of days, it was on the ground and sat on bottom rail of the fence.

Since we were just back from the funeral of Brenda’s dad, we started calling it Woody after dad (and brother). Lakota Indians and others believe that the spirits of the dear-departed reside in owls, visit us and then are transported on. That’s a nice thought.

So we are sad to report that Woody the Owl has gone on, too. He was acting funny this morning, sleepy and had trouble flying. So we called the state Wildlife people; the nice deputy who came picked Woody up easily, and determined that he was ailing—didn’t resist at all, and her eyes were closing and head was lolling as the ranger held her. A beautiful thing, who has come and gone. We honor him. See other pix here and here. (©Ted Pease 2008)

September Sunset

Pastel hues paint the Bear River Range on a gentle September evening. (©Ted Pease 2005)

Salmon for dinner

Fisherman Ted with dinner (©Ted Pease 2007)

Bliss

Sadie may prefer the beach in northern California, but can adapt to hot Utah in August—if there's a sprinkler going. (Ted Pease photo ©2008) See more, including a link to YouTube video sprinklerhead frenzy.

Luffenholz Beach

Luffenholz Beach, Trinidad, California (©Ted Pease 2007)

Lulu’s Feet

Feet pile up as Lulu naps (©Ted Pease 2004)

Jellyfish Dog

Lulu hurtles over a beach strewn with jellyfish (©Ted Pease 2004)

The Snag

The redwood snag at 446 Mill Creek (©Ted Pease 2007)

Fernfronds

Fiddleheads unfurling (©Ted Pease 2006)

Leafwater

Water beads on a nasturium leaf (©Ted Pease 2006)

Jumpin’ Jack at the Float

Fishermen gather at sunrise aboard the Jumpin’ Jack (©Ted Pease 2004)

Christmas 2003

A freezing Christmas card (©Ted Pease 2003)

Eureka Crab Boats

Eureka Crab Boats (©Ted Pease 2004)

Beachfeet

Brenda and Lulu reflected on Clam beach (©Ted Pease 2003)

Clam Beachgirl

Hiking with gulls on Clam Beach (©Ted Pease 2003)

Winter Hound

Sadie courses over the snowfields below Mendon Peak (©Ted Pease 2008)

Hens & Chickens

Hens & Chickens (©Ted Pease 2007)

August Sunrise

Sunrise Over the Bear River Range, Cache Valley, Utah (©Ted Pease 2004)