The start of a temperature blanket by Maria Blanco. Photo by Maria Blanco. When my friend, Maria Blanco, told me she was making a “Temperature Blanket” I was–believe it or not–absolutely thrilled! For weather bugs like me, this is such a fun and exciting idea. I could imagine making such a blanket for a...
You may have noticed fewer posts over the past year. I’ve been working on a history book about flooding in Colorado. Colorado’s Deadliest Floods was released by The History Press on September 4, 2017. Tomorrow morning, September 14, 2017, I will be interviewed by Ryan Warner on “Colorado Matters,” Colorado Public Radio. We will discuss the...
My grandchildren and I spent an afternoon at the park recently and lost our soccerball. It was a windy day, but we decided to play on the beach in spite of the weather. My grandson, who can kick like Pele, sent the ball into a spin. Then the wind caught the ball and sent...
Iridescence in clouds over the Rio Grande Valley. Photos by Darla Sue Dollman. Each day for five days last week conditions were right for iridescence on the clouds over the Rio Grande Valley in New Mexico and the skies looked like they were filled with peppermint...
