Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day

 Today, in the United States, it is Indigenous Peoples' Day! When we were in Bryce Canyon, we learned all about the Paiute Tribe who lived in the Bryce Canyon area dating back to 1200 A.D.! We wonder if they lived in teepees like these that we found near our campground!

 

If you are from the USA, do you know anything about the Native Americans in your area??

 

 

We're joining Comedy Plus for the

Awww Monday Blog Hop!

Smoky Skies on Nature Friday

 

Thanks for stopping by this week for Nature Friday!

This week I, Rosy, and here to show you a different side of nature. Here in our part of Blogville sometimes nature can be "not so nice". The wildfires in the area are a good example of this.  Most of the wildfires in our area were caused by natural causes and, like Arty mentioned a couple of weeks ago, they bring a bunch of smoke. Last week brought a good example, so I asked Mama to take som pictures so we could share what it looks like.

 

 

 Mama says it's like the smoke is acting like an orange-y pink filter on the world!

 

 

 The mornings, when the sun was trying to burn through the smoke and fog, were pretty spooky 

 

In the bottom right hand corner of this shot, you can see some blue sky just our of reach!

 

 

 

 

Needless to say, the air quality was yucky...and we didn't get any long walks all week!

 

 

 

We could smell the smoke in the air too.....

We are sending lots of POTP to all those effected by the wildfires including all the animals whose natural homes have been destroyed.

 

 

We are so sorry for any inconvenience we caused by having the link up late...

Show us your nature! It can be flowers, your current weather, a scene out of your window, or maybe a picture from a vacation, walk or other journey! Any kind of nature picture will do! If you don't see a link below, click HERE  to go to our Hoppity Page.

Thankful for New Friends

 

Sunny here, joining Brian for Thankful Thursday!

Today, I am throwing it back a couple of weeks to when I was lucky enough to meet some new friends on our way home from Utah! 

 

 

 

 Uncle Murphy and Uncle Stanley told me they had met a couple of cool dudes at a rest stop off the highway. I made sure to ask Daddy if we could stop on the way home to say hello!!

 

 

 

 

 Please meet the Donkey Dudes!

 

 

 

 Aren't they a couple of cool looking donkeys?

 

 

 

 

We hit it off right away and I made sure Jakey and Rosy didn't bark at them too much!
 

 

 

 I told them Murphy and Stanley sent me, and we had a nice conversation about my vacation and what a grand time we had enjoying Utah's beauty! 

 

Before I knew it, Mama said it was time to get back on the road. I said farewell to my new friends and told them we would make sure to stop by when we came back to Utah!!

 

 

 

 

I am so thankful I was able to meet such nice new friends, and thankful to Uncle Murphy and Uncle Stanley for telling me about them!

Thank you Brian for hosting the

Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!

Jakey Marlowe Private Eye

 

 

Thanks to Comedy Plus for hosting the

Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop!

 

Sharp Dressed Tzu

 

Just a handsome sharp dressed shih tzu sitting on his deck enjoying a Pumpkin Spice squeaky on a nice crisp fall morning!

 

 

 

 It's hard being so handsome sometimes.....

 

 

 

NO Mama, I am NOT full of myself!

Phhhhhwwwaappp!

 

 

We are joining our friends at  Comedy Plus for the Happy Tuesday Blog Hop this week!

 

 

Pumpkin Season

 

The smile you get when Mama says you are the cutest little brown and cream pumpkin girl in the house.

 

 

(BEFORE you realize you are the ONLY girl in the house that color!)

 

We're joining Comedy Plus for the

Awww Monday Blog Hop!

 

Bryce Canyon Wrap Up

Thanks for stopping by this week for Nature Friday! Here we are in October already, can you believe it??

This week we decided to give Mama a chance to show you the rest of the pictures she took along her hike in Bryce Canyon. All the orange rock remind us of the orange leaves of Autumn! Are the leaves changing color in your corner of Blogville yet? Show is a picture of them...or any other nature in your area! We always enjoy visiting different parts of  Blogville to see all the beautimous things our friends have found!  Feel free to post a picture of the nature in your area and hop along with us!

 

 

We thought we'd give you some fun facts about Bryce Canyon to go along with the rest of the pictures Mama took!

 

 Bryce Canyon was named after Ebenezer Bryce who began ranching in the area in 1875.

 

 

 

 

There are around 400 species of plants here in Bryce Canyon!

 

 

 

 Foxes, Mountain Lions and Black Bears

 live in Bryce Canyon....but they are rarely seen!

 

 

 The natural forces that helped form the "hoodoos"

 at Bryce Canyon were water, ice and gravity!

 

 

We get extra cookies for providing all these facts, right Mama??
 

 

The rocks in Bryce Canyon are pretty young and date back to only 65 million years ago...Almost your age, right Mama?

 

 

 

  On a clear day, the visibility at Bryce Canyon can be up to 100 miles!

 

 

 

 On a clear evening, most rural parts of the country can see 2500 stars. At Bryce Canyon, one can see up to 7500 stars! How cool is that?!

 

 

 

 Did you know that Bryce Canyon isn't a real canyon...it's actually a natural amphitheater!

 Wonder if they have any "rock" concerts?

BOL!

 

 

The Paiute Tribe believed that the Hoodoos formed at Bryce Canyon were really "Legend People" who were turned to stone by Coyote, the trickster god!

 

 

We don't have a fun fact for this picture, we just wanted to see if you also think the rock looks like a scary dragon head.

What do you think?? 

 

Thanks again for stopping by, we hope you enjoyed getting to know a few things about Bryce Canyon. We really enjoyed sharing our visit with you!

Now...where are those extra cookies Mama??

Show us your nature! It can be flowers, your current weather, a scene out of your window, or maybe a picture from a vacation, walk or other journey! Any kind of nature picture will do! If you don't see a link below, click HERE  to go to our Hoppity Page.