Friday, August 31, 2012
Getting Ready for Winter
That's a big stack of hay. The gray skies in the background don't indicate stormy weather. That's the smoke that has socked in so much of the state for weeks.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Wild West Crime
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Fishy Prize
Monday, August 27, 2012
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Glad Season
Saturday, August 25, 2012
The Most Dangerous Carnival Ride
Friday, August 24, 2012
Deep Fried Everything
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Monday, August 20, 2012
Tour de Fat = Crazy Cool
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Cubed
Saturday, August 18, 2012
S-T-I-N
Friday, August 17, 2012
Rock Garden
Rock stacking is popular along the Boise River. Pull your raft or tube over while floating and give it a try.
Labels:
Boise,
Boise River,
rock garden,
summer
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Early Morning Drive into the Boise Foothills
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Smokey Bear Says: Extreme Fire Danger
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Mutant River Rat
Monday, August 13, 2012
Serious Smoke
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Annual Hummingbird Banding in Pearl
Twenty birds banded north of Boise, in Pearl, yesterday and one bird caught already had a band. Master bander Fred Bassett will do some research to trace that bird's route. Two years ago, one caught here was banded in Louisiana the year before. Update: the already-banded bird received her jewelry in St. George, Utah, May 28th this year.
All black-chinneds this year. Each bird caught was measured and weighed for a research project Fred is working on.
He bands birds near his home in Alabama in the winter.
All black-chinneds this year. Each bird caught was measured and weighed for a research project Fred is working on.
He bands birds near his home in Alabama in the winter.
Archaeological Dig in Downtown Boise
We stopped in to check out the archaeological dig going on at the Cyrus Jacobs-Uberuaga House on the Basque Block in Downtown Boise. An old well was discovered when the porch was being remodeled, and back in the late 1800s, when a well was no longer needed, it became a garbage pit. The doll arm pictured above was just brought up from around eight feet when we arrived.
The house was built in 1864 and these artifacts are likely from the first family to inhabit the home. They were fairly well-to-do, which explains why some things were thrown away that might have been reused by others. The home later became a Basque boarding house.
The house was built in 1864 and these artifacts are likely from the first family to inhabit the home. They were fairly well-to-do, which explains why some things were thrown away that might have been reused by others. The home later became a Basque boarding house.
Friday, August 10, 2012
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Is That a Submarine? In Idaho? With a 666 on it?
Stepping beyond the Boise Valley for today's post. We came across this submarine sail while road-tripping last weekend. It's in Arco, in a small park called the Idaho Science Center. We spent an hour there talking with a retired INL scientist about the work he did related to the first nuclear-powered submarine, and how they improved the technology over time. He requested the sail be sent to Idaho when the boat was decommissioned. He said it was called the Devil Boat, and one night not long after it arrived, someone did a paint job to change the 666 to GOD.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Wash Day Improvements
Monday, August 6, 2012
Big Forest Fire - Smoke Looks Like a Tornado
Sunday, August 5, 2012
A Neighborhood Grieving
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Friday, August 3, 2012
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
LunchBOX vs. Lunch Box
Same name, definitely not the same thing. On the left, a business in Downtown Boise. On the right, a business that used to be on Chinden Boulevard (disappeared in the 90s?).
Labels:
Boise,
downtown Boise,
Rudy's Lunch Box
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