Michael Shay's Hummingbirdminds

"The closest thing to heaven on this planet anywhere Is a quiet Christmas morning in the Colorado snow." That's the refrain in...

February in a place known for its noise. Race cars that roar to grandstands of screaming fans. The pounding noise of motorcycles on every ci...

The fog comes/ on little cat feet Thought of this Carl Sandburg poem as I sat watching the ocean as fog crept in. Cats weren't on my min...

This solstice I awoke to lawnmowers, just one, the riding mower Brian pilots as he mows my yard and the ones adjacent and across the street....

The most beautiful song about missing snow at Christmas is one written by Steve Goodman and performed by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The song’s ...

We decided to evacuate to a friend's house further from the water. Tides on the beach are running high due to some troublesome hurricane...

August Wind from the South   The setting sun turns the sky red the west wind Pushes smoke from fires in Oregon and California. Red h...

I stepped off the plane at the old Jacksonville airport expecting the worst. It was after dark and August’s heat and humidity wrapped me in ...

Saturday Morning Round-up Florida continues to be a highly entertaining place to be from. The legislature keeps passing ridiculous bills a...

We cruise through the Cheyenne grocery store like angels on the wing. We ride MyAmigo scooters, tidy charged-up EVs that transports you thro...

It happens fast. One afternoon in September you sit in the easy chair, fan blows the sweat off your body. Next morning, you reach for a blan...

This April 6 WyoFile post brings us more good news about global warming: Wyoming botanist Trevor Bloom spotted his first springtime bloom...

Saturday Morning Round-up: I’ve been interviewing the recipients of the 2021 Governor’s Arts Awards. These are the awards given annually b...

We received 31 or 36 inches of snow in our weekend blizzard, depending on who's doing the reporting. Anything more than 30 inches is a l...

In normal years, spring is opening up time in Wyoming. Bright morning sun streaks through the windows. We open the windows to let in the fre...

Over my second cup of coffee on this beautiful Wyoming Saturday, I wondered why I still had the Weather Channel blaring from my Smart TV. ...

Happy May Day! While many of you bask in May sunshine, we are buried in snow. A moisture-laden three-day snowstorm covered my lawn and gar...

It's as if I went to sleep in winter and awoke in spring. For the past two days, hurricane-force gusts have toppled semis on the inter...

During my recovery from April's knee replacement surgery, my friend Liz brought me a Roma tomato seedling. I placed the sprout in my kit...

Ah, spring. In Wyoming, that usually means snow and wind and cold. March and April are our snowiest months. Usually. This year, the snow...