Flickr has a night time photo shot of the fire ravaging the foothills near Boulder. So far no loss of life has been reported, but many structures have been lost, including some that belonged to volunteer fire fighters working on the fire. (via NewMexiken)
I try to remember to call them Rudbeckia, but since I grew up in Maryland, I think I will always think of them as Black Eyed Susans (the state flower of Maryland.)
The only time I’ve ever seen one of these in the wild, I had to keep hold of a 95 pound dog who was desperate to make its acquaintance. I enjoyed seeing it in the tree at the zoo much more.
Seeing these at the zoo seemed a bit superfluous since I see them crossing the road on a daily basis in the summer.
We alerted the keeper when we saw this orangutan digging out the window caulking with a stick. The keeper told us that the orangutan liked to chew the silicon, and they just re-caulked the window when necessary.
