Monte Vista Crane Festival, March 12 to 14, Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. 28 5/160, south of Monte Vista; 719-852-3552,
For the birds.
It’s time for approximately 20,000 greater
sandhill cranes to wing their way to Colorado, where they famously stop to regroup at the wildlife refuges and fields near Monte Vista and Alamosa. The festival is timed to coincide with the migration peak. Shuttles take visitors to watch the birds.
C is for Cookie
Martha Sue’s Cookies, $1 each, 9820 W. 60th Ave., Arvada; 303-423-2987, martha
Snack locally.
Each cookie from this Arvada bakery is 3 1/2 ounces of tender sweetness, with imaginative flavor combinations. Try the Blueberries, Oats and Walnuts for a chewy, spicy treat. Look for the cookies at independent businesses, especially those catering to people who raise rabbits, including Six Bells Farm and animal lovers.
Live! Camera! Inaction!
watching-grass-grow
Waiting room.
Alek O. Komarnitsky, celebrated for creating an interactive display that allows visitors to brighten or dim the extravagant Christmas lights adorning his Lafayette home, likes to keep busy in the off-season. So he maintains a webcam trained on his lawn. Isn’t there an Internet rule about this sort of thing?
