A White Easter
A surprise from mother nature last weekend with snow flurries all day Saturday and a dusting on the mountains above 5000 feet. It was a great weekend with friends and family to celebrate Passover and Easter.
Balsam social
Fireworks at Balsam!
Saturday night was truly special with a dazzling fireworks display at Ruby Valley. Rain that cancelled Friday’s event was long gone by Saturday night. Friday’s dinner was outstanding as usual. It was great to see friends and family from security, agronomy and maintenance enjoying the fireworks along with BMP regulars and new owners. Thanks to …
Dogstar is Back!
Finally the new web site is up and running. I moved it from Godaddy to a hosted WordPress site so it would be better protected from spam and easier to maintain. You should get an email notice with a link to this post with a link to unsubscribe if you no longer want to get …
New Years Eve in May!
If you can’t have a New Years Eve party due to ice than why not one in May to celebrate Memorial Day weekend? A great time was had by all dancing to the old and not-sol old tunes from Diverse Groove. Thanks to David Kitchens for the photo.
Website updates
You may have noticed some changes on Dogstar-Observatory. I am updating to a new server so please check back later. Hope to have everything back to normal soon. Jim
Scenes from the 4th
Wow! What a wonderful weekend it has been. Even with all the rain, every event has been simply outstanding. From the seafood buffet on Saturday, parties with family and friends and to the cookout and fireworks on the 3rd, good times galore. Since I don’t do Facebook, I thought I would share a few memorable …
Steep Canyon Rangers at the Orange Peel
If you have not heard of the Steep Canyon Rangers you should know that the band’s lead singer and acoustic guitar guru, Woody Platt is the son of Al Platt, the world famous architect responsible for designing many homes at Balsam Mountain Preserve. The Rangers have had a stellar career since their debut album “Old …
Fun with a drone on the back 9
The crowd walking the back 9 got a treat today when I managed to crash my drone multiple times before landing it in a tree! Thanks to the arm of Bill Boone and a handy water bottle it was safely recovered! I did manage to snap some photos from its camera before the battery died. …
Good food, a deer, a snake, a beetle and a moth
Sounds like the punch line to a bad joke but its just the highlights of a summer weekend at Balsam Mountain Preserve. First the good food – hats off to Melissa and the staff of the Boarding House for a wonderful meal at the seafood buffet Friday night. Other than being stuck at a table …
New Years Eve at BMP
Wow! What a party. Hats off to Melissa and our outstanding staff at the Boarding House for putting on a fantastic event Tuesday night. Banks and Shane played a great repertoire of golden oldies, the food was fantastic and everyone was dancing the night away. John Gill took some great photos which you can see …