Wednesday in Wyoming - April 22, 2026

 

You may recall that my first April post was of a bee on a hyacinth. I don't know whether this is the same bee, but it's obviously enjoying nectar from a grape hyacinth. The flowers are pretty, but if we'd known how invasive they are, we might  not have planted them. 

Wednesday in Wyoming - April 15, 2026

 

Rather than think about filing my tax return, I'd rather look at daffodils. They're such cheerful flowers, and while they come in many varieties, my favorites are still the original deep yellow ones. 

Wednesday in Wyoming - April 8, 2026

 

One of my favorite early spring flowers are these dwarf iris. There also some yellow ones, but they tend to bloom later. 

Wednesday in Wyoming - April 1, 2026

 

April showers bring May flowers -- or so the saying goes -- but some flowers don't wait for May to bloom. As you can see, a bee enjoyed this hyacinth. 

Wednesday in Wyoming - March 25, 2026

 

A month of blog posts about Wyoming forts wouldn't be complete without one featuring Fort Laramie, would it?

I chose this picture for two reasons. First, I've always been fascinated by covered wagons. (Blame it on TV shows like "Wagon Train.") And secondly, since Fort Laramie was a major stop on all the westbound trails, it seemed fitting to have a wagon in the center.

I hope you've enjoyed visiting these four forts, if only through my blog posts, and that you'll come back to see what theme next month's Wednesday in Wyoming posts have. 

Wednesday in Wyoming - March 18, 2026

 

Sometimes the most interesting aspects of a fort are the interior exhibits rather than the buildings themselves. I found that to be the case with Fort Fetterman.

Rather than identify each of the pieces they found while excavating, the museum's curators simply displayed them in a cabinet and left it to visitors to decide which were the most intriguing. 

Wednesday in Wyoming - March 11, 2026

 

When I first visited Fort Laramie (my favorite Wyoming fort), I was surprised that it didn't look like a Hollywood version of a western fort. The buildings weren't made of logs, and there was no stockade. I learned that that's because there were few trees in the area.

As you can see, Fort Caspar, a hundred or so miles from Fort Laramie, didn't suffer from a shortage of wood and looks more like the quintessential western fort.

As a bit of trivia, although the city of Casper is spelled with an "e", the fort is not.