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Jim & Donna at Tomato Soup spring

  We have completed our 6th season in Yellowstone and it just flew by.  We are back home in Casper and happy to be home.  We love Yellowstone and have made some good friendships there but each Fall we look forward to returning to our family and friends in Casper.  Thank you to everyone that stopped by Jim's booth; we hope to see you again.
 

  FALL IS A BEAUTIFUL TIME TO BE IN THE PARK     Jim has captured this beauty in his new painting Rivals.  Take a moment and look at this new limited edition print and see for yourself.
 

  THE WARM SPRING SPIKERUSH is a phenomenon found in only a few places in the world.  Jim recreated this beautiful grass in his new painting Autumn Rush.
 

  ATTENTION FIRE FIGHTERS!   Jim has completed a very moving painting of the fire fighter memorial in Colorado Springs.  He has titled this piece In The Line of Duty.  Please take time to look at it; it's a beautiful tribute to fallen firefighters.

  OLD FAITHFUL INN LOVERS!  Jim has made an affordable open edition print of this great building.  He's also included the old yellow buses and of course the ever present buffalo.  Take a minutes to take a look at Summer at the Inn.
 
 

  JIM'S PRINTS ARE SELLING OUT FAST!!
Below are a list of the prints that are sold out to date.

Watch Out Situation #18                 SOLD OUT
Air Operations                                SOLD OUT
Moving Day                                    SOLD OUT
Interim Refuge                                 SOLD OUT
Surveying Her Damages                  SOLD OUT
Last One Out                                  SOLD OUT
Step by Step                                   SOLD OUT
Sure, When A Fella Needs A Fire    SOLD OUT
April Showers Bring May Buffalo     SOLD OUT
Early Morning Missed Encounter     SOLD OUT
The Locals                                      SOLD OUT
Lazy Days                                       SOLD OUT
Hunting the Fire Line                       SOLD OUT
Feathers & Fur                               SOLD OUT
Just Stare Back                               SOLD OUT
Giant                                                SOLD OUT
The Smallest Visitor                          SOLD OUT

Occasionally a print comes available for a variety of reasons so we are developing a list of people that are interested in these sold out prints.  If one should come available, we will do a mailing and let you know. E-mail us your home address and we will be glad to add you to the list.

  We have been contacted by the owner of the original of Moving Day.  He has moved to the southwest and is interested in selling the original.  Anyone that might be interested in this, please contact the owner, Rocky Montez-Carr at 702-275-6371..

   Just Stare Back, Giant, and The Smallest Visitor reached sold out status this summer.  Thank you for your interest in these prints.

   Fire Fightin' and Fishin' are also very close to selling out. There are very few of these prints available.  Again, if you are interested in these prints, I encourage you to act quickly.
 
 

When we arrived at Old Faithful the first part of May we were welcomed by A LOT of snow.  The engineering department brought over some machinery to move enough snow so we could at least get our trailers in.  Then Jim had to climb up on the drifts and dig down to find our electrical & phone hookups.  The last of the snow finally melted in the trailer park the middle of June.
 
 

Our good friend Mary (taking pictures above)  helped us move to the Park this season.  We set up trailers, spent the night then the next morning we headed over the Post Office before we left to come home for another load.  As we are driving down the road I saw something at the side of the road and I had a hard time registering what I was seeing.  I told Mary to grab her camera and by the time we calmed down enough to get a good picture the bear disappeared into the trees.  We then drove around to where we thought he would be coming out and Mary got this picture.  Check out those claws!!  After digging and rooting around for awhile it walked toward our vehicle and laid down in what we thought was a hole.  Mary was standing on the side boards of the truck and kept saying, he's eating something.  When the bear finally got up he was covered in mud........he had been sitting in a mud pot and he was gnawing on a carcass.  Great pictures Mary and thank you for helping us move to the Park this year.

Early in July Jim and I took a trip over to the East side of the Park to watch the cutthroat spawn.  While we were over there we decided to check on one of our favorite picnic areas on that side south of Hayden Valley.  The spring runoff has made having a picnic a little more challenging....but not impossible!!

We saw this moose very close to the road on the East side of the Park over the July 4th weekend..  He caused quite a traffic jam but didn't seem to be too bothered by all the commotion.