Commonly, maple trees aren’t native to Colorado, although the Bigtooth maple grows in western canyons and on stream banks and hillsides. The silver maple is a common landscape tree but performs poorly in the heavy alkaline (high pH) clay soils of the high desert, and is often plagued by iron chlorosis—yellowing of leaves caused by iron deficiency. Autumn Blaze maple, a hybrid between red and silver maples, suffers from some iron chlorosis, too.

Does it bring you joy to receive a gift? It certainly does to me. I’ve been very blessed to have been given many gifts in my lifetime—the gift of Jesus, family, grandchildren and a great grandchild, as well as friends.

Love and democracy are two of the hardest things in life to practice. Certainly, they don’t get any easier with age. And yet we keep fighting for democracy and extending our hearts to love.

It can be hard to justify the cost of veterinary care during these tough times, unless you know Gus really needs it. You are the best judge of when your kitty is off, as you know his behavior better than anyone.

Panic attacks, before there was such a diagnosis, sent me to the hospital in my early life. Anxiety led me to a therapist who helped me unravel the sources of this debilitating reaction. It also pointed the way to my career as a therapist, which has shaped me as a human being.