The rain was in the air between here and the mountains, but it never quite got to my house. It did put on a lovely show, though! https://flic.kr/ps/rhS1C Sign in to see full entry.
The heat, that is... a bit of wind for an hour or so, and suddenly the temps drop 10 degrees, even before the rains reach us as they come over Pike's Peak! Weather forecasts promise cooler days to come through the end of July. Temps coming down, gas prices coming down--saw 4.54/gal today--Political... Sign in to see full entry.
The moon rose night before last in a hazy sky--likely, smoke in the atmosphere from the currently burning wildfires across the west and southwest. https://flic.kr/ps/rhS1C Sign in to see full entry.
The photo-taking has just begun... https://flic.kr/ps/rhS1C Sign in to see full entry.
Today I am ready for some summer... and the Colorado Renaissance Festival is the most summer thing in this area! https://flic.kr/s/aHsjYgPk2H Sign in to see full entry.
I love trails: unpaved usually, narrow pathways into landscapes, towards... anything! Each one is real underfoot, but also metaphorical for our progress through life. Some of us here are unable to walk real trails except in memory, and this is for you, and for me! https://flic.kr/s/aHsmN7E2GF I'd... Sign in to see full entry.
Flickr wanted me to choose 25 of my best photos for a small gallery. These are the ones I chose: https://www.flickr.com/people/therovingeye/ Sign in to see full entry.
A bit of the tropics on a sunny winter day--Here's the afternoon light glowing through the bird's nest fern beside the open deck door today. Also, yesterday's icicles. https://flic.kr/ps/rhS1C Sign in to see full entry.
Right in the middle of the city of Colorado Springs, there is this park... About a square mile--nearly 700 acres--with over 25 miles of not-very developed hiking trails, some paved roads and spectacular overlooks. Mountain lions have been encountered here! https://flic.kr/ps/rhS1C I took these... Sign in to see full entry.
https://flic.kr/ps/rhS1C It was pretty before, then the sun came out and made it all sparkle! After I put the images up on my photo editor, I spotted what I missed when I took the picture: the full moon setting over the Front Range! Sign in to see full entry.