Before the Snow Melts....

photograph of Meeker and Longs Peaks

printed with an ink jet on card stock with coloured pencil overlay

Clouds

My sister requested cloud photos.....

A Series of Sunsets

I have been a bit obsessed with photographing sunsets lately.  Over the past few days, I contemplated on why that is.  I do my daily chores in the morning before work, so when I come home all I have to do is water the garden, feed my dog, and make my dinner.  Then I get to sit-down and relax with the TV or a book and a nice big mug of tea.  This is my end-of-day wind-down and it takes place during dusk; as I am sitting by the window having my tea, I see the sun setting over the mountains and it adds that extra bit of serotonin enhancing my nightly relaxation routine.  Each sunset is unique; sometimes they are so inspiring I just have to run outside and snap a few shots.  Here are a few of my favorites.  Maybe they will make you smile too.

(no photoshopping, no filters)

To end a day...

A beautiful sunset to end a rare day-off and time with family.

(no photo-shopping, but I did use the "sunset filter")

Peek-A-Boo

A cute little visitor to my roses. 

It was hanging out there all day.  I guess it found a cool and soft resting place.

Monday's Moon Rise

It was a little cloudy, but my nephew (who was visiting) had never seen the moonrise.

So we drove out into the prairie (who knew there would be so many cars).

My nephew thought it was pretty cool, and I had fun playing with the shutter speed.

The moon changed colour as it rose above the brown-haze layer.

If you've never seen a moonrise, it is totally worth the effort.  It is definitely an awe moment.

Prickly Pear

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

A Colorado Christmas

Yummy Salty Roads

Big Horn Sheep enjoying a good salt lick on a mountain highway

(and learning how to use Photoshop, finally)

More Colorado Sunsets

Colorado Sunset One

Moon

The nearly full moon from Wednesday night.  It was just so beautiful with the clouds that I rushed out in my pajamas to take pictures of the moon.  

If you are wondering why the "circle" looks a little off...I didn't have my tripod (it is in storage).  So with my shaky hand and a lot of snaps, I got a nearly perfect circle of the nearly full moon.

Butterflies

Look at that Tongue!!  

That is some yummy rotten banana.

These pictures were taken at the Butterfly Pavilion.  

A great place to visit if you like butterflies and other critters without spines.  The spider collection is very cool.  You get to hold a tarantula.

Silhouette

Bird on a Fence

Woodpecker

Today's Inspiration

What do you see at your local garden shop?

digital image, no enhancement

A Stray Thunderstorm

Petrified

The Petrified Forest is amazing (especially if you are into rocks like I am).  The colours and patterns of the wood are beautiful.

Below is one of the pictures I took.

The top picture is not enhanced.  The bottom picture is enhanced.

The enhanced picture represents the images from my memory.  It was so colourful; that is what I remember most.

Cactus Eye

What a cactus sees through its hundred year old arms.