… where these steps lead? Anyway, I’m headed to the airport for a short 2-day trip. See ya in a couple days and hope you have a good weekend, wherever those steps lead you.
I wonder …
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Clear Skies
It was a good day! With the small amount of rain the High Park fire is dying out. The inciWeb site says, “Firefighters continue coordinating making assessments with local authorities for orderly re-entry to evacuated subdivisions. Crews are removing hazard trees along main public roads to improve public and firefighter safety. Much of the fire shows no smoke, but substantial heat remains throughout the fire. Firefighters are searching out remaining hotspots throughout the fire and putting them out. ” Those are great words to hear. And, it is nice to look west and not see smoke.
Yesterday was a full day. Fellow photographers Cindi Smith, Susan Thomas and myself took a drive up to Mt Evans. Wonderful views of our state from 14,000 feet. Cooler temperatures and bit of rain and sleet had us putting on jackets. On our way back down we indulged in some homemade pies at the Echo Lake Lodge. Once back in Fort Collins I headed out to the Arapahoe Nature Area for some quiet and to watch the sunset. I was not disappointed. Hope everyone has a good weekend.
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Just as Simple …..
Taking Simple Steps … as yesterday’s image. For me when extra stuff is eliminated in the view finders it makes an image simple, pleasing. We do not need to know much about the location or time of day. We just present what we see.
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Pretty Simple
The Spires These are the spires on a sculpture near out hotel in Wichita, KS. As I took the image I cropped all the stuff around them then converted to black and white. Pretty simple.
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Each soul must meet the morning sun…
Morning Sunrise We wake at daybreak, put on our moccasins and step down to the water’s edge.
Ohiyesa
Here we throw handfuls of clear, cold water into our face, or plunge in bodily.
After the bath, we stand erect before the advancing dawn,
facing the sun as it dances upon the horizon, and offer our unspoken prayer.
Our mate may proceed or follow us in our devotions, but never accompanies us.
Each soul must meet the morning sun, the new sweet earth, and the Great Silence alone. -
Straight Lines
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High Park Fire Update
Smoke form the High Park Fire over Fort Collins 
Smoke along the Colorado Front Range Forgive me for posting more images of the High Park Fire but I wanted to share with you the size and damage this fire is causing. I’ve been following the status of the High Park fire from a couple of sources but the Incident Information System website has given some very good information. At the present time there 191 confirmed homes lost due to the fires. As of yesterday the fire got out of hands so they issued more evacuations. This was caused as the temperature reached into the high 90s and afternoon winds picked up. I find it strange that the each day the official updates show the fire increasing in size while they claim some percentage of containment. What’re they containing? We are talking about mans attempt to control nature.
Here are two images from yesterday. The first one is on a high ridge about one mile above my condo and taken around 6:00 pm while the temperature in my car said 96 degrees. The second one was taken this morning about ten miles from my condo while I waited for my cars 15k mile service. You can see the smoke as it settles along the foothills so that Fort Collins to the left and Loveland to the right can’t be seen. We need rain but nothing but hot, dry weather is forecasted.
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Sunset: End of Week
Rocky Mountain Sunset Sunset from last night with a mixture of smoke from the HIgh Park fire and clouds.
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One of my neighbors
Good Morning A morning walk around my pond with latte in hand is a good way to meet the neighbors. If I haven’t mentioned it before, my condo is about six blocks from Colorado State University so I do have a wide assortment of students and with almost yearly changes. Other neighbors include way too many Canadian Geese, every so often a fox, raccoons, herons fishing in the pond and every once in a while a deer. I tried to start up a conversation with this guy (or gal) but quickly found they were on the quiet side, a quality I like in a neighbor.
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Saturday Sunrise
Sunrise This past Saturday was a busy day. I drove out east for a few photos, replaced the garbage disposal, finished laundry and packed for my trip, that I’m now on. I also visited the farmers market mentioned yesterday. It was a good Saturday!
