“Miracles happen everyday, change your perception of what a miracle is and you’ll see them all around you…”
Jon Bon Jovi
Well, I will say the same for photographs, they are everywhere if we look for them.
If we look for them….
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A Good Starting Point
This is the starting point to the trail at Arapaho Bend Natural Area. I find this view to be an inviting place to start. I spent some time out there late Saturday afternoon for some renewal and to touch base with nature.
The second image is along the trail on the west side of the natural area. I’ve been coming out here for over 15 years and watched things change. A year ago they changed the dirt/gravel path to concrete. It is nice in funky weather but it does take away from the feel of the natural area. The engineering mind of man wants to improve or enhance this area. In doing so we alter the natural area to a man controlled environment. Almost wish the old path was still there.
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The Quiet at the End of the Day
“I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness; I hear the approaching thunder that, one day, will destroy us too. I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better, that this cruelty too shall end, that peace and tranquility will return once more.” Anne Frank
Have a wonderful weekend!
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Sunshine, Clear Skies and Rain
“If you’re to choose to paint your life today… What will it be? Remember, you’re the artist, not the canvas.” Val Uchendu
While visiting my parents we needed to make a trip to the pharmacy. My mother wanted to look for a specific color of makeup. I came across this array of nail polish and its colors. We have sunshine, clear skies and expecting more rain later today.
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Yes, it’s May in Colorado
“Snow was falling,
so much like stars
filling the dark trees
that one could easily imagine
its reason for being was nothing more
than prettiness.”
― Mary OliverAwoke to this pretty scene. A reminder that it’s still spring and I live in Colorado. It is a wet and heavy snow with plenty of moisture, making farmers happy campers. Most of the trees have their leaves on so many of the branches on the smaller trees are under the stress of its weight. It is not cold so I’m good with it. This is at the trailhead to Fisher Natural Area along West Stuart.
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Rain Showers on the Horizon
Rain Showers in the Foothills, Colorado Nature supplied me with this scene along Weld County Road 13 this past weekend. We have had rain almost every day and the next two days are expected to be more of the same. My car was a mess as the roads were muddy but man, those fields are green.
I have a couple of questions for all my WordPress Gurus out there.
- I seem to have lost the capability to have the viewer click on the image to view a full size image. I’ve discovered I can set the image to link to the media file but this seems to give me two larger files. Any ideas?
- Second is my image caption. I cannot seem to change the image caption font color. At the present time it is almost the same color as my background. See the above image.
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New Natural Area
With every grandparent, parent, sibling, boyfriend or girlfriend in town for graduation I decided to venture off to Arapahoe Bend Natural Area. It was much quieter! A couple years ago this reservoir named Rigden Reservoir did not exist was a mix of open fields and gravel pits. It was a haven for meadowlarks, blackbirds, prairie dogs, rabbits and raptors. I was surprised to find that is another natural area. The City of Fort Collins asked citizens to submit names and Topminnow Natural Area was chosen. They have built a 2.2 mile paved walking loop around the reservoir. So, I walked it and found this scene. I liked the light rain falling along the Front Range and cropped it to give it a more panoramic feel.
