• clouds,  landscape,  mountains,  snow,  sunsets

    Planted in our shoes…

    sunset and the cloud formation from a week ago

    “I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people’s politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true…”

    Neil deGrasse Tyson

    It is Wednesday evening. We have had overcast skies throughout the day, metaphor for the feel of our country’s woundedness. The wind has picked up and will blow into Friday with gusts up to 70 mph. Another metaphor for our troubling times. Sometimes we live in our heads more than in the world and therefore what we think we think we know, just ain’t so. Time for all of us to stay planted in our shoes. It’s the only place we can live.

  • clouds,  haiku,  Humor,  landscape,  sunrises,  writing/reading

    Makes sense to me

    pink clouds on horizon
    pulled hood over head
    cold morning sunrise 

    ms

    Saw a short video that suggested we not give the vaccine to our healthcare workers first because if something does go wrong with the vaccine we could be in serious trouble without our healthcare workers. They suggested we give it to our politicians first. That way if something does go wrong with the vaccine we are not losing anything. With our political environment in the state it’s in now, it makes sense to me. I could even suggest where to start. 😁

  • landscape,  Plants,  seasons,  snow,  trees,  winter scenes

    My Sunday Morning

    The storm has passed through and left us with about 2 inches of snow. I felt invited by this grove of trees to stop and take a few images. Love the silence and reverence that envelops our world after a snowfall. Nature covered in a blanket of snow waits for the warmth of the steadfast sun. I watched magpies flit from this tree to that tree. I see cottontail tracks in the fresh snow. I listened to the cold silence. My Sunday morning.

  • coffee life,  coffee shops,  fountain pens,  journal,  writing/reading

    Morning Mocha

    Visited Mugs coffee shop this morning now that they are opened again. First time I’ve been there since the latest lockdown, late November or early December. Spent about an hour there and saw two customers. Not good for their business. I will not be coming here very often but this morning seemed to be a good day to go. I did not go the natural area because it began to snow just before I left the condo. We are suppose to have 1-2 inches of snow here with more in the mountains. I’m in for the day.

  • clouds,  landscape,  sunrises

    Moments like this…

    Wanted to share this mornings pre-dawn colors. I took this near the south dam on Horsetooth Reservoir, a scene that looks out over the sleeping city of Fort Collins. We are expecting high winds today and I could already notice them picking up. I love how nature creates anew each day with the clouds, the patterns and color palette that all stir up deep feelings within me. When I got home I asked myself the question, “Would I come here if I was not a photographer?” I’m aware I do have the incentive to take images, hoping to come home with a keeper or two. However, at this stage in my life, it’s more about being there, letting it all touch me in some way. It’s moments like this which draw me closer to creation and a conscious contact with its creator. I call them spiritual experiences.