• Cityscapes/Urban,  landscape,  snow,  trees,  winter scenes

    First Snowfall of 2018

    First snow of 2018 - Rowland Moore Park
    First snow of 2018 – Rowland Moore Park

    A wintery good morning from Colorado. Yesterday Colorado State University had their homecoming football game with clear blue skies, bright sunshine and 61 degrees at kickoff. Clouds began to move in from the northwest and the temperature started dropping by the beginning of the fourth quarter. I noticed a few fans walking home from the game in shorts and t-shirts, paying the price of not layering.

    This morning at 6:30 we were at 23 degrees with 3-5 inches of snow, much needed moisture. Under the snow was a layer of ice from the rain we received before turning to snow. This is Colorado and one of the things I enjoy about living here. After my quiet prayer and meditation I made a visit to Rowland Moore Park for a few wintery scenes. This is one of them. Have a super Sunday!

  • flowers,  Plants,  quotes

    Discovery

    Discovered these flowers on a small island at the entry to the parking lot at Lory Student Center. 

    “When we begin to listen with our hearts rather than our heads, our whole world changes and becomes softer.”

  • flowers,  Plants

    The End is Near

    Black-Eyed Susans
    Black-Eyed Susans

    Walking to the coffee shop I needed to take this image as it depicts the end of the summer and the beginning of fall. The seasons are a changing. Been thinking about planting, or I guess they call it spreading, of some wildflower seeds along the boundary between the ponds and the lawn at my condos. It seems to be a simple enough procedure adding some flowers to brighten up the area around my condo. I’ll let you know.

  • fall season,  leaves,  Plants,  seasons

    Hanging On

    Hanging On

    Well, it’s about 3 weeks till Winter Solstice. Thankfully, we’ve only had a couple of light snowfalls this fall. Most of our trees are barren of their leaves, allowing the birds and squirrels nests to be are easily seen. The few leaves we do see on branches are those who refuse to give it up and hang on, or they are the ones caught among branches on their decent to the ground. I noticed this group of three leaves from a tree above, tangled in the branches of a bush. They were easily seen as I walked by since they were at eye level. So nature offered this simple image, who many would not see, and I accepted the image.