• coffee shops,  fall season,  frost,  leaves,  lifestyles,  Plants

    A cold November morning

    Early morning frost

    I took this yesterday morning on my way from the bus stop. I decided to take the bus to the coffee shop because I didn’t want to clean the frost off the car or find a parking spot and I need to exercise. On the way home I noticed the tailgaters were getting set up in the parking lot of the stadium for the CSU game this afternoon. Tables were getting setup and they even had some grills set up and smoke billing up. Brats? Not my game plan anymore on a cold November morning. Nope, prefer the warmth of a coffee shop and a mocha.

    This is how to spend a cold winter morning.
  • Cityscapes/Urban,  Documentary/Street

    Voted

    Early Morning at the Bus Stop
    Early Morning at the Bus Stop

    The first bus arrives at 7:02 am when it is quiet, dark, cold and empty.  The second bus arrives 30 minutes later and will be crowded. This will look different next week when we change our clocks back. Still not sure I like this time change.

    It took some study time to understand the issues on our ballets but I’m done and turned my ballet in. Voted!

  • coffee shops,  sunrises

    Warm fire at Bindles and morning sunrise

    Warm fire at Bindles and morning sunrise
    Warm fire at Bindles and morning sunrise

    Not many coffee shops have a circular gas fire pit outside their door. If you get there early enough you can sit on the patio and watch the sun rise while sipping on a coffee. Today has not been that kind of day as it’s been cloudy with light rain most of the day. They are predicting the rain to change to a mix of snow and rain after midnight and into the morning. Probably not going to sit by the fire pit in the morning if that’s the case.

  • Cityscapes/Urban,  flowers,  sunrises

    Sunrise and the Daisies
    Sunrise and the Daisies

    We have our first frost warning of the 2018 fall season tonight. Good-by summer. These daisies are located on the median strip at the north entrance of campus. I walk by this spot each morning I walk to Mugs coffee shop. I like how the school landscapers change these flowers throughout the summer season at this spot It is never the same. I posted an image of tulips earlier in the summer that were in this same spot. Feels like I have a personal gardener. 

  • Cityscapes/Urban,  lifestyles,  quotes,  sunrises

    Surrender is a Gift

    Morning sunrise at the bus stop
    Waiting for the bus yesterday morning

    “Surrender is the ultimate sign of strength and the foundation for a spiritual life. Surrendering affirms that we are no longer willing to live in pain. It expresses a deep desire to transcend our struggles and transform our negative emotions. It commands a life beyond our egos, beyond that part of ourselves that is continually reminding us that we are separate, different and alone. Surrendering allows us to return to our true nature and move effortlessly through the cosmic dance called life. It’s a powerful statement that proclaims the perfect order of the universe.

    When you surrender your will, you are saying, “Even though things are not exactly how I’d like them to be, I will face my reality. I will look it directly in the eye and allow it to be here.” Surrender and serenity are synonymous; you can’t experience one without the other. So if it’s serenity you’re searching for, it’s close by. All you have to do is resign as General Manager of the Universe. Choose to trust that there is a greater plan for you and that if you surrender, it will be unfolded in time. 

    Surrender is a gift that you can give yourself. It’s an act of faith. It’s saying that even though I can’t see where this river is flowing, I trust it will take me in the right direction.”  

    Debbie Ford

  • Cityscapes/Urban,  sunrises

    I’ll do it later….

    Sprinklers and sunrise at campus Oval
    Sprinklers and sunrise at campus Oval

    Yeah right! “Later” sometimes means never.

    Before I left my home this morning I checked my calendar. Something inside me was telling me I was to meet someone but there was nothing in the calendar. So, I jumped on the bus, headed to campus and camped in a comfy chair in the Lory Student Center for some reading and writing. A little after 9:00 I received a message from Eric wanting to know if we were still meeting at 9:00. Dang it! It was another instance where I told myself over a week ago that I’d do it later but later turned into never. It really is true that life is about the process, never being prefect but hopefully learning from these experiences. Again, hoping all my friends on the east coast are safe!