Mary Oliver wrote in her poem My Work is Loving the World, that she considers her real work to “keep my mind on what matters, loving the world…which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished.” So this afternoon I ventured to Arapaho Bend Natural Area to be astonished with the last sunset of January 2026. We had almost no clouds all day long and we reached a nice 58 degrees, which is unusual for us. I hear those of you on the east coast are seeing record breaking snowfall. I hope you have had the opportunity to enjoy it but are staying safe and warm.
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Sunset at the Silos
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Now Black and White
A winter snow storm came through Wednesday morning and moved out by noon on Thursday. It has brought some cold temperatures and 6-8 inches of snow. It’s 7:30 am and my weather app and car both say -9 degrees. Have not been too interested in going out so I played with some images. This image was taken a few years ago and converted in Silver EFEX Pro using one of their presets. Here is the color version,


