• Plants,  quotes,  trees

    Happy Birthday, Chris

    November 30, 2015

    A daughter is one of the most beautiful gifts this world has to give. 

    Laurel Atherton

    It is beautiful but cold down here and for those who are residents, it is real cold. I went for a walk Sunday afternoon with bright sunshine but into a slight breeze from the west. Let me tell you that breeze was chilly. Been here a week and enjoying the time with my parents, having them all to myself. But, this time with them brings the awareness of their increased years. Spending time with them is precious to me.

    Also, today is my oldest daughter, Christine’s, birthday. As each birthday celebration of my children or grandchildren comes along it brings an awareness of their aging and mine. The number of years is irrelevant as life is moving way too fast. Time with them is special and sometimes seems like there is not enough. Anyway, Happy Birthday, Chris! You are a star! I love you!

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  • Cityscapes/Urban

    Palm Trees

    September 17, 2015

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    Palm Trees at a local Thai Restaurant

    Life is precious, do not waste it doing anything that your heart does not respect or agree with.

    This is about as close to the beach as I’ve been in a while. Thinking I need to pack a bag and head for a beach and sit under palm tree. After all, life is both precious and short.

     

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  • fog,  landscape,  Plants,  trees

    Morning Fog

    July 23, 2015

    Morning Fog
    Morning Fog

    There is a favorite cottonwood tree along Stuart  street where the beginning of the Fisher Nature Area trail starts. I have been trying to take images of the tree and trail in as many weather situations as possible. Actually that would need to be every day. The sun is out this morning and looks like a beautiful day ahead.

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  • landscape,  natural areas,  snow,  trees,  window

    Happy Mother’s Day!

    May 10, 2015

    Snow Covered Trail and a favorite Cottonwood tree
    Snow Covered Trail and a favorite Cottonwood tree

    It has been raining for the past several days. Thankfully it has been a gentle and refreshing rain and much needed moisture. We have seen severe weather conditions over the past few days. There have been tornado warnings, hail warnings, flash flood warnings, and winter weather warnings. Temperatures started to drop down to freezing yesterday afternoon. As it dropped the rain changed to snow, heavy wet snow. My understanding is some areas of Colorado had as much as 6 inches of snow.

    Fort Collins is reporting over 2.5 inches of moisture the past 3 days. The 1 to 3 inches of snow they predicted for last night fizzled out. We only received a dusting of snow as you can see in the above image taken this morning of a favorite cottonwood along the Fisher Nature Trail. The image below was taken yesterday afternoon from my bedroom window during some heavier rain.

    Gentle Rain
    Gentle Rain

    And, Happy Mother’s Day to all!

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