I miss the early days of the pandemic when scenes like this sunrise did not have the dirty brown smog hoovering on the eastern horizon. Sigh!
Sigh!
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Nature Enjoyed It
My theme for this post is blue. What a beautiful day it was yesterday after the light snow. Even though we had clear skies and sunshine it stayed cold, never getting above freezing. Just loved that blue sky. Both of these images are from an hour at Pineridge Natural Area in the afternoon. It was cold enough I had it pretty much to myself and quiet.
The one drawback in the bottom image is the smog along the horizon, which is the I-25 corridor. This image reminded me of how clear the skies were in early 2020 when the pandemic shut so much down. Deep inside me is the wish we could have everything shut down again. Say a couple centuries to clear up the air. Just a thought or wish. The quality time I spent in the local natural areas was so sweet… And, I want to believe nature enjoyed it also. Sigh!
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Meadow of Gold
cloudless horizon
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chorus of song birds rising
in meadow of goldSadly this image shows the smoky haze sitting along the Colorado Front Range from all the fires burning in the southwest. The haze hovers just above the horizon combined with a mix of emission pollution. There are currently, 47 large fires that have burned 519,761 acres across the country, per the National Interagency Fire Center website. The haze gives everything a golden glow to it. Today is expected to be in the 90’s. Be safe, stay cool!
