• clouds,  landscape,  mountains,  natural areas,  snow

    It’s May First

    Snow on Horsetooth
    Snow on Horsetooth

    And, we awoke to a third day of rain/snow mix. My weather app said it was 34 degrees at 6:00 am. Not sure how much snow they have in the mountains but I think it’s a lot. Farmers are going to love this. We have almost an inch of moisture. I took this image late this morning at Cathy Fromme Natural area. I’m pretty sure the higher mountains are white but with the cloud cover I can tell. Stay warm.

  • flowers,  Plants

    White Tulip and Friends

    White Tulip and Friends
    White Tulip and Friends

    “A tulip doesn’t strive to impress anyone. It doesn’t struggle to be different than a rose. It doesn’t have to. It is different. And there’s room in the garden for every flower. You didn’t have to struggle to make your face different than anyone else’s on earth. It just is. You are unique because you were created that way. Look at little children in kindergarten. They’re all different without trying to be. As long as they’re unselfconsciously being themselves, they can’t help but shine. It’s only later, when children are taught to compete, to strive to be better than others, that their natural light becomes distorted.” ― Marianne Williamson

     

  • Arapaho Bend Natural Area,  landscape,  natural areas

    A Spring Day

    Reflection
    Reflection

    What a beautiful day we had yesterday. Actually the whole weekend was all about Spring. I took a walk out at the Arapahoe Bend Nature Area. People were out walking the dog, riding bicycles and fisherman all along the banks of ponds. I talked one fisherman and he was a grinning and bragging about the bass and perch they were catching.

    Starburst
    Starburst
  • flowers,  Plants

    Ready for Spring ….

    A New Beginning

    … but that is not happening today. Our friends, the meteorologists, are predicting rain for this after noon turning to snow later on and dumping 5-8 inches by tomorrow night. They call it a winter storm watch. And, of course, when it snows like this the temperatures drop. Happy Monday!