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Sunrises in the area where we live can be incredible. This is actually a horse barn and not a church steeple. Longmont, Colorado USA
DDC "Faded"
With backlighting and a wide open aperture, the background fades to a palette of colors and shapes.
The snowfall was relatively high in the mountains of Colorado last winter. A good thing because snowmelt is the primary source of water for life forms including people in what is otherwise a very arid environment. How many years of low rainfall does it take before you stop calling it a drought and start recognizing it is the norm? Of course it's no longer spring here ... only took me 2 months to post this
American Pikas are not rodents but are related to hares and rabbits. They are under pressure from climate change as they make their homes in the high alpine mountain regions. They do not hibernate so they store food for the winter. In the summer you will find them busily about collecting plants to bring to their dens.
Dropping down the front range with a loaded coal train, month old Rio Grande SD50's 5514, 5510 and 5507 approach the west end of Leyden, Colorado siding on October 13, 1984.
The seventeen SD50's (5501-5517), built in September, 1984, were the last six axle locomotives purchased by the Rio Grande for coal and mixed freight service.
Coming off the Craig Branch, the train will soon arrive at Rio Grande's North Yard in Denver for service, a power swap and a crew change before an afternoon departure down the Rio Grande-Santa Fe "Joint Line".
DDC "Dream" - Ever since I met "shy" Shyla, my dream has been that she'd learn that she didn't need to be afraid of the world. We've come a long way toward that dream - far enough that she is a very happy dog - but we still keep dreaming of even more progress toward her being free of the shackles of worry.
Lachnellula arida (no common name). This cup fungus is a high-elevation species that fruits on conifer twigs and debris soon after the snow melts. It can be readily recognized by the short brown hairs on the exterior of the cup. Along Brainard Lake Rd. Roosevelt National Forest. Near Ward, Boulder Co., Colo.
The golden hour by the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Photographed September 27, 2015 at Reservoir Ridge Natural Area, west of Fort Collins, Colorado U.S.A.
www.fcgov.com/naturalareas/finder/reservoirridge
www.fcgov.com/naturalareas/pdf/reservoir-ridge-trail-map-...
Equipment used: Sony SLT-A58 with Sony AF DT 18-70mm lens on tripod.
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Pink clouds over the Devil's backbone open space in Loveland, Colorado. This is a popular local hiking and biking area in Larimer County
Just go early - by 8am the crowds start arriving. On this morning it was just me and the deers!
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