Waneka is always filled with surprises. Some are accessible and hold still, other appear and then vanish before I can hit the shutter. That’s my excuse for missing the picture of a macaw riding on someones shoulder as the walker circled the lake. The Continental Divide In The Background Over Lake Waneka.   Longs Peak, […]

mm Boulder’s Arboreal Beauty: Fall Maple Especially for fall, here’s Joyce Kilmer‘s famous poem “Trees”: (As an aside, “Joyce” was a guy). I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all […]

The Visit of Boulder’s Golden Ash Carpet Continues! No, I am  not yet tired of the golden glow of the ash tree as it greets the fall. While the red of maples and the gold of aspens is always an amazing treat, there is something about the golden ash leaves that fascinates me. Boulder’s Golden […]

Boulder’s Fall Gold Ash Tree Nature must have an affinity for the gold-blue combination of everything from the University of Colorado Buffs to Aspens and Ashes and the Colorado Sky. Boulder’s Fall Gold Ash Tree parades the color combination in all its glory! In the fall, ash leaves change color as part of a natural […]

Boulder Fall Ash Tree Gold Boulder Fall Ash Tree Gold returns! Very much like the Aspens turning gold in the fall, Ash trees can do the same thing in about the same color. The Gold-Blue Combination Is Mimicked By The Ash And The Aspen. This Is An Ash.  Our ash tree goes from green to […]

Boulder will see a partial eclipse of the sun today! 10/02/2024 will show Boulder 65% of totality. It is still mandatory to view it safely.  While it will only reach 65% totality locally, it still is a spectacle not to be missed. What can be more motivating than watching the sun shining on the earth, […]

Waneka Lake Park has never failed me. Every time I visit I find something of beauty to photograph. This morning was no exception. The reflection of trees and tall grass on the calm water, some with the Front Range in the background, caught my eye today. The sculptures at the boat house dock and area […]

People all over Boulder are asking the same question. “Is it time to view the changing leaves yet?” The answer is easy! This report is from a visit to Nederland and the Peak to Peak Highway up towards Ward and Rainbow Lakes, seven miles to the North, today! Thursday, 9/19/2024. And yes Virginia, there are […]

As the season for bees and wasps draws to a close, let’s get ready for next year’s pollinators. This year has had wasp traps flying off the shelves. Happily they work, and even better, seem specific to wasps. But why do we care? Some are so scared of yellow flying things that even the sight […]

  Boulder is in the center of world for many things. Denver lies 40 minutes to our South-East. To the immediate North-West, about the same distance away, lies Rocky Mountain National Park: a gem by which the sparkle of all other gems is measured. Once upon a time, before COVID-19, getting out of the park […]