Boulder FLOWERS Again?? Yes! I made that editorial and artistic and seasonal choice. While mud skiing is seasonal, the colors are not as bright. On the other hand, at Boulder Valley elevations? Parrot Tulip (Translation from the Latin: Very cool tulip). Apple Tree Flower. All Five Grafts Look Wonderful This Year! The lilacs, dogwoods, apple woods, and so many more, as well as the bulbs, are in bloom. If  not today, then tomorrow. [Mosquito larvae in the bird bath were ready to hatch today or tomorrow, so time to deal with that]. Parrot Tulip I’m told. So going with the season, I took my... Read More

I might think I know what I’m going to blog about. Then I look out and see something like this iris. This one is pretty crazy. All other thoughts go to the sidelines, and only this one flower fills my cerebral cortex. No color mixing here! These are colors straight from the tube a la Vermeer. Regardless of the medium, oils, pencil, camera, light is the common critical component. That works philosophically as well. While I might have thought I was going to shed light on one thing, I write about what the light happens to be shining on when I’m at the keyboard or camera. Today, this amazing... Read More

‘Tis the season to smell the Boulder flowers! While flower pics may cheer us during short winter days, it is hard to compete with the beauty and fragrance of lilacs in the Spring. Lilacs are in full bloom, and the perfume permeates the Boulder air. Flowering trees astonish us with the sheer mass of their presence and overwhelming beauty. I find myself pulling over and grabbing my camera (phone) and my nose from the shotgun seat. I walk around the trees and bushes without trespassing. The photo ops show why I have 15,000 pictures on my phone alone. Personally I do not reuse “chips”... Read More