Boulder’ 1-13 sunrise was special. It was the anniversary of my late Dad’s birthday. He remains my greatest mentor. He was “father” to several of my friends, and a mentor to all of us. It is fitting that the sunrise was so special. He was an engineer, inventor, teacher, author, Silva instructor,  mathematician,  and much […]

Boulder is a place for celebration of the “Year Of The Horse.” The Chinese Zodiac is coming to the close of the Year Of The Snake and looking to the beginning on February 17, 2026, of the Year Of The Horse The Year of the Horse always arrives with a certain kind of energy. You […]

  Thank you and thanks to AboutBoulder for naming me Blogger Of The Year.  I’m deeply honored to share that I have been named Blogger of the Year by AboutBoulder.com. This heart warming recognition coincides with AboutBoulder officially breaking the barrier and exceeding two million page views a month. It took me about six months […]

    Boulder’s music lovers were treated to a night of harmony and heart on January 9, 2025. The acclaimed all-vocal rock group FACE finally took the stage at the Boulder Theater after two weather-related postponements. Fans had been waiting patiently as high winds in December forced the show’s rescheduling not once but twice, first […]

  Boulder hosts local a cappella band FACE tonight at the Boulder Theater! In Boulder, the third time is charmed! After having to reschedule twice, the Boulder-based A Cappella band, FACE, is performing tonight at the Boulder Theater. Tickets are heavily discounted and some are still available. This is a show for all ages and […]

Boulder’s neighboring jungle at the Westminster Butterfly Pavilion hosts the Atlas Moth. One of the quiet joys of living near Boulder is that, even in the dead of winter, you can step into a living jungle. Our near-Boulder neighbor, the Westminster Butterfly Pavilion, has just welcomed an extraordinary guest — the Atlas Moth — and […]

Boulder, Colorado’s Chief Niwot: The Face We Do Not Have Do we know what iconic Chief Niwot, known as “Left Hand,” really looked like? We’ve all seen sculptures and representations of the great chief, but do we know what he looked like? The answer is easy. NO! There is no existing picture of the Chief.  […]

The Boulder blues of sunrises contrast with the reds of the start of the sunrise after the reds have begun to fade. The bright yellows and the light subtle blues appear before the stronger blues and after the deep dark red banding which is so common to Boulder Sunrises. The blue-yellow-orange-yellow forms a palette, a […]

Winter in Boulder quiets the landscape. Trails grow still, colors soften, and nature takes a deep breath. That’s exactly why today’s launch of the Boulder Butterfly Series feels right. Even in the calm of winter, the Monarch butterfly reminds us that beauty doesn’t disappear—it simply waits for the right moment to return. Today’s featured butterfly […]

Boulder’s rapidly changing colors of a winter sunrise justify the chill of going outside to snap a few pictures. The glorious splendor of the reds and yellows, with the orange accents distracts from the cold. The rapid color changes are enough to distract me from the cold, and there is a reason that flannel was […]