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 […]

Epic Outdoor Picture of the Day: A December Sunrise Over East Boulder There are moments in Boulder when the day begins not quietly, but boldly—and this December sunrise over East Boulder is one of those moments. Captured by award-winning Boulder photographer Lenny Lensworth Frieling, this image freezes a fleeting instant when the sky ignites and […]

I was innocently finishing my email when I looked out the back window. The sunrise was in full glory! I almost ran back to the computer where my phone was sitting, ran back to the window, and starting clicking. We all know how fast sunrise lighting changes and I did not want to miss the […]

This epic sunrise over Boulder, Colorado—captured by award-winning photographer Lenny Lensworth Frieling —feels less like a moment in time and more like a memory the Earth has been holding onto for millions of years. The sky ignites in striking oranges and deep reds, spilling across the horizon with a quiet power that stops everything else […]

Lensworth sunsets here! December Sunsets  are always familiar and never the same. They are always uplifting and always shifting. When someone says “hey, look at this sunset,” do NOT wait. They change instant by instant and are part of the reason we need a camera within reach. Phones seem especially great for sunrise and sunset […]

Today’s Pic of the Day is the Moth Orchid. The genus name is derived from the Greek words phalaina (moth) and opsis (like), as the flowers resemble moths in flight. These orchids are popular houseplants because they are relatively easy to grow indoors. Their blooms are known for being long-lasting, often for months with proper care. Phalaenopsis […]