I’ve been busy printing and framing for two November shows. Yesterday morning I resisted the urge to go out in the snow to photograph and captured this scene through the window before getting back to work. The snow was not too deep for a delivery truck to bring some replacement inks for the printer in the late afternoon. Much [...]
Each autumn I marvel at the seeds of mountain mahogany. The feathery part curls and straightens with changes in humidity. When the seed is on the ground it digs itself in with the curling action.
This may be the most beautiful week of the year. I hiked a few miles out and back on the Colorado Trail from the west side of Kenosha Pass with a side trip down an old road in a high meadow on the return.
I love the views of South Park from this trail.
The leaves are fantastic this [...]
Yesterday’s sunshine lit the last of the golden leaves in the trees as a gentle breeze fluttered them. When walking this week my eye was drawn here and there to the brightness of the season. It will soon be gone. Many of the leaves are already on the ground and trees that were at the [...]
Early morning sunlight highlights the feathery seeds of mountain mahogany, a common wild shrub. The feather tail on the seed curls when dry and straightens when wet. Once on the ground, the seed plants itself by curling and uncurling.
The aspens were beautiful this week. The trails, if I went out early, were quiet.
I love to hike the trails that wind through stands of large old aspens any time of year, but autumn is my favorite.
I'm Con Daily.
I make images of nature, wildlife, old structures, and other things found near my mountain home in Colorado.
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