Do you like to look at or take photos of faces? A friend once told me that my people snapshots suck, and she was right, so I take very few images of people, including selfies, which I abhor. But I love to look into the eyes and take photos of other-than-human creatures, and a good … Continue reading What’s in a Face?
The recent sighting of green leaves pushing through the soil is a reminder that winter will soon come to an end and prompted me to share a few more wintry impressions. Colorado’s Front Range and plains have seen several rounds of snow since December and the entire eastern half of the state is currently out … Continue reading Winter Walks
Last week’s post featured the beautiful Brant and Broadmoor Hotel, and also mentioned the hotel’s founders, Julie and Spencer Penrose. Spencer Penrose (1865-1939), who hailed from a prominent Philadelphia family, had moved to the area in 1892, and partnered with an old school friend, Charles Tutt. Investments in real estate, gold processing, and copper mining … Continue reading Pauline Chapel
For bird lovers in El Paso County, Colorado, the new year brought a new bird species that had never before been reported here. Birders who keep track of unusual sightings were in a tizzy when the rare bird alert listed the presence of a Brant (Barna bernicla) at Prospect Lake in Colorado Springs on January … Continue reading Can You Find the Rare Goose?
This is part 5 of a series. Click here for part 1 (Overview), here for part 2 (Chaco Canyon), here for part 3 (Mesa Verde), and here for part 4 (Hovenweep). If you have followed my blog for a while, you might remember my series about Ancestral Puebloans from 2017 (I know I sound like a broken record … Continue reading Ancestral Puebloans-Part 5: Bandelier
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