One of the immediately obvious features of downtown Colorado Springs is its public art. Similar to other American communities, suburban spread in the 1970s and 1980s resulted in a lackluster city center. This dilemma was addressed in the early 1990s when the city council adopted an action plan that led to the formation in 1997 … Continue reading Art on the Streets 2024
When I open the shades in the morning and gaze out over our deck and back yard, I know that the meteorologists’ predictions were vastly exceeded. Our bench holds more than the forecast 4 inches of snow and our trusted measuring stick confirms that 10 inches fell overnight. This on top of the 8 inches … Continue reading Winter’s Last Hurrah?
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?
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