Happy New Year to you, and welcome back to my blog, which took a looong nap. Reviews of the old year are supposed to happen when that year is on the wane, not when the new year is in ascendance. But travel, a lingering respiratory infection, and a profound weltschmerz, which many of you will … Continue reading My Colorado Wildflower Year
The scene above shows our autumn-attired back yard on October 21. The comparison image below was taken only one week later, on October 28, and reflects the striking difference a mere week had wrought on our fall foliage. As the intervening days came with above-average temperatures in the 60s to 70s F (20s C) and … Continue reading A Week Full of Surprises
October’s full moon has long been nicknamed Hunter’s Moon, as it heralds the beginning of the hunting season in the northern hemisphere. If you pay attention to lunar cycles, you will know that this month’s Hunter’s Moon will not appear until the end of the month, October 28, to be exact, so today’s essay pertains … Continue reading Traveling under a Hunter’s Moon
In the face of so much human-made cacophony and ugliness all across the world, I don't have many words today. Nature, on the other hand, continues to speak eloquently, especially during this transitional season in the northern hemisphere. You saw the glory of aspen trees of the higher elevations in a post two weeks ago. Today … Continue reading Autumn Splendor
An article in The Gazette, our local newspaper, in early September that announced the restoration of a piece of public art in Colorado Springs piqued my interest. After attending a guided tour of Monument Valley Park on October 30, I remembered to walk the short distance to the Fine Arts Center at Colorado College and … Continue reading Arte Mestiza
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