Last Friday, husband's planned hike to a 14-er didn't work out, so instead, he and I went to Castlewood Canyon to do a simple hike, something I could handle. It was beautiful with the changing colors of the leaves. Where I'm looking toward in the photo was once a damn built in 1890. The dam... Continue Reading →
Watercolor Leaves
Some watercolors I did through a course on Skillshare. I used the Kuretake watercolor set I posted a photo of in a previous post. I am getting a lot more comfortable with watercolor but I am still far from my own style and confidence. I've also learned that paper quality is very important. In the... Continue Reading →
October Colors
Took these earlier this month and just really love the colors. It had rained during the night, and as always, the rain makes everything more vibrant. Our Keeshond, Teddy, will be turning 4 years old on the 31st of this month. Each year, I love her more and more. She is great company and so... Continue Reading →
The Growing Maple
Earlier this week I was standing next to my oldest daughter and found myself really tilting my head up to look at her. Suddenly it occurred to me that she had grown a few more inches! She's 4 inches taller than me now. Speaking of growth, the maple has also grown, a lot. It's still... Continue Reading →
In the Yard
It's been raining for a few days now, although, it seems the sun has come up today. The forecast for the week should be more rain and maybe even sleet on Mother's Day. I actually love the rain and gray clouds. It might feel gloomy and depressing but it makes the earth so rich and... Continue Reading →
Frosty Pine
I've taken photos of frosts on the pine tree before (here) but I couldn't resist. I processed these using ACR instead of directly in Photoshop.
Melancholy Rain
It rained this morning and brought on melancholy memories.