Snow from years past - 12.31.10

ethereal morning

Granby, Colorado

Part of the Colorado Trail (?) at Kenosha Pass

Red Mountain

Red Mountain (#3?)

Driving on Million Dollar Highway outside Ouray, Colorado

2010

Taken Thursday after work. Last of Spring snow? We'll see...

under snow

Snow is nice when you don't have to drive in it and when you can go out and play instead. We were covered by snow this past Saturday through Tuesday. I think the front yard still has at least a foot of snow left. Thankfully this weekend holds a promise of melting! :D

25 hours in a day

I wonder who ever thought it would be a good idea for a "full-time" workweek (in the US) to be 40+ hours per week? I wish they wouldn't have. If we would all give up just 5 hours a week, I believe the unemployment rate (about 9%) would significantly decrease. Alas, we're all too greedy and somehow think we actually need the money.

So, here I am updating with less than 10 entries a month. I'm trying to re-evaluate my schedule and really find out where my wasted time is and how I can be more efficient with it. It's not working out just yet. I really am looking forward to winter this year because it'll force me to slow down (I hope) and do some things I've been putting aside (like work on my photography).

Only a month ago...

Candied tulips

Earlier this week I watched that Food Network show, Alex's Day Off (or something like that?) and she picked up some candied oranges and lemons from the store. They looked really good. This tulip, which is a "Queen of Night" or "Black Tulip" reminds me of the candied fruit. We had a frost just after Mother's Day and all of the tulips looked like they were sprinkled with sugar. Mmmm...

Twilight Peak, Colorado

Spring in Colorado

Lovely day (off) yesterday

I love when the sun is bright and hitting the flatirons in such a way as to cause deep shadows, which makes them look more rugged and rocky. I can't wait 'til even warmer days so I can go hiking around here! Thursday evening we had a bunch of snow and by midday Friday, the new stuff (at least on the streets) had melted. Now that's the kind of snow I like! The melted kind.

On a random note... I just can't believe how much Norlin has changed! I had to return an ILL book I had checked out from there back at the end of last year and I guess I hadn't paid enough attention to see all the changes. I'll have to re-explore Norlin and the rest of the campus soon. I wonder if they've done anything to my beloved Hale?!

i stood awake there dreaming

Warmer days past

I remember taking this and thinking it was getting chilly out. Now this picture looks warm! I guess temperature is all relative. This 30 degrees is practically summer compared with our current negative temperatures.

It's happening again

But that's okay, I won't complain. It'll be on its way to clouds by Monday. And in the meantime, when it covers everything (and isn't dirty on the roads), it looks pretty...

snow day

As of 10pm, WNW Littleton (maybe a little ways off from here?) reported 19.0 inches of snow.

I didn't even round that. ;)

Yesterday's snow

My poor zinnias are all gone now. :o(