Posted on October 14th, 2010 by mountain girl | 1 Comment »
Really, I think the best part of the Botanic Gardens is the water. So here are some water pics. Above: Water patterns to inspire the Monet in us all. Here lies Pac-Man. 😉 Lily pads rock! A young frog catching water bugs. Journey to the Great Waterfall! All happiness and smiles …and then you realize […]
Posted on October 12th, 2010 by mountain girl | 1 Comment »
We picked a sunny day to visit the Denver Botanic Gardens. Just kidding. It’s sunny every day here! There was a Henry Moore exhibition in the gardens. I tried to get some modest shots of Henry’s work… but it wasn’t easy. There! I did it. Oops…maybe that’s not a Henry Moore piece after all. These white […]
Posted on October 7th, 2010 by mountain girl | 5 Comments »
We just had to go back to that river. Somehow it’s addicting, the wildness of it all. You become so small, with the water rushing along, oblivious to you; with the mountains towering above you. It’s the absence of the rat race, I think. The antithesis of wanting more, simply because there’s so much in […]
Posted on October 4th, 2010 by mountain girl | 5 Comments »
Today we tagged along with Dadda on his fly fishing expedition. Brrrr. We were shivering in the cold morning air…BUT when the sun finally (and suddenly) popped out, we were baking. Zia made herself a fishing rod, stripped off her jacket, and set out to get herself a fish. In the process, she made some […]
Posted on October 1st, 2010 by mountain girl | 2 Comments »
A trip to the local Goodwill procured these treasures. In a twinkle, someone burst from her cocoon…into a world inhabited only by fairies and butterflies. (And mothers, of course.)