Archive for the ‘Nature’ Category

dawn on green mountain

Posted on October 17th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  1 Comment »

The arrival of the sun is like an infusion of life into Green Mountain. Cold shadows retreat, warm light spreads across the hills, kissing each waiting flower, bird, and blade of grass. The dawn of another incredible day!



denver botanic gardens part II: water

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 […]



denver botanic gardens

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 […]



another morning in the mountains

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 […]



gone fly fishing

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 […]