Boots on the Ground

DNC – Denver, Colorado – 2008

I have been looking through my flickr account recently and am coming across older pics that I really like. Here’s one from the DNC back in 2008, at a rally on the Capitol steps.

Denver Photo Challenge: Pot of Gold

Denver Diner, East Colfax – Summer 2010 (Denver, CO)

Sometimes you only find a grilled cheese at the end of the rainbow. 

Denver Photo Challenge: Where the Sidewalk Ends

East Colfax Avenue – Summer 2010 (Denver, CO)

I am (as usual) a little late to the game, but thought I would share some of my photos from a few years back, taken on a trek of Colfax Avenue from beginning to end.  Probably post some more later – not with my sights set on winning this challenge (because, seriously, who can top Greg’s gorgeous city shots) but simply to share my Denver. 

All East Coast Squirrels are Gray

Public Garden – Boston, MA (September 2012)

Green

Green (Boston Area, September 2012)

Feeding the Ducks

Boston Gardens (end of September 2012 – Boston, Massachusetts)

Pigeon

Central Park, NYC (December 27, 2012)

Don’t Blink

Central Park, NYC (December 26, 2012)

William Penn through the windshield

Philadelphia, PA (December 24, 2012)

Arches

Central Park, NYC (December 27, 2012)

Meditation II

Eastern State Penitentiary (December 2011)

Meditation

 

Eastern State Penitentiary (December 2011)

and one more for today…such a beautiful place. it truly is nearly impossible to shoot a bad photo here…

Cellblock 3 can be a little mad sometimes…

 

Eastern State Penitentiary, Hospital Wing (December 2011)

Reflection

Christian Science Plaza – Boston, MA

Granary Cemetery (Boston, MA)

Granary Cemetery – Boston, MA (January 2010)

Riverside Cemetery (Denver, CO)

Riverside Cemetery – Denver, CO (January 2012)

Cemetery (Cambridge, MA)

Cambridge, Massachusetts

I have a lot of graveyard pictures – cemeteries are peaceful and full of history, which makes them a joy to visit. Since we are closing in on Halloween, I am only going to post graveyard images until the end of the season. Hopefully, you will enjoy them.

Drought

I went for a drive into the Rockies with a couple of friends on the autumn equinox. The air was hazy with the smoke of wildfires from other western states, and was so thick that at times it was difficult to see the peaks. At the base of Independence Pass, we caught a person canoing out on one of the Twin Lakes. Between mudflats, you can see how low the water is. If we don’t have a wet winter, with a good spring run-off, I worry about next summer.
Twin Lakes, Colorado (September 22, 2012)

Sunset Stroll (Denver Botanic Gardens) – September 12, 2012

Fireworks

Independence Pass (September 2010)

Aspen trees, in honor of autumn, and in anticipation of my mountain jaunt tomorrow.

Taken on a day-trip up Independence Pass in the fall of 2010, prior to a good friend moving back to California. She and I spent a couple of months in 2010 going on photographic road trips so she could get as much of Colorado in her sights before leaving.  This trip took us over Kenosha Pass, through Leadville, over Independence Pass, and back home down I-70. Tomorrow’s day trip will be over Guanella Pass (road conditions permitting), Leadville, Independence Pass, back down to Kenosha, and home.  Should be a good way to celebrate the Autumn Equinox.