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Sunrise in Colorado Springs</h1>
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Sunrises in the Rockies can be beautiful. On 5 June 2019, the weather was good after a very unsettled period, so I decided to take a few shots showing the beauty of the mountains in June.<br />
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The sky begins to brighten early during this time of year, and the first morning rays play off the clouds in colorful patterns.<br />
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While I was out on the mountain, I came across some other people sitting and watching the sunrise. So, I'm not the only one who appreciates the show that nature can put on in the morning.<br />
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Due to the poor weather in 2019, there haven't been as many opportunities as there usually are to capture daybreak clearly.<br />
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However, this was a good chance to wander along the trails and capture a few fleeting moments.<br />
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Thunderbirds!</h1>
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The day of the 2019 graduation ceremonies at the US Air Force Academy was a beautiful day when all was said and done.<br />
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Everyone in Colorado Springs knows that the Air Force Academy is a major driver of Colorado Springs growth.<br />
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When the President of the United States comes to attend the graduation ceremonies, it becomes the focus of the entire country.<br />
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In 2019, President Donald Trump shook the hands of all of the graduates<br />
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The US Air Force Thunderbirds put on a classic show for him and the graduates.<br />
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These are some pictures that I took of the <b itemprop="name">Thunderbirds at the 30 May 2019 in Colorado Springs at the Air Force Academy graduation</b>.<br />
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The jets are the Air Force Thunderbirds.<br />
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More specifically, this is the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron. The Thunderbirds are assigned to the Air Force's 57th Wing and are based at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.<br />
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The 57th Wing (actually, its predecessor) was established on 20 November 1940 and thus served during World War II. See, I did manage to work in a World War II connection!<br />
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The 57th Wing provides training for composite strike forces. These include every type of aircraft in the Air Force inventory. These pilots all have one thing in common: they all came through the Colorado Springs Air Force Academy.<br />
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The Thunderbirds have been operating with the 57th Wing since 1974. You may be more familiar with the Navy's Blue Angels. Well, the Thunderbirds may not be as blue as the Blue Angels, but they are just as good.<br />
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It's easy to think that flying with the Thunderbirds is a cushy job and not too tough. However, planes in these demonstration squadrons do crash occasionally. In fact, one of the Thunderbirds crashed just south of Colorado Springs right after performing at the AFA graduation ceremony while Barack Obama was President.<br />
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President Donald Trump attended the 2019 Air Force Academy graduation ceremony. He gave a speech and then shook the hands of all 1000 graduates. It took about an hour and a half.<br />
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The weather at the 2019 graduation ceremony was sketchy. It didn't actually rain, but it looked like it might throughout the ceremony.<br />
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The Thunderbirds usually perform at 12:30 local time, but for some reason that was switched to 2:30 p.m. in 2019. This was probably due to the President's participation, but no official reason for the change was offered.<br />
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It was very cloudy throughout the Thunderbirds' demonstration. The clouds made filming the demonstration a bit trickier than usual. However, in some ways, having the clouds passing by made for more interesting shots.<br />
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If you are unfamiliar with Colorado Springs, the big mountain is Pikes Peak. Falcon Stadium, where the graduation took place, is to its right as we are looking at them. Cheyenne Mountain is to the left.<br />
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There has been a lot of development across the highway from Falcon Stadium. Only ten years ago, this was all barren ground. Now, they are building condos and hotels all across the prairie.<br />
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The temperature during the ceremony was barely 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The spring of 2019 was unusually mild. In fact, there was a snowfall in the Springs barely a week before the ceremony.<br />
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The Thunderbirds performance seemed a little different than in previous years. Perhaps that was just due to normal revisions. As usual, it lasted about half an hour.<br />
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Anyway, I hope you enjoy these photos as much as I enjoyed taking them!<br />
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A few shots that I took on <b itemprop="name">Memorial Day 2019, 27 May 2019</b>. These pictures don't have anything to do with the holiday, it just happened to be Memorial Day. A beautiful day after a truly miserable winter (it snowed literally the week before these pictures were taken), Pikes Peak still had a bit of snow on it. However, in line with its reputation, Memorial Day 2019 seemed to be ushering in Summertime at long last.<br />
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Anyway, these are just the normal things you see on a walk on the trails around here. Nothing that unusual, unless you've never seen them.<br />
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Incidentally, I don't do any post-processing on these. They are straight out of the camera aside from re-sizing them.<br />
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I actually just went out to practice some camera techniques. I didn't plan on photographing anything aside from the mountain, because I can practice my techniques on it. The rabbits and so forth are just a bonus.<br />
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Here is one of the finer, but oft-overlooked, attractions of Colorado: the <b itemprop="name">Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad</b>. I did not take these photos and have no idea who did - I found them in an old set of slide carousels that I picked up at a thrift store. So, whoever took them - thanks.<br />
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Accordingly, I don't know when these shots were taken. From other shots in the collection, I think this train ride took place either in the late 1970s or very early 1980s.<br />
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The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad was founded in 1879. So, this is a railroad that Bat Masterson could have taken, or Wyatt Earp, or Doc Holliday. Its original purpose was to haul gold and silver ore from southwest Colorado north to Silverton.<br />
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The Durango train (as it is usually called) made the news in 2018. It is suspected of causing a forest fire, called the 416 Fire, in June 2018. The 416 Fire blazed out of control and consumed about 50,000 acres in the San Juan National Forest. This caused the train to shut down and cost it millions of dollars.<br />
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Whether or not the fire was caused by the Durango Train, it devastated the economy of southwest Colorado. Closing the Durango Train down for over a month and also canceling the Silverton July 4, 2018 Fireworks celebration and Purgatory Ski Resort showed how dependent the region is upon tourism. Large portions of the San Juan National Forest also were closed. The disaster only escaped media attention because of its remote location and scattered population.<br />
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During normal times - when there aren't any fires - the Durango Train offers fabulous views. Hopefully, these pictures prove that.<br />
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By the way, if the Durango train looks somehow familiar despite your never having been anywhere near it, there are some good reasons. The Durango Train has been featured in numerous Hollywood productions, including "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969), "Support Your Local Gunfighter" (1971), and "The Prestige" (2006).<br />
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<b itemprop="name">Sunset in Colorado Springs</b>. The leaves are still on most of the trees, but winter is coming. Right at sunset, there are beautiful colors over the mountains, giving very nice contrasts. While I was taking these shots, an older woman walked by and commented on how beautiful the sunset was. Apparently, she was out to take in the sight as well, and let me tell you, it has to be special to get locals out into the night air. This was an unusual show, but there are many such distinctive views in Colorado.<br />
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I also included a few shots of my front yard tree in full fall colors. I have a few other shots of it which I will post elsewhere, but these were taken in twilight so I felt they belonged here.<br />
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So, anyway, I like these shots, taken in Colorado Springs facing west on October 22, 2017. The thing I strive for most is distinctive, mellow colors which portray a scene that is almost like an oil painting. If I capture an elusive moment in time, so much the better. I may or may not have achieved that here, but that is the goal.<br />
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I hope you enjoy the vibrant colors as much as I do.<br />
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I got up and out on the saturday morning of the <b itemprop="name">Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off</b>. It's an annual massing of balloons which I suppose is famous. Anyway, it is just a fifteen-minute drive from my house, so, why not go? Most years I do. This year, 2017, I did.<br />
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There are dozens of balloons inflated at the same time. It's tough to get them all in frame at the same time because, well, they're kind of big. Anyway, hopefully these few snaps give you an idea of how big they are. I went for the lift off on Monday morning, too, but the winds didn't allow a takeoff, unfortunately.<br />
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The skydiver team at the US Air Force Academy, the "Wings of Blue, performed as well. They're very precise and come down right where they intend to. On a nice, sunny morning, they make a great impression.<br />
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The Labor Day balloon event is one of the highlights of the year in Colorado Springs. I'll try to make it next year, too.<br />
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The crowds were lively. However, it always is a bittersweet weekend.<br />
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Some video and pictures that I took at the <b itemprop="name">24 May 2017 Air Force Academy graduation ceremony Thunderbirds Flyover</b>. This video obviously was taken in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the site of the US Air Force Academy. My filming location was across Ronald Reagan Highway (its official name, though nobody calls it that) from Falcon Stadium. The weather was clear with a slight breeze of about five knots from the north. Thankfully, it did not rain immediately after the ceremony as it tends to do.<br />
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The pictures and video speak for themselves. Having viewed several of these now, I can tell you that the Thunderbirds did their standard routine. Nobody crashed, as was the case in 2016.<br />
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Overall, an expertly executed performance by the best in the business.<br />
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The <b itemprop="name">2016 Air Force Academy graduation flyover</b> was held on 2 June 2016. The ceremony featured a commencement address by the President of the United States under clear skies. However, the thousands of people watching from nearby could not hear that. Instead, the focus is on the flyover performed by the US Air Force precision flying team, the Thunderbirds.<br />
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While Colorado Springs is noted for its sunny weather, this was the first time in a few years when the flyover was not overcast and rainy. In 2015, for instance, it was so overcast that they almost had to cancel the flyover. They got it in just before it began to rain.<br />
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The 2016 event went flawlessly. Unfortunately, on the way back to base, one of the aircraft crashed. The pilot ejected without injury, and there were no casualties on the ground.<br />
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Anyway, these are some pictures I took at the event. They should give you a feel for what it is like to be there.<br />
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The light was good today, and the mountains must have had some snow overnight (it was quite cold here yesterday, but 50 degrees today), so it was a good day to take some snaps. Hope you enjoy them!<br />
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My last couple of posts showed a fierce blizzard that hit Colorado Springs (and much of the rest of the country) from 1-3 February 2016. Two weeks or so having passed since the storm, during most of which time the snow remained on the ground and did not melt within a couple of days as usual, I decided to walk around a bit and get some <b itemprop="name">Colorado Springs landscape shots</b>.<br />
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The snow has mostly melted, as you can see. In fact, the temperature had been in the 50 degree Fahrenheit range for several days as of the date of these pictures. Colorado, despite what many may believe, is not just snow and skiing. It actually warms up quite a bit even in the midst of winter. But, then it gets cold again.<br />
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So, we get some nice views of Colorado Springs. I thought there would be more of a snow cap on it, but at least there is something. It gets warm up there at times, too.<br />
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Garden of the Gods is to the lower left of Pikes Peak, with Manitou Springs a bit further left.<br />
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These shots were taken around 7 a.m. I like to get a morning session in now and then because the light angle highlights the mountains better than it does when the sun is higher in the sky.<br />
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You can see pretty clearly where Ute Pass and the highway go into the mountains. It is not quite as obvious when the sun's rays come down more directly.<br />
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It was a pretty brutal winter, and it is not over yet. I checked things outside and most was good, but there was some light damage to one of the shutters. Nothing terrible, I can just leave it as is and it will be fine, but just shows that winter in Colorado is real and not something you shrug off.<br />
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We usually get one or two really good snow storms in March and even April. In fact, if we don't, that would be kind of surprising. However, that said, those tend to be "wet"snow and it melts rapidly. In fact, it is more slush than snow, at least within a day or so.<br />
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I realize these shots probably look like they could have been taken at any time during the year. There are subtle indications of the season, though.<br />
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For instance, the brown prairie grass with little flowering vegetation - you won't see it like that except in the dead of winter.<br />
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The sky also has a pale blue look to it with few clouds that is characteristic of this time of year.<br />
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The snowcaps will look different throughout the year and are kind of the signature for different seasons.<br />
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You also won't see snow as far down into the foothills during the warmer months.<br />
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Anyway, I hope these shots make you want to visit Colorado Springs!<br />
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I posted a bunch of pictures two days ago during the <b itemprop="name">blizzard of February 1-3 2016</b> here in Colorado Springs. They say that we received about a foot of snow, which isn't too terrible. However, coming out of nowhere, with no snow on the ground at all, these storms impact more than, say, Alaska where they always have snow this time of year.<br />
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As always, the drifts pile up a lot more than a foot.<br />
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It's important to shovel off the sidewalks regularly during these events. It makes keep up with it much easier. If you leave it until all the snow is down, you are in for a terrible time.<br />
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Plus, when you start early, you keep the sidewalk uncovered in places. That helps melt the rest of the snow on the sidewalk as the dark color absorbs the sun's rays.<br />
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I don't think that the plows made it out to the residential roads such as this. While that doesn't bother me, some other people had some difficulty with the roads.<br />
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As long as you don't go too fast... or too slow... you are okay with roads like this. That is, the flat roads.<br />
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There wasn't too much traffic around here anyway. People know enough to stay home.<br />
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This is the main road through our development. No plow here, either.<br />
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The cul-de-sacs are completely snowed in. Those cars aren't going to be going anywhere for a few days.<br />
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The sidewalk give an idea of the depth of the snow.<br />
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I wandered around the area. The weather actually was quite nice, though well below freezing.<br />
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This is the main road. I don't think the plows got it, either.<br />
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People were out shovelling. It was a good time to do it, little wind and sunny.<br />
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The icicles were beautiful.<br />
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This group worked together to shovel to the mailbox. No mail delivery for the past few days.<br />
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Freshly fallen snow is always pretty right after the storm.<br />
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There weren't many signs of life other than the shovellers.<br />
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Some cars on the side streets aren't going anywhere for a while, either.<br />
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The snow will probably melt tomorrow. Currently, the temperature is in the single digits Fahrenheit.<br />
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Walking around was not possible on the sidewalks, because too many have not been shovelled yet.<br />
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This shoveller was hard at work.<br />
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It certainly has a Christmas-y feel even if Christmas is long past.<br />
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That car never made it into its driveway. Cars with low clearance and not much weight had the worst time. I stopped at one point to help push a car up a hill. He never made it and had to go back.<br />
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This is a path. it looks like someone may have ridden an ATV through.<br />
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The landscape scenes were very pretty.<br />
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You could barely tell where the paths were.<br />
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The entire area is covered with snow. Trucks would whiz by with chains on them.<br />
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Usually, you see a lot of scrub in these shots. Not today.<br />
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The picture below is looking north toward Black Forest. They surely got a lot more snow than this.<br />
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That is looking south toward Cheyenne Mountain.<br />
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That is Austin Bluffs, which is a major artery.<br />
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A family was out sledding/snowboarding. You can only do that a few days a year.<br />
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The roofs are all covered in snow. That just shows how recent the snow was, even with good insulation the heat from inside wills soon clear them.<br />
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Little kids were loving the snow!<br />
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This path is usually a nice, quick walk. Not today.<br />
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This is looking east. That is a hospital on the upper right.<br />
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This is looking south again. The dogwalkers were out, they never miss a day.<br />
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Some of the roofs have a lot of snow on them. The newer houses have the best insulation.<br />
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This is a path down to that development. Would be tough to go down today.<br />
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Our first view of Pike's Peak.<br />
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Usually, you only get this kind of snowy view when you are way up in the mountains.<br />
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You can make out Garden of the Gods below Pikes Peak in some of these shots.<br />
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Cheyenne Mountain covered in snow is always pretty scenic.<br />
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The sun setting behind Pikes Peak makes for a dramatic scene.<br />
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The ski resorts must be having a lot of fun with this snow.<br />
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It isn't easy walking through the snow on days like this, but people do it.<br />
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I literally wouldn't know where the path was if others hadn't gotten here earlier.<br />
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One time, I drove completely off a road and into a field because I could not see the road. Yes, that is very dangerous, and no, I would not want to do that again.<br />
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Sunset in the Rockies.<br />
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The cold doesn't really bother you as long as you keep moving.<br />
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Not too many people had been on this sidewalk.<br />
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You almost expect a sleigh to ride through.<br />
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Scenes like this do give a good idea what the whole area would have looked like a hundred years ago. Imagine riding through this on your horse!<br />
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I could smell smoke in the air, people had their fireplaces going.<br />
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The air is relatively clean up here, so you don't usually get a lot of dramatic colors at sunset.<br />
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Only a few people had taken this path before me.<br />
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The picture below is looking south.<br />
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The easy way in spots like this is just to walk in the footprints.<br />
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That car on the left didn't make it very far. They parked it basically in the middle of the road and left it.<br />
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I bet this is what Alaska looks like. But, this isn't Alaska.<br />
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You don't get to see icicles on the trees very often here.<br />
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Not a lot of lights on either around here.<br />
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You can tell where the plows have been due to the massive mounds they left. The school people plowed their parking lot, that accounts for that mound.<br />
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The school maintenance people are really, really good at staying on top of snow events.<br />
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This actually is a park that is next to the school.<br />
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It is just a snowy wonderland.<br />
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It's a lot easier to walk around where the school guys plowed!<br />
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There is a school maintenance worker hard at work, wearing his Walls.<br />
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You can see where people are running their fireplaces.<br />
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I know the depth of the snow doesn't look very dramatic, but for here, this is a pretty big snowfall.<br />
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On streets like the one below, it is very, very easy for a sedan to get stuck.<br />
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Even the slightest hill poses a struggle.<br />
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I find the snow beautiful. Glad that I got a chance to go out and take some snaps while it is still so pretty.<br />
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Today is 1 February 2016, a real <b itemprop="name">Colorado Springs blizzard</b>. It has been snowing for most of the past two days, and accumulations are probably over 6 inches at this point. While it is still snowing, and supposedly will do so into tomorrow, I thought I would take a few snaps of a blizzard in progress. Needless to say, pretty much everything is closed and no doubt will be tomorrow as well. I will update with more snaps tomorrow in a new post.<br />
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It may not look so bad in some of these shots, but then, I just spent a good hour or more shovelling snow.<br />
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I like how, when it is covered in snow, my car looks as fashionable as everyone else's. It is the only time that it does.<br />
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Please make no mistake. I am not looking for sympathy or anything like that. I enjoy the snow. I've been shovelling snow since before I was a teen, and I kind of like it. It certainly makes the neighborhood look different.<br />
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Forecasts are that it will continue snowing just like this for another 18 hours or so, until mid-day tomorrow, 2 February 2016.<br />
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Needless to say, the piles of snow will look a bit more impressive when the snow storm is done. But, it is scenic to see the snow actually falling, too, even if there is much more to come. Plus, there has been no organized effort to clear it around here yet, so it a pure snow scene.<br />
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Some <b itemprop="name">winter pictures from Colorado Springs</b> in late 2015. It was a warm autumn, but the cold weather hit hard by mid-December. However, this being Colorado Springs, the weather always changes quickly, so if you want to get good pictures of snow, you have to get out there quickly!<br />
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Here are a few shots from the fall of 2015. It was a strange year weather-wise, a wet summer and then a long Indian summer in the fall. The colors stayed bright longer than usual. Anyway, the nice red tones are a lot more interesting than the bright greens of summer, though they only mean one thing: winter is just around the corner.<br />
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Some early fall shots of <b itemprop="name">Colorado Springs</b>. These were taken in September 2015. It didn't seem like fall when I took them - it just seemed like a normal day - but it was early in the morning, and the early morning light brought out the burnt orange in the landscape.<br />
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The mountain, of course, is Pikes Peak. The distinctive red formations below it is Garden of the Gods. Cheyenne Mountain is to the left.<br />
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We take rabbits for granted. They are all around us, and usually run away at any sign of an intruder.<br />
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I have a rabbit who lives in my backyard. I planted some sod and plants over the summer, and he (or she, I just think of it as a guy) really liked that. When I work outside, I will sometimes look up and he will be staring at me from a couple of feet away. It's a little unnerving at times.<br />
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But he's very friendly. I don't feed him, but there is plenty of edibles for him in the backyard. He even built a little escape tunnel under one of my gates, I saw him scurry through it once.<br />
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But I digress: these shots are not of my pet rabbit. I took these of a little rabbit colony that lives in Palmer Park. I know, why do I bother taking pictures of rabbits. Well, because they are there.<br />
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Some pictures and video of some <b itemprop="name">rainbows</b> over Colorado Springs, Colorado. The rainbows came and went, they weren't constant. Fortunately, they came back after disappearing and I was able to get these shots. I hope you enjoy them!<br />
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<b itemprop="name">Winter Scenes!</b> We've had the usual January snow, with the temperature hovering around the freezing level. This creates a unique effect in the trees. It doesn't last long, but while it does, it is completely different than any other time during the year.<br />
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I know the snow and the trees are the main items in these shots - but I like the changing background of the sky. I think the occasional deep blue gives some of the shots a nice contrast and brings out the true beauty of winter scenes.<br />
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A few days of warmth, and the scene will change again. Right now, though, more light snow is expected, so the scene should stay the same for at least a few days.<br />
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While these shots may seem ordinary now, they will look anything but ordinary in July!<br />
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For a little perspective, below are a few shots I took before the snow hit.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761886338802047649.post-62389435336875769862015-01-05T13:20:00.002-07:002015-01-05T13:20:34.461-07:00Deer and Snow, 4 January 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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There are certain parts of Colorado Springs where the <b itemprop="name">deer</b> play. That's the truth - every time I head over there, I take my camera because, sure enough, there they will be, stopping traffic.<br />
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I'm not a deer, so I don't know exactly why they stay in the same confined space year after year. But then, well, so do we, when you think about it. They probably can't figure that out, either.<br />
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I thought these pictures might come out dark, but was pleasantly surprised at their clarity. I was using the f 1.4 50 lens - the 'Jack Lord' - which is good in low light situations. It's great to have on the camera during the winter, I switch to the zoom when the light gets better in the spring.<br />
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So, without further ado, a few pictures taken on or about 4 January 2015 with our local celebrities.<br />
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These are some scenes from <b itemprop="name">New Year's Eve in Colorado Springs</b>.<br />
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No, they are not of people at the appointed hour making small talk and preparing to be let down after the clock moves past midnight and nothing dramatic happens and they wander off to bed.<br />
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Instead, these are some outdoor scenes taken during the day. But that's, like, not what New Year's Eve is all about - right? Wrong. It is <i>precisely</i> what New Year's Eve is all about in Colorado: just normal life. I happened to be wandering around outside with my camera - the mountains were looking quite sharp after some recent snow, so I made a point of getting outside during the shank of the day for a change - and I snapped what I saw.<br />
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Colorado had been in the grips of a deep freeze for about a week when I took these pictures. Plenty of snow had fallen, but it arrived gradually over the span of a couple of days, not all at once in one great dump. This actually made for some absolutely ideal sledding weather, as the snow was not deep, but instead was evenly spread around, without great drifts or anything like that. In fact, it was just about the best sledding (and probably skiing, though I can't vouch for that) weather I've ever seen here, with a nice, warm, direct sun overseeing a near-freezing landscape that kept everything from melting right away but made the snow firm, yet slippery. It may look icy, and it was, but it also was quite moderate and comfortable in terms of how it felt to be outside.<br />
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If you know anything about Colorado weather, you know that it won't look like this for long. Once the temperature rises - and it will, soon enough - the snow will be gone and the drab look of lifeless grass will return. But now, for a day, it is magical - or at least magical to a New Yorker like me.<br />
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Unlike my other pages, of which there are many, this particular blog has no 'purpose.' It is just sort of a visual diary of whatever I found interesting in the world right outside my door. Cottonwood literally is only a five-minute drive for me. That makes this page both less important to me - it gets fewer views - but also more completely my own. Everything about this page - the images, the choice of scene, the commentary - is mine: my choice, my execution. So, it is a place I enjoy contributing to even though few will ever see it or care about the subject matter, it takes up some of my time, and it won't win any awards or make me a million dollars.<br />
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Incidentally, I have some pictures of Cottonwood Lake elsewhere on this blog, but that is a completely different location and world which is a two-hour drive away through that pass you can see pretty clearly in some of these pictures below Pikes Peak if you know where to look.<br />
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What I have learned during my time in Colorado is that, while a scene may appear mundane in context, it actually can have vibrancy all its own once taken out of its own limits. For instance, these are winter scenes that are perfectly normal for when they were taken - but they will have far greater impact in a few months, when the sun is strong and the snow is gone and the landscape assumes its routine form. This, however, most definitely also is Colorado, in one of its many guises.<br />
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So, for what it is worth, New Year's Eve in Colorado Springs.<br />
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Here are some pictures of my front yard tree which I took about a week apart.<br />
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The color really has deepened between the shots. Today, 20 October 2014, the tree is probably at its peak color, and those shots are at the bottom.<br />
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My lavendar bush long ago lost its lavender and its bees, which were there all summer. I expect the tree to begin losing its leaves very soon, if it hasn't already.<br />
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I consider myself lucky that I caught the tree in this kind of peak moment - the leaves really are a deep red, compared to the green that they showed just a few short weeks ago.<br />
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A few more pictures of my roses. I know, I have lot of pictures of the roses. However, these are ones that I really like. Plus, it's quite possible that these could be the last roses I get this year - the weather is definitely turning.<br />
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They are not perfect - far from it - but they are good enough for me. And they're mine. So, it's all good.<br />
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The roses are in perfect bloom right now, and they haven't all flowered yet.<br />
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The exact time I photograph them makes a big difference. The angle of the sun's rays determines what is highlighted and what is obscured. These were taken in mid-afternoon, which I think is the best time to get a full sense of them, though the morning and evening sun brings out other facets of their beauty as well.<br />
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Roses in Colorado Springs. Lots of rain this summer, kind of rainy today as well. These plants love all the water. Of course, so do the weeds, have to stay right on top of those. But these plants which were pretty much given up for dead in March when I transplanted them are now looking phenomenally healthy and vibrant in August.<br />
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Incidentally, yes, I could cut them and bring them inside. However, I like going out and looking at them, even though I know they won't last long that way. Just seeing them in their natural state and realizing I was a small part in making it happen makes me feel good.<br />
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Here are some from the next day, 23 August 2014.<br />
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On a side note, the very first, faint glimmer of fall: some of the lavendar from my front-yard bush has fallen off. I have no idea what the timing is, perhaps it is inherent in the bush, or perhaps it is some obscure combination of wind, sun angle, night temperature, or the movement of the bees that hover around it. But fall - it's coming. The great bush has spoken.<br />
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Some more pictures, 25 August 2014. I'm going to get an excellent idea of when the plant life around here peaks and starts going away - it will probably happen quickly not long after Labor Day. But we'll see.<br />
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What's kind of amusing is that after raining almost every day during June and July, we've now had about two weeks without a drop. That's the real Colorado. However, I had enough stored from the rains so that I've been able to keep watering everything anyway.<br />
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While some folks might find bugs and bees in their garden an annoyance, I <i>love</i> it. Their presence proves that the garden is working and thriving. I'd be concerned if they were not there. The garden is set apart from the house by a concrete walkway and there are no doors nearby, so they can have a ball out there without bothering me at all.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761886338802047649.post-50760988622379577742014-08-20T12:12:00.001-06:002014-08-21T10:27:01.395-06:00Front Yard Bush, Tree and Roses, 20 August 2014<br />
It is now 20 August 2014. This is pretty much as good as it gets for the vegetation around here. Mid-August tends to be a dry period, and then later of course it starts getting cooler. Within a few weeks, the plants will stop thriving and will start getting ready for the winter, though they won't completely pull in their horns until October.<br />
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I've been watering the front yard bush almost every day with run-off water, and I think it looks better than ever. I may prune it back a bit as the season moves along, but right now I like the way it looks - big, mangy and wild. It also smells nice, with a hint of jasmine. Very pretty plant that everybody thinks is dead for eight months of the year (I actually had a guy tell me that last year).<br />
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But right now, everything looks terrific! The rose bushes are flowering nicely, the front yard bush looks good, and everything is growing nicely. The hope is that they all get enough nutrients, sun and water to tide them over for another year. It's looking good, because it has been a very wet summer here and, in fact, more rain is coming this afternoon.<br />
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And a bunch from the following day, August 21, 2014. Everything changes subtly from day to day, right now everything looks lovely. Looking back at this in January will provide a few good memories!<br />
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Come with me on a walk through Greencrest, a park in Colorado Springs that might as well be in the remotest part of the Rockies, but for the stunning views it offers of Colorado Springs. It is July 4, 2014, the sun is out, it's hot and dry, and there aren't too many other folks about.<br />
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At a few points you will see a small clump of tall buildings off in the distance, in front of the mountains. That, my friends, is downtown Colorado Springs. That's all there is, there ain't no more. In the distance (we are facing west) you will see Pikes Peak, Cheyenne Mountain, Garden of the Gods (those reddish rocks at the base of the mountains), Manitou Springs (just to the left of Garden of the Gods), and the rest of Colorado Springs spread out in front of you.<br />
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The cactus is in bloom, as are all sorts of wildflowers. Nothing but blue skies and puffy white clouds for us today!<br />
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Watch your step, some of those rocks are loose!<br />
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