Sometimes I'm so focused on capturing the landscape and the "big picture" that I overlook the closeups. Warren took these photos today. They are so lovely.  Thanks babe for reminding me to stop and look at the details of life. 

Against the backdrop of rugged 14,000-foot peaks in the Sangre de Cristo mountain is 30-square miles of natural dune field.  These dunes are the tallest in North America, rising about 750 feet (230m) from the floor of the San Luis Valley. They cover about 19,000 acres (77km2).  The dunes form from sand and soil deposits of the Rio Grande River. Over time, winds picked up sand particles from the river flood plain ...

Warren treated us to a 1-night stay at the Wedgewood Lodge and I think we may have been the only people there. He got the condo for a steal and it's the perfect time for a cheap get-away.   We were on the top floor with a loft condo and it was perfect for our brief stay.   Upstairs in the loft was our bedroom.   The sofa had a pull-out bed and the boys loved ...

Labor Day is a annual holiday for everyone. With it being at the end of summer, many people try to get away to the mountains for a long weekend and we did too, except we left on Labor Day which is when most people return in droves to the city.   We took the Loveland Pass for a change of scenery but at 11 am the main road returning to Denver was ...

It all started with the rescue of a wolf dog - a wolf that had been bred with a dog - that was going to be put to death at a local animal shelter. Darlene, the owner of Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center, took it upon herself to rescue other wolf hybrids and soon had a sanctuary for wolves, coyotes and foxes.  We booked a tour for the afternoon and our ...

It's June. It's summer. All the bad weather should be behind us. But last night the weather system kept interrupting Investigation Discovery (murder and mayhem stories) with warnings of a tornado. Now our state is right at the end of Tornado Alley so we get these warnings from time to time but the tornados usually touch down on the far east side of our state.  At 1 a.m. we woke up ...

The air-conditioning in our house sucks, for lack of a better word. It's been a problem for years and we've suffered through the scorching summers for years with fans going all day and night long, windows open, blinds closed to keep the heat out, etc. Its been a pain. Upstairs is the worst in the summer. Warren put a couple of attic fans in the attic to try and move ...