A rocky mountain creek rushes through a narrow forested canyon, its water tinted yellow-orange as it cascades over rust-colored stones beneath evergreens and patches of autumn foliage.
Ochre stream running
milk-gold over metallic
beauty oddly splayed
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A snow-covered mountain ridgeline stretches across the upper third of the frame, lit under a partly cloudy sky with a patch of blue to the right. Below the peaks, a long valley is filled to the brim with pale fog, pooled between dark forested slopes that rise on either side. A darker ridge on the right cuts into the fog layer from above.
Ridge Above the Cloud (May 2025)
#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Mountain #Fog #Inversion #MountainMonday
Fresh spring maple leaves, softly lit from above, emerging on a slender branch against a blurred canopy and mostly cloudy sky.
Red spring blossoms on dark branches, with one flower in sharp focus showing yellow stamens at the center. Additional blooms are softly blurred in the background.
Warming rays of light
colors brightly scream—loudly
seeking attention
#Photography #Nature #Outdoors #Spring #Flowers #BloomScrolling #Poetry #Haiku
Close-up of delicate pink blossoms clustered along a branch, softly lit by sunlight against a dark, blurred background.
Harbinger (April 2025)
These blooms from mid-April 2025 were beautiful. They are already gone this year, as everything bloomed in mid-March, almost a full month early.
#Photography #Nature #Outdoors #Flowers #Blooms #Spring #BloomScrolling
A dense stand of aspen trees display vibrant autumn leaves in shades of red, orange, yellow, and green, with pale white trunks rising through the forest.
It has been a minute since I have posted a photograph. Did you miss me? 😅
#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Forest #Woodland #Colorado #FallColors #AutumnLeaves #Fallorado
A bright crescent moon glows against a deep black night sky, with the shadowed rest of the moon faintly visible.
Horned Veil (Mar 2026)
The thin layer of clouds gave the crescent moon a radiant glow last evening.
#Photography #Nature #Outdoors #Moon
White spring blossoms on tree branches glow in soft sunlight, with a shallow depth of field creating a dreamy blur against a pale blue sky.
The beautiful blooms in the neighbor's tree this morning were both enchanting and concerning. It was in low 80s here today—mid-March. Unprecedented. This is a sublime beauty.
#Photography #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #BloomScrolling
A dark-feathered turkey vulture with a red bald head perches on a bare tree branch against a pale blue sky, surrounded by thin budding twigs.
A kettle of turkey vultures descended on my neighbor's tree the other evening just before sunset.
#Photography #Nature #Outdoors #Wildlife #Vulture #TurkeyVulture
Silhouetted trees frame a vivid sunrise sky streaked with pink, purple, and blue clouds.
“Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.” —Epictetus
A sunrise from Tuesday morning I had forgotten I snapped a shot of…
Close-up of a single red, deeply lobed leaf lit against a dark, softly blurred background.
Vivid ornament,
wild, colorful in distress—
autumn's starving hand
#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Flora #Poetry #Haiku
Jagged mountain peaks dusted with snow stand in cool early morning light beneath layered gray clouds and a pale dawn sky.
Slow Rise (Sept 2025)
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Rocky stream winding through a forested canyon, with large pale boulders along the water and steep, tree-covered cliffs behind.
Deposed (Sept 2025)
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Indeed. It's a great hike starting from Andrews Lake near Molas Pass.
Yes! From the shore of Crater Lake… 🙌🏼
Rocky mountain peaks with small patches of snow rise above a dense evergreen forest and a calm alpine lake under a clear blue sky.
A Midsummer Daydream (July 2025)
#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Mountains #MountainMonday
Close-up of cliff fendlerbush, showing small white five-petaled flowers, narrow green leaves, and brown seed pods against a blurred dark background.
Cliff Fendlerbush (Fendlera rupicola)
#Photography #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Flora
Black-and-white close-up of a crashing wave, with foamy water splashing upward against a dark background.
#SilentSunday
#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Water #Waves #Monochrome
Dark mountain silhouettes beneath a dramatic sunset sky glowing orange and red under heavy purple clouds.
A virga sunset over the La Platas from April 2024 for #SunsetSaturday
#Photography #Nature #Sky #Sunset #Colorado
Sunlit desert hoodoos and layered rock formations rise from a narrow, shadowed canyon beneath a clear blue sky.
The Balance of Baneful Beauty (March 2024)
#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #NewMexico #Hoodoo #Badlands
White blossoms and fresh green leaves emerge from a dark tree branch, softly lit against a blurred woodland background.
Awakening (April 2025)
#Photography #Nature #Outdoors #Flowers #SpringVibes #BloomScrolling
Layered cream and red sandstone mesa rises above scrubby desert brush and twisted trees beneath a lightly clouded blue sky.
Having easy access to the sandstone landscapes of the four corners region? Priceless.
#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado
A reddish, partially shadowed moon during a lunar eclipse hangs in a black sky with a few faint stars visible around it.
Another pre-totality image from the lunar eclipse on March 3, 2026.
#Photography #Nature #Outdoors #Sky #Moon #Eclipse #LunarEclipse
A half-lit moon with visible craters floats against a dark, nearly black night sky.
Good morning, moon…
#Photography #Nature #Outdoors #Sky #Moon #MoonMonday
thank you! 😊
Peering down into a rugged desert canyon, with layered red and orange sandstone cliffs and ledges interspersed with scrubby junipers, bare-branched shrubs, and dry grasses. A narrow shadowed ravine cuts diagonally through the center of the frame, contrasting with the sun-lit orange rock faces on either side.
Reflected in Shadows (Feb 2026)
#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Canyon #CanyonsOfTheAncients
A total lunar eclipse "blood moon" centered against a nearly pure black night sky with a handful of faint stars. The moon is deeply immersed in Earth's shadow, displaying muted dark red and brownish-crimson tones across most of its surface, with a softer pinkish-gray glow along the left edge where a sliver of light returns. The overall image is darker and more subdued than peak totality, with lunar surface features barely discernible through the deep shadow.
The more subtle "blood" coloring as the full Worm Moon began exiting the Earth's penumbra this morning.
#Photography #Sky #Moon #LunarEclipse #Eclipse #Outdoors #Nature #FullMoon #WormMoon #BloodMoon
A full lunar eclipse, commonly known as a "blood moon," photographed against a pitch-black night sky with a few faint stars visible. The moon glows in deep red and burnt orange tones across most of its surface, fading to a brighter amber and white along the lower edge where it begins to emerge from Earth's shadow. Surface details such as maria and craters are faintly visible through the reddish hue.
Good morning! Say hello to my little friend—the Worm "Blood" Moon…
#Photography #Moon #LunarEclipse #WormMoon #BloodMoon
Dark silhouettes of tall evergreen trees set against a dramatic sunrise sky, with a vivid band of orange and pink light glowing along the horizon beneath a sweeping layer of blue-gray clouds tinged with rose.
A vivid sunset sky filled with wispy, scattered clouds lit in brilliant shades of pink, coral, and lavender against a blue-gray backdrop, with dark silhouettes of bare deciduous trees and a few evergreens lining the bottom of the frame.
A fiery sunset sky dominated by a dense, textured layer of altocumulus clouds glowing in deep shades of orange, red, and purple, with intense golden light burning along the horizon. Dark silhouettes of bare deciduous trees and evergreens line the bottom edge of the frame.
Sunrise, sunset, sunset…
#Photography #Outdoors #Nature #Sky #Cloudscape #Colorado #Sunrise #Sunset
