Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve

Peace

Remembrance

Take a moment to reflect:

Join Us Next Door.........

Join us next door for the ongoing Calendar Sweepstakes.

And have a very Happy Thanksgiving!

We'll be back after the Holiday..............

Veteran's Day 2012

Miramar National Cemetery, San Diego, California

Have You Voted?

I Voted. Did You?

All Saints Day

Here a Zombie Jesus from the Denver Zombie crawl for All Saints Day.

Happy Hallowe'en

2012 Denver Zombie Crawl

2012 Denver Zombie Crawl

Cities of the Dead

Riverside Cemetery, Denver CO.

2012 Denver Zombie Crawl

Zombies for Obama.

2012 Denver Zombie Crawl

Zombie couples.

2012 Denver Zombie Crawl

Zombie Dorothy and the good witch.

First Snow of the Season

We're getting our first snow of the fall. This is in fact the first real precipitation in months. I took this photo a few hours ago when there was less than half an inch on the deck. we're currently up to an inch and expect up to an other inch by morning. We are expecting about double that by Friday morning.

2012 Denver Zombie Crawl

Denver Zombie Crawl

Mitt visited Denver Saturday to participate in the Zombie Crawl.

A few of Mitt's binder girls were there too.

Help Select our 2013 Calendar Photos

Over the next week or so we will be posting potential calendar photos on our other blog.  Please join us HERE and leave your comments.  I'll be keeping track and sending a calendar to the most helpful viewer.......

The Theme is Red Rocks of the West.  Some examples from a local candidate: Roxborough State Park.

As we have done in the past, each month in 2013 an image from the Calendar will be posted here.

Visitor

We got a slow moving visitor in the yard this evening. I 

have no idea what she/he is? But it was fun to watch.

Mitchell Lake in Fall

Mitchell Lake in Fall, Indian Peaks Wilderness. 

Fall has hit the high country again. Most of the lakes had started to freeze over. I took this just after sunset so I missed any after glow in the sky.

Fried Green Tomatoes?

I think Not.........I managed to rescue these before the freeze, but if not fried then what?

 

I did find some interesting green tomato salsa recipes and I'll be trying one of those.

Celebrating this year's Bountiful Garden

Lest we forget this was a very successful gardening year despite the 100+ degree temperatures mid-summer.  These were the last peppers harvested before the freeze.

First Dusting Of Snow.......

Yesterday we had our first dusting of snow here in the plains..........

Not officially winter yet, but we usually get our first big snow sometime in October......Still waiting for that!

No more squash for the season

Got our first hard frost of the season. Fall is definitely here. Much of the garden was just swinging into high gear producing fruit and vegetables, so this will halt that for the year. The growing season here on the front range is just too short.

FYI City Daily Photo Theme for October.......Sillouette

The City Daily Photo Blog Theme Day for October is nearly upon us. Have you, as yet, given some thought to your interpretation of our theme, ‘Silhouette’? There are a number of meanings to this word, and there is no need to feel restricted to the meaning in the English language. If you are a member of Face Book, you are welcome to post your contribution to the CDPB group page at http://www.facebook.com/groups/2628431329/. If you are not a member of Face Book, you may care to post at http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/silhouette-cdpb-for-october.html. As you post your October Theme contribution, please vote for your choice of the five suggested themes for November (My Street, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, The Water’s Edge, Ageing (dis)gracefully, or The Thrill of the Dance). You may vote at either location, but please only vote once! The results will be conflated at the close of voting on Monday 8th November.

Fate of the "Pod Person"

The harvest was inevitable:

Remembering the beginning and meeting the end:

Home is Where the Heart Is

When I picked our first Amish Tomato, Donald noticed it's heart shape:

For Ambassador Stevens and all who Serve the cause of Diplomacy

Synchronization

For about 40 minutes, once every two minutes, the balloons would trigger their burners, producing a roar and lighting up their balloons. There was an attempt to synchronize everyone, but that only happened about half the time.

Riding on fire

Turning on the gas

Once the balloons are inflated enough its time to light the burners. Each time they trigger the burners, the balloon lights up like a light bulb.

Inflation

We went to the Colorado balloon classic "Balloon-Glo" this Labor Day Weekend. It was held at dusk in Colorado Springs.

The balloonists start by partially inflating their craft with giant fans.

This process takes quite some time.

Balloon Glo

Perhaps this helps

Can you identify this?

More than Bridges: Textures

More than Bridges: Urban Housing

Denver Bridges #4

Denver Bridges #3

Denver Bridges #2

An Alternate view of yesterday's bridge.....