We did make it to the high country for a little while yesterday. We left prematurely which Rebecca will cover in a later blog as to why (she'll be able to sensationalize it better :) Meanwhile, I took a few pictures of the surroundings. Be sure to click on any of these pictures to see the full version, and even download them for your desktop of screen saver.
These rose hips are really showing off their red color before all the leaves fall off in just a few more weeks. We're going to head back to the high country again today to see if there are any more leaves to see...stay tuned!
Working the "late shift"at work the past few weeks has put me at the airport around sunset. It was not quite sunset yesterday when I snapped this of the Sangre de Cristos with their new white blanket.
This past weekend as the first day of fall came upon us, it was more like the first day of winter here. Snow showers and sleet were blanketing the area. Even parts of Colorado were under winter storm warnings. Things do change fast here at 7500 feet.
I guess this slow elk (cow) thought it best to take sanctuary in this abandoned cabin so as to avoid being thought of as an elk and shot during hunting season. Why else would a cow be in a house?
After church this past weekend we briefly went to the high country. The colors are beginning to change and should be peaked in about 7-10 days. Hopefully we will have some more free time to get back up there.
It's amazing how fast things grow here in order to guarantee their growth for the coming year. Literally, it seems that plants sprout, grow, and go to seed in about 2 months, and then it is all about waiting until next year...
This big yellow beast was recently spotted trying to attack Brooklyn and I while we went on our snake hunting expedition...luckily we avoided most of his slobbery attempts at gumming us to death...he might have been distracted by a duck or two!
While we had rain on the valley floor this past weekend, the high country is already getting the white stuff. It won't be long now until we are getting out the snow shovels...wow, where did summer go?!
All I can say is you should have seen the look on Grandma's face when Brooklyn walked into the house with this little guy...priceless!!!
With my full work schedule and MY camera still in a broken status...there hasn't been a lot of time for some good photo taking. Hopefully I will get off my duff and get my camera sent off this weekend. I feel like my daughters without their blankie...I don't know how life goes on without it.
I hope you all had a nice labor day. We sure did. Cannot say we did a whole lot, other than traveled to the mountains. They were stunning and gorgeous as usual, and cold. At 12,000+ feet, fall is almost over, winter seems to be blowing in already. It won't be long till the photo above is covered in snow.
Ah, can you smell them? There is NOTHING like the smell of roasting anahiem chilies this time of year. When Becca and I were overseas we used to long for this unique, once a year smell. We bought some fresh chilies yesterday at the farmers market and now have plenty for future use awaiting us in our freezer. Just in case anyone was wondering, there will be Mexican food in Heaven, and when you are fortunate enough to eat it here on earth, no need to pray over it...it is already blessed!
