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Jan 222012
This bald eagle was part of the HawkQuest exhibit at Denver’s National Western Stock Show, which I attended on Friday evening. Wow, what a magnificent bird!
Jan 012012
Happy New Year to all of my wonderful blog readers! And happy 2nd birthday to The Blog itself, 498 posts later.
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Hey, today is the last day for you to take your photos for the 2011 Holidays Assignment. I’ve already received some really nice photos and can’t wait to see what the rest of you come up with! Don’t forget to send your SEVEN favorite holiday photos to me at 39DegN@gmail.com no later than TOMORROW, January 1, 2012. (Can you believe it’s almost 2012 already)??!!
Dec 222011
The only truly good times for nature photography are during the two “golden hours” of each day, the first and last hour of sun in the morning and the evening. Yesterday’s photo of Delicate Arch was taken just moments before the sun sank below a ridge. Today’s photo was taken shortly after yesterday’s sunrise. I don’t know the name of this very prominent rock formation south of Moab along Hwy. 191, but it certainly is stunning in the early morning light.
Dec 212011
Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah
Dec 202011
I’m enroute to Phoenix for the holidays and am spending a couple of nights in my beloved Moab, Utah. I almost missed this shot yesterday – I just happened to look out my hotel room window not too long after sunset and saw that just the upper peaks of the La Sal Mountains were glowing. Another minute or two and I would have missed this view altogether. (Click on the photo to view a larger version).
Alpenglow on the La Sals
Dec 032011
It’s been so long since I’ve posted here that I almost forgot how!
I was on my way home earlier this week, on the last day of November, and saw that an absolutely fabulous sunset was in the works. Wouldn’t you know it, I didn’t have my camera with me, so I had to hurry home, dash into the house, grab my camera and hustle up to my “go to” spot, The Pond. I barely had enough time to compose a handful of shots before the colors began to fade. This is my favorite of the lot:
Oct 232011
It’s been getting a wee bit chilly out there at night lately and there’s not much left in the ol’ garden anymore. This ornamental kale is still hanging in there, though. I’ve been dying to try Kale Chips… does anyone out there know if ornamental kale is edible? (I’m guessing there’s a reason why they call it “ornamental”).
Oct 132011
I was down the Colorado’s San Luis Valley yesterday and decided to make a quick swing through the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. The last time I was there was… oh, around February of 2008 I think. The place looks pretty much the same, down to the amount of snow on the Sangre de Cristo Range. It’s a really beautiful and interesting national park, albeit a little out-of-the-way from anywhere. If you ever get a chance to check it out, by all means do. And again, I encourage you to read this little article, On the origin and age of the Great Sand Dunes, Colorado. There will be a quiz.
And here’s a shot with people in it just to show you how very BIG these dunes are. That’s a LOT of sand!!
