October is a beautiful time of year around here. As the fall colors change from higher to lower elevations, the next to take center stage are the Cottonwood trees that line the local greenbelt. These trees can get massive! Along segments of the trail they can create a golden, leafy canopy come fall. They make […]
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While the Chamisa are doing their thing at lower elevations, it’s the golden Aspen trees that are so indicative of Colorado’s fall landscape at higher elevations that take center stage. Photographing flowers is more my thing – but who can resist all the brilliant colors and the show these trees and Nature puts on. Whether
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As the late summer flowers come to a close, the first signs of fall (from my flower photography perspective) is when the Chamisa or Rabbitbrush begin to bloom. With their big bushy-like appearance and golden, yellow flower clusters exploding, they are hard to miss. Around here as in New Mexico, you find them blooming along
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While living in Santa Fe back in 2016, during a trip down the Turquoise Trail en route to Madrid we passed by the sign for Origami in the Garden. From the brief glimpse in passing by it looked so cool. So I made a mental note to return. I headed back down on a different
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Normally by this time of year the gardens I tend to frequent are bursting with multiple varieties of sunflowers. In various sizes, these towering plants attract bees and birds alike. However, these season, the normal suspects were no where to be found – much to my dismay. The Cosmos seemed to be holding their own
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In the heat of late summer, Cosmos flowers appear to thrive. With their daisy-like blooms and bright yellow centers, they are such happy looking flowers. By my wandering observations, they thrive in the community gardens I like to frequent and keep company with California Poppies and Bachelor’s Buttons. They are also commonly found growing among
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