Cactus Flowers
Spring Flowers near the San Juan River in Utah.
moonrise
I stopped shortly after midnight to catch the moon rising over the high plains. After hours of driving in blackness the lesser of the sky’s lights was brilliantly bright.
Unfurling
The pleasing curves of an unrolling fern frond can be eye-catching in the spring forest undergrowth.
Sleeping in Clouds
In the mountains fog is often just clouds blowing through the forest. A photo can capture the shrouded trees, but not the way the mist swirls through them.
Midday Hideout
This plateau fence lizard (Sceloporus tristichus) was hiding from the hot midday sun in the Colorado mountains.
the brightest brown
The darkest brown areas on this cottonwood leaf are almost gold with the power of fall sunlight.
Show Off
This is one of a number of Lesser Goldfinches that were raiding some wild sunflowers in the Colorado mountains. They were fearless, but moved so quickly it was difficult to get a good picture.
mine head
An abandoned mine building above Leadville, CO. There are lots of old mine towns, but Leadville is special in how closely everything is grown together. Turn east on 7th street. Drive for 10 minutes. Congratulations, all the mines you could ever ask for.
Backlit Beauty
This Fritillary butterfly is enjoying the sunlight, which is providing a bright glow through its wings.
Gold
So very, very gold. I know I’m posting a picture of a gold crystal and saying how pictures don’t convey how gold gold is, but some of it comes through by the glow that overpowers the camera lens.