A collection of photos taken with a variety of cameras from an iPhone to a drone-mounted Sony, to a mirrorless full-frame Canon.
Above: Dried yucca leaves at Palmer Park in Colorado Springs.
Above: In the 17th century, pineapple was just a way of saying the fruit of the pine tree. In this case, the fruit of a Ponderosa pine.
Left: The city center of Colorado Springs as seen from the summit of Palmer Park in mind afternoon.
In the middle ground, Garden of the Gods Road stretches east and west between I-25 and the sacred rock formations that share its name.
Trail dust near a Ponderosa pine sculpted by last night's sudden raindrops.
Pikes Peak as viewed from Palmer Park in Colorado Springs.
Above: Pleasant wanderings on an early autumn day.
Left: Acarosporaceae decorating a rock in central Colorado Springs.
Fountain at Nacy Lewis Park, Colorado Springs.
Twilight fades at the park
Russian Sage
Ravennagrass sunset
Leaf from a Bigtooth Maple pointing the way to go.
In early October, Julie and I spent the weekend with our daughter Britta and our son-in-law Ian in Glenwood Springs, Colorado and the surrounding towns and mountains. The dogs romped and we fired our shutters again and again. What fun!
Pike Peak at sunset.
Right: A morning shot of Pikes Peak on the same day the photo above was taken.
Julie and I wandered downtown Colorado Springs armed with nothing but iPhone 15s. On this Friday the 13th, we had the best of luck.