An afternoon through the Evening

November 15th, 2011

The afternoon started with a swim in the snow up a hill by Frisco, CO

The swim afforded me this shot peering into the Gore Range.

From a near by vantage, I snagged up this shot. Then, called it a day after a few hours of snow groveling.

Then, this evening or not really, almost this morning I got a few shots of the Flatirons.

I got a total of four shots in about 45 minutes.

The Full Moon to my back was a wonderful fill.

Haloween Fun

October 29th, 2011

Went to a carving party this evening and took some images of the finished products

My wife craved this awesome one.

I carved this bumpkin (on purpose)

Group

The smoker carved this one.

Contempt of a Warm Road

October 28th, 2011

A coating of ice in the shocks

I rode home from work at 0440 hours last Wednesday during Colorado’s first statewide snow storm. My upper body fared well, but my lower extremities with ice sheets for pants did not. For most of the ride I was able to pedal hard and fast to keep my legs moderately warm. However, towards the end as the chain started slipping and the speed decreased the chills set in. By the time I got home I was borderline hypothermic….or maybe completely hypothermic.

My icy filled water boots were frozen shut and I had to knife the laces to get out. Then, well I’ll just say I ended up wrapped in a blanket on the couch for a bit. After a few moments on the couch is when I realized the bike was coated with maybe a pound of ice as I heard it melting onto the entry pad of our home.

I also wrote something with the above title, but waiting to see if I can publish it else where before it goes up here.

Just a few links on the topic:

Mountain Bike

Studded Tires for you bike

Tire Chains for the bike

Planet Bike for your shopping needs

Bonds

September 30th, 2011

Bonds


When I was a child,

I loved my Family

with ignorance.

When I was a youth,

I feared my Family

with lies.

When I was a punk,

I hated my Family

with knowledge.

When I was and adult,

I loved my Family

with wisdom.

Collapse

September 24th, 2011

Mount Audubon: Indian Peaks Wilderness


Shall Old Growth disappear?

Shall the honeybee disappear?

Where shall we be?


Will we keep the Old Growth.

Will we keep the Colony.


Old Growth is key,

If we cut

a swath, then

replace

with new space.

Only to cut

new growth

every decade.

The equation,

doesn’t function.


If the bees,

vanish.

Shall our lives

be vanquished?


A migratory bee keeper

might be a downfall.

When a scientific intrusion

of reproduction utilized

or

monoculture farming continues

with deathly results.


We need our local

Old growth.

We need our local

Honeybee.


We might keep

our local diverse farms.

We might decrease

our water vapor.

– Joe Poulton 2011