Griffin + Door

Pardon my bad pun! These twin griffins adorn the front entrance to the Cascade Park Apartments. You walk between them every time you go through the front door.

Sunday Style!

I recently found a few more style photos that I took when we were in London a couple of years ago. I thought I had posted every well dressed person from that trip, but a handful were still lurking in my cell phone and since I took them specifically for the blog, I definitely want to share them! Here's a young woman on the little tourist bus at Kew Gardens. I loved her simple outfit all in subtle shades of white and cream, down to the earrings.

Then and Now: The Downtown Post Office

Behold the US Post Office and Federal Courthouse-Colorado Springs Main, located on the southeast corner of Pikes Peak and Nevada avenues. Construction on this stately Beaux-Arts style building was completed in 1910. The photo above was taken today and the one below was taken in 1915, 111 years ago. I did my best to duplicate the camera angle and cropping of the original. As you can see, not much has changed.

The Sweet Spot

Taken on September 13th on Wood Avenue. We've reached that late summer sweet spot where the days are pleasantly warm and the nights are cool, but the trees haven't quite started to change color yet. I love this time of year but I can't wait for fall to come fully into swing.

Speaking of Orange...

This cheerful mural adorns The Launchpad, a long term housing solution on 19th Street for homeless youth in our city. It was just completed in 2025 and I'm sure it's already changed many lives for the better.

Annoying Orange

Spotted downtown on an annoyingly orange truck a couple of weeks ago. This cracked me up, especially because, A) orange is high on my list of least favorite colors, and B) despite that, I too own an annoying orange vehicle. Ha!

Independence Pass (Part 2)

Here are a few more snapshots from our little day trip last week. As you can see, not a speck of snow anywhere. That's very unusual, but then again we're in a historic drought, and even our high mountain passes aren't immune. Even the picturesque little tarn at the summit was bone dry. Sad face! Hopefully this coming winter will bring tons of needed snow. Fingers crossed.