It's Hot

It's been hot here on and off but it hasn't been too bad the last few days, mostly staying in the mid eighties to ninety degrees. We did have a record breaking day last month on June 17th when it hit a scorching 99° F in Colorado Springs, which is unheard of. I was blissfully unaware of exactly how hot it was that day, since we had air conditioning installed in our house last year and I was perfectly comfortable. I know that large swaths of Europe have been suffering from an extreme heat wave lately. Most people in Europe don't have AC, and I read that in some places temperatures there have been exceeding 100° F the last couple of weeks. That just sounds unbearable! So I dug into my archives for my European readers and found this nice, chilly moment captured on the grounds of the Union Printers Home way back on January 4, 2009 (yes, this blog has been around for that long). Maybe it'll help everyone feel a little cooler.

It's Fire Season

And here we are again. It seems like half the state is on fire and unfortunately we are in the middle of a historic drought. All that smoke is casting an eerie pall over the city, but I can't really complain since my own house is not in danger of burning down. As of this writing, the Aspen Acres Fire is fast approaching 100,000 acres burned and at least 275 homes lost in Custer and Pueblo counties; the Ferris Fire is at over 57,000 acres, the Gold Mountain Fire is at over 31,000 acres, and the Willow Fire is at over 4,300 acres. Pray for rain.

A Sign of the Times

Seen at the garden tour a few days ago. This truck made all the same stops along the tour as we did so I spotted it multiple times throughout the day. I was sorely tempted to post this photo on Independence Day, but I played nice. 😉

2026 Colorado Springs Garden Tour (Part 2)

Here are the rest of my snaps from the garden tour this year. Lots of inspiring plantings!

Sunday Style!

Seen at the Gary Numan concert in Denver on April 2nd.

2026 Colorado Springs Garden Tour (Part 1)

Happy Independence Day to my US readers! Last Sunday I hit up the annual garden tour with my friend JB. Most of the stops this year were in my brother's neighborhood, actually. I didn't take a ton of pictures, although as usual all the gardens were very nice indeed. More to come.

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Here are the last couple of shots from my California trip a couple of weeks ago. These were taken on a stroll through my friends' neighborhood, which borders a semi wild space. Coyote sightings are a near daily occurrence, and the fauna is lush and abundant.