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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
Last Wednesday, Pat and I (plus our dog Frodo) headed for the mountains for some stress relief. The destination was Independence Pass, about 130 miles away. It's such a beautiful area -- especially in autumn. The town of Aspen is a few miles beyond the other side of the pass but this time we decided not to go quite that far. On the pass, there are many great spots where you can park your car and admire the breathtaking vistas. Here are some variations of the same gorgeous view. I imagine that when people think of Colorado, this is what they see in their mind's eye. I love living here.
More tomorrow!
