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I still haven't had a chance to get out there with my camera lately, so here's an old snap that I took in Denver way back on March 8, 2014.

Los Angeles Chargers Colors -- Or Ukraine National Colors, You Choose

For lack of a better photo today, here is one of local artist Chris Weed's big sunflower sculptures. This was taken in one of the city's demonstration gardens back in May. I do love the combination of bright blue and yellow! I guess we'll go with Ukraine, since the sunflower is their national flower.

The Sheepherder

Fifteen years ago the Broadmoor was sold to a billionaire named Philip Anschutz, and it hasn't been the same since. It just lost some of its magic. He also bought out the local newspaper around the same time and somehow managed to make the Gazette even more conservative-leaning than it already was, which is some feat. I really miss the days before that guy became a household name around here. When it comes to Mr. Anschutz, let me just say that I have some opinions. I will give him, however, that he has augmented the Broadmoor's art collection with some very nice pieces, mostly 20th century paintings depicting the American West, like this lovely one by Thomas Hart Benton. It's just gorgeous.

Sunday Style!

Seen at Cameraworks a couple of weeks ago. Every subculture has its particular visual attributes; for fans of the Grateful Dead it's the familiar dancing bears.

Kodachrome's Got Nothing on Monochrome

This was taken in Cheyenne Cañon a couple of weeks ago, and it even though the water is clear, the rocks and stream bed are so brown it just looked kind of "blah" to me. Don't believe Paul Simon when he sings that everything looks worse in black and white. He's full of baloney.

And now, for your listening pleasure...

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The crown jewel of downtown, our lovely Pioneers Museum in high summer.

Another Scorcher

As I type this it's 97° F (36° C) outside, even hotter than yesterday. Here's a shot from a much chillier afternoon, November 16, 2014, when the temperature apparently peaked at about 28° F if my online sources are to be trusted. Hopefully this will make us all feel a little cooler. Incidentally, the beautiful woman in this photo is one of the many friends I've made thanks to this blog. Her name is Nicole and she's a former competitive and professional ice skater. After chatting with her before taking her picture we became buddies, and are friends to this day.