Sunday Style!

Stalking people in the supermarket again! I just really liked her boots. Here dress was cute too.

Downtown Fountain (Part 4)

Fountain's downtown is only about two blocks long, so it's not exactly a strenuous walk. This fine old bank is across the street from the yoga studio I posted about earlier.

Downtown Fountain (Part 3)

A cute old church that looks well loved, and across the street a museum that's only open on Saturdays so I didn't go in.

Downtown Fountain (Part 2)

More from my brief visit to Fountain. This building used to house a secondhand store on the ground floor. I think perhaps the upstairs may have been an apartment. It looks like it's been fixed up now, and now there's a yoga studio here.

Downtown Fountain (Part 1)

I took a little detour through Fountain on the way home from Pueblo last Thursday. It's been a while since I've hung out here. Fountain is growing along with the rest of our metro area, but its tiny downtown still has a small town feel. Here's the city hall. More tomorrow.

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As I was leaving my massage therapist's office on Friday, this abandoned stuffed animal caught my eye. It was a little forlorn, actually. I'm sure some child is missing it. I hope they find it.

The Guy with the Horse

Every now and then I see this guy walking or riding his palomino across Academy Boulevard at Maizeland Road. I frequent that particular intersection because my studio is half a block north of this spot. There is a small pocket of unincorporated city nearby, which is weird but kind of cool too, since unincorporated areas are zoned for horses. I cannot describe for you how busy this intersection is -- with the turn lanes it's 9 or 10 lanes across. However, the horse is always completely unfazed by all the traffic and noise. No doubt they were headed to Palmer Park (directly behind me) for a ride. On the other end of the park there are stables, by the way. Colorado Springs may be perpetually expanding, but we still retain our western and horsey roots.

This picture is a little soft because I was shooting it through the bottom part of my car windshield. The curve of the glass made it impossible for me to get a sharp photo but I was just glad to get something. Whenever I see this guy and his horse, I never seem to have a camera handy, so blurry or not, this was a win!

Sunday Style!

I met this nice lady at the post office last weekend. I couldn't help but notice her dress, and when I complimented her on it she told me that she had worn it to church that day. She was recovering from an ankle injury and wanted to feel vital and pretty. I say the dress worked, it looks great on her! Thank you Becky for letting me take your picture for the blog!

Happy V-Day!

Today was Valentine's Day, and while running errands I spied this couple perusing the flower selection at Safeway. They really put some thought into coordinating their outfits. Cute!

The Broadmoor World Arena

I found myself smack in front of the World Arena today, not by design but by mistake: I took a wrong turn. Since I was there and I had a camera with me, I took a picture. The World Arena was built in the 1990s and it's the place you go to for large events and concerts. There's also a skating rink where Olympic (and Olympic hopeful) skaters train.

First Congregational

Here's one of our historic downtown churches, First Congregational. I've blogged about it many times. This impressive building with its distinctively massive stone columns was completed in 1889 and sits on the northwest corner of Tejon and Saint Vrain, in the Near North End neighborhood. According to Wikipedia, it's listed on the National Historic Register and "Its design is in the Richardsonian Romanesque style and is constructed of Colorado Wall Mountain Tuft (rhyolite) quarried near Castle Rock, Colorado." It cost $40,000 to build, which is somewhat hilarious until you do the math: that's about $1,409,226.09 in today's money! Anyway, I think it's gorgeous, and having documented my share of weddings at First Congregational, I can tell you that the inside of it is beautiful as well.

Who Gives a Scrap?

I met up with my friend Teresa this weekend at Who Gives a Scrap. I just love this place! They have some pretty fun stuff. It's basically sort of a thrift store for makers -- you know, knitters, crocheters, sewists, artists of all kinds, scrapbookers... you can donate your unwanted crafting stuff (and it's a non-profit, so hello tax write off!), and you can buy pretty much any crafting supply you can think of here for cheap. Some of their offerings are pretty interesting and you never know what they're going to have in stock. I'm not exactly "crafty" but I do love to sew and knit, so Who Gives a Scrap is right up my alley. I think every city needs a place like this.

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Just a snap of a sculpture located downtown, in the Near North End. This has been there for years. I lived around the corner from this spot in the late 1980s and I think I remember seeing it way back then.

Sunday Style!

Here's my friend Marian, who wore a jacket with cool detailing when I saw her last week.

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I was in the neighborhood of Pulpit Rock today, and it looked so pretty that I stopped for a quick snap from the parking lot of the BMW dealership. There weren't any people on it, which is unusual. Normally you can spot at least one or two hikers up there.

Wishful Thinking

Winter must be a lonely time to own an ice cream shop! The Creamery in Old Colorado City is positively legendary, but as you can see, the delights within were not enough to lure in many (or any) patrons on this sunny but chilly January day.

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I decided recently to commit more seriously to making the images for this blog, rather than desperately shooting things willy nilly as I found myself doing way too much last year. In fact, I struggled to come up with a favorite from 2025 -- so many of them were just utterly talentless. I've also decided to start blogging in black and white more, since my photography hobby and eventual career began not only with a camera in my hand but also an enlarger in front of me. I love black and white and I really miss having a darkroom, or rather a working darkroom, since I do have all the essential components of one gathering dust in the garage. 

So this year I hope to make great pictures, not just pictures. Here's a shot from Sunday's dog walk that isn't very great at all but looks much better when converted to monochrome. I didn't have time to think about a better approach to this subject since I had a little dog pulling on my arm! Perhaps I'll get another shot at it sometime soon.

Second Runner Up

I had yesterday's theme in mind when I took this shot (double, for those who missed that blog post), but ended up using a much better image. I don't think this photo is a throwaway though. Keeping in mind the theme, this house had two identical lights mounted on the fence posts in the foreground, two identical baskets flanking the door, and two identical sconces above them. If you notice the big brown planter to the left of the couch next to the door, there was was another one just like it on the other side of the couch as well. Everything was presented in pairs in a pleasingly symmetrical way.

February 2026 Theme Day: Double

Well here we are again, the first day of a new month, which means it's Theme Day for participating City Daily Photo bloggers. This month the theme is double. I brained on this for days without coming up with any decent ideas, then I decided that the force was with me and a great subject would simply present itself if I let it. I was right. I went to my friend JB's today so she could join me on a dog walk, and as we wandered around her neighborhood these two nearly identical dachshunds barked excitedly at Frodo from their vantage point on the back of the couch. How perfect was this? I had already taken what I thought was an excellent photo for the theme only moments before (and I will blog that image tomorrow), but this was so much better, and funnier too.

For more takes on double by CDP bloggers all over the planet, click HERE. Enjoy!

Discussing Strategy

Today was on the warm and sunny side, which means the LARPing crowd was in their usual Saturday spot doing battle in Palmer Park. I've posted about them before (HERE). Palmer Park is around the corner from my studio and I love to see them out there doing their thing.