Flight Path

A photo taken nine years and ten days ago, on December 18, 2014. I don't exactly don't know where but I am going to take a wild guess and say Prospect Lake, since it's near my house and home to many waterfowl.

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I realize I've been serving up variations of this mountain all week, but I never get sick of this view. Would you? I'm so lucky to call this city my home! Here's Pikes Peak over Prospect Lake at sunset on September 23, 2014.

Serenity

September 23, 2014 sunset from Prospect Lake.

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Some ducks enjoying a summer day at Prospect Lake on August 16, 2020. At least it seems like they're enjoying it, though clearly there must have been a big wildfire burning somewhere in the American west when I took this. Look at that yellowy haze hanging over the mountains. That can only mean one thing.

Glow

 

A January 3rd sunset over frozen Prospect Lake.

Warm Weather Waterfowl

I took this picture on August 16th, when wildfires raging all over the west cast a hazy pall over the entire state, it seemed.

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On January 3rd we were treated to a particularly spectacular sunset, so on the spur of the moment Pat and I raced over to Prospect Lake in time to catch the tail end of the display. For some reason all the great color was over Cheyenne Mountain rather than Pikes Peak. Regardless, it was beautiful and worth freezing for a few minutes to get the shot!

A Flock of Seagulls

I always do a double take when I spot seagulls around here, given their strong association with saltier bodies of water, but you can usually find them hanging out at Prospect Lake. I shouldn't be so surprised. They are, after all, waterfowl, and Prospect Lake is, after all, a lake. It's kind of nice to see them. It makes this landlocked person yearn for the beach!

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Water Walkers

Prospect Lake is starting to ice over, and the resident geese now look as if they can walk on water.

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More silhouetted waterfowl to go with yesterday's post. You can see how hazy the skies are. I took this picture on the 16th and things haven't changed much since then.

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Pat and I hit up Prospect Lake on the evening of August 16th in hopes of getting a good sunset photo. With all the wildfires in Colorado these last couple of weeks, the only real upside has been the dramatic skies as the sun dips behind the mountains each night. Unfortunately this night the sunset was a dud (I guess it was too hazy), but the light was very dramatic anyway and I got some nice pictures of the geese and ducks doing their thing.

Flight Plan

Taken this afternoon in Memorial Park, near the lake. It was an all around nice day out there.

Twilight

A nice shot of the mountain at twilight, overlooking Prospect Lake.

Prospect Lake in Summer

Today I did a photo shoot at Prospect Lake, and I thought I'd make a nice, blog worthy shot for you while testing my exposure. Isn't it pretty and bucolic? I love summer in Colorado.

If you follow me on Instagram, you might have seen the teaser that I posted directly after the photo shoot. We had fun!

Frozen Prospect Lake

I spent much of today staring at a computer monitor, so by mid afternoon I definitely needed a break! I cruised over to Prospect Lake to see the view and found that the water was completely frozen and covered with snow. The geese don't seem to mind.

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I did get outside with a camera today (it was so nice out!) as I needed to do some location scouting for a shoot this weekend, but with no time this evening to fiddle with those pictures I grabbed this one from my archives. It was taken on November 28th of last year, really just a few weeks ago. That's Prospect Lake in the foreground. Pretty!

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I popped over to Prospect Lake around noontime for a quick shot of Pikes Peak over the water, and it was worth the effort. Added bonus: Canada geese flying through the frame as if on cue. I had a great day and I hope you did too!

Walk the line

Ducks really seem to like doing things in some semblance of single file. Including walking, apparently. I caught this orderly posse at Prospect Lake last week. Aren't they cute? That one in the middle is giving me the stink eye ;^)

And now, for your listening pleasure...

Hello, Heron

Pat and I were hanging out at Prospect Lake the other day when the resident heron flew past and parked himself in the water. He let me get just close enough to take this picture. What a gorgeous bird!

Duck Day

Here's a little vignette I captured at Prospect Lake at the end of January. Kids love ducks! Heck there's a really great playground about 20 yards from where they were standing, but this little girl was too enthralled with the ducks to bother with slides and swingsets. When in doubt, bring your kid to the lake and she will be endlessly entertained.