Rocky mountain creek flowing toward the viewer between dense shrubs and willows turning yellow and gold, near the Snowflake Trailhead in Breckenridge, Colorado.

Where the Creek Leads

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Lens-Artists Challenge #418: Memories Memories have an interesting way of playing with our minds. Big or small, they stay vivid when they play an important part in our lives. That was true of this short, scenic trail in Breckenridge. We … Read More

Low-angle view of a Leafy Aster with several lavender, yellow-centered flowers and orange spent seed heads, rising from golden grass in a Colorado meadow with pine trees and cloud-covered mountains in the background.

Lavender Stars of the High Country

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Colorado in late September is about more than fall colors. Under cloudy skies, we set out on a short hike along the Lower Salt Lick and Sunrise Trail Loop. Although the trail runs parallel to Interstate 70 in places, it … Read More

Black-and-white photo of a metal road sign at a highway fork in the Davis Mountains of West Texas, reading South Texas 166 and North Texas 118, with a two-lane road curving in each direction beneath a partly cloudy sky.

Lens-Artists Challenge #417: Where Does It Lead?

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What does the title get you thinking about? Trails? Leading lines? Maybe animal tracks? There’s no single right answer, and that’s exactly the point. This week’s header image says it well: a signpost fork on a lonely stretch of highway … Read More

Black Jeep Wrangler parked on a dirt road beside golden and green aspens under a stormy sky on Boreas Pass Road in Pike National Forest, Colorado.

Mountain-High Colors

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On the second day of fall 2026, Keith and I traded our hiking boots for a scenic drive. Of all the places that came to mind, Boreas Pass rose to the top. We had driven a section of it back … Read More

Macro photograph of a Rio Grande Globe Amaranth flower head with layered red and magenta papery bracts and tiny star-shaped yellow florets, set against a dark background.

Paper Fireworks: Rio Grande Globe Amaranth Up Close

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In early September 2026, I went to the Sunken Garden at San Gabriel Park in Georgetown, Texas. The garden is small but offers a good variety of plants and flowers. Although I often go there to photograph pollinators, nature often … Read More

A Rock Cafe bar and restaurant at night, its neon sign shaped like a red and blue electric guitar glowing above an outdoor patio with diners seated at tables under leafy trees in Albufeira, Portugal.

What Moves You?

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Lens-Artists Challenge #416: Music I often hear people say that music is the universal language. At some level, music touches people and goes beyond language barriers. Whether it is sacred music, opera, pop, folk, country, jazz, soul, hip-hop, rap, or … Read More

Tall stalks of white common beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) flower clusters in the foreground of a green valley in Glacier National Park, with snow-streaked mountain peaks and a streaked, long-exposure sky behind.

X Marks the Spot: WXYZ Florals

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We have reached the end of Terri’s Flower Hour ABCs. It was a fun and revealing undertaking. For these last letters, the hardest one for me was X. I wanted to stay in Texas, but it was not easy. You’ll … Read More

A small waterfall rushes between large dark boulders on a mountain creek, with a fallen branch in the foreground, tall pines behind, and a patch of yellow and orange shrubs lit by sunlight.

Steeped in Color: Forest Bathing on Colorado’s Willow Creek Trail

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Last week, I shared a single photo from our first full day in Colorado. Today, I’d like to take you a little farther along that trail. We hiked the Willow Creek Trail in the Eagles Nest Wilderness, part of the … Read More

Whitewashed limestone officers’ quarters at Fort McKavett State Historic Site, with a covered front porch, shuttered windows, a weathered wood-shingle roof, and two chimneys, beside a large live oak under a deep blue sky.

Close Quarters

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Lens-Artists Challenge #415: Move Your Body When Anne set this week’s challenge, I knew exactly what I wanted to show. However, because I was in Colorado until Monday, I waited until I got home to put this post together. Like … Read More

Morning sun forms a small starburst through tall cottonwoods in green, gold, and orange fall foliage along the Blue River in Silverthorne, Colorado, with a rocky riverbank and an empty bench in the foreground.

First Light of Fall on the Blue River

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I traded our backyard deck in Texas for Silverthorne, Colorado, this week, and the mountains wasted no time making the trip worthwhile. When I opened the blinds on the morning of September 22, the light was almost surreal. The fall … Read More

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