It becomes really hot in July in the Denver area and feels great to leave the city and find yourself somewhere above 8000 feet. Light breeze is cooling down the air and elevation makes a toasty Summer a bit more bearable. And the flowers... You always can find something nice, something you are not able to find downhill. Mariposa Lily, for example. Nice white flowers are poking through green rug here and there.
Hot July days and flowers in full bloom. I love this small bush of the Lavender Thrift with its small but beautiful flowers.
Read first part Knock on wood, it's Halloween
Once the parade exhausted itself, the spectators stopped moving around in anticipation...
We all know that the last day of October is special. It's Halloween, the celebration of... honestly, I am not sure if I know what we are celebrating this day. In fact, this is a mix of pagan and Christian traditions with some modern additions to it. But... it is a day of fun and it has its own traditions and attributes...
Sometimes you just cannot stay home and need to go somewhere. Just to change the environment and to see something new. Maybe not exactly new, but something you don't see every day. And when you feel this way, nothing is better than going to the mountains. Just driving along the windy road and enjoying the views. And that was exactly what I did a couple weeks ago. Just left Denver, got out of I-70 to Evergreen and took the right turn on Squaw Pass Road.
Summer and endless heat, flowers and insects... what else would you expect from June in Colorado? Have no idea. That's pretty much what I expect and, to tell you a secret, what I enjoyed.
What is the desert... For most of us, the desert is a place where almost nothing can be found. It is not a very accurate description, but... it's good enough, isn't it? In fact, a lot can be found in a desert and the flowers are the most amazing things you can see there. But... honestly... this is not exactly desert pictures I am about to share with you. Just some plants and flowers growing on a small patch of the land nearby. But it still gives you an exact feeling of a desert.
You know... what can be better than flowers... right - flowers ;)
Flowers are always beautiful and no one can pass by without looking and admiring. And... they are gorgeous even when the fall is knocking on your door. Don't believe me? Look!
