White and pink...

Another Spring day, more flowers and leaves... Aren't they just beautiful?

 

Spring close up

Spring is a beautiful time to look at. But let's take a magnifying glass and have a close look and watch for the details we usually miss. It is a completely different world and I never tire of diving into it and finding more and more minutiae.

 

Spring sketches...

Hello Spring! Meaning, the trees are blossoming, the leaves are unwrapping from the buds and we all have a real Spring mood. And I guess I will not say another word and leave you in hope you have the same feeling I had while I was wandering around and taking these pictures...

 

Good bye, Vegas... part 5, the last one ;(

What can I say... Three days in Vegas is not that much. Especially when half of this time the rain makes walking around almost impossible ;)

 

Las Vegas - Planet Hollywood and Venetian, part 4

The next day it was raining. We didn't expect the water to drip from the sky for hours and... actually there wasn't any reason to stay outside. So we decided to go inside and look at something interesting there.

 

Las Vegas, lunch time in Paris ;) part 3

As you remember, we explored Bellagio and were tired. And hungry. So we decided to have some lunch. And... what can be better than lunch in Paris? Right, nothing!

 

Las Vegas, the Strip from Venetian to Bellagio, part 2

Yesterday we walked along the Strip. Actually... we didn't walk... we ran and very fast :) Let's start our second day in Las Vegas and walk again... but just slowly... With some attention to the details... And let's start from Piazza San Marco in front of Venetian hotel where we were staying during our trip.

 

Las Vegas - Sin City, part 1

It was a nice and warm January morning when our plane landed in Nevada. That was our long planned trip to see Sin City. Yeah, this is just a nickname, but somehow I like it more than Las Vegas. Actually, this nickname doesn't reflect the truth about Las Vegas, but once given it stuck. Interestingly, today less than half of city taxes is casino money. Bigger half originated from different businesses. Also a lot of work was done to prevent illegal activities and money laundering... but still say Sin City and everyone understands what you mean ;)

In fact, the gambling is still a big part of life here. You can start losing your money the minute your plane lands... The slot machines installed in the airport are waiting for you!

 

Spring is coming...

Not much to comment here. Spring is coming and the buds are about to burst open. Just like that ;)

Probably tomorrow I will have more pictures of cherry blossoms and apple trees flourishing... but it'll be tomorrow. I'll keep you posted!

 

Barr Lake, early Spring

Barr Lake is a special place. You can hike, bike, boat... but better go here for bird watching. More than 350 species can be found here. But... not in late March. In fact there is very little to see at this point, unless you like seeing bare tree trunks everywhere.

Castlewood Canyon park again, but from another angle

Just yesterday we were hiking in the Castlewood Canyon park and I told you this is a unique place to visit. But, in fact, it is even better than what we saw during this hike. Wonna to know why? Let's travel a bit and see the same place but from a different angle. And to make it even more interesting, let's travel back in time too ;) Not too much, actually, I don't invite you to see back in a million years, just a few months....

 

Castlewood Canyon, Sunday hike in April

Hidden in the rolling prairie on Highway 83 near Franktown, Colorado, is Castlewood Canyon State Park. Don’t drive by too fast, or you’ll miss it. Many people don’t even know it’s there. It’s worth the drive from Denver or Colorado Springs, because this park has several unique features other local parks don’t have.