Category: Photos

Black Forest Fire

Crispy

Early on in the fire, there were rumors that most of the buildings at the intersection of Shoup and Black Forest Roads had been lost.  This little cross-roads community is where the the Festival was held on Saturday.  I took this photo of part of the burn area from the edge of the Festival grounds.  If you were to stand in the middle of the intersection and turn 360 degrees, you could see burned areas in every direction.  It was amazing that the firefighters were able to save the buildings, though as my friend points out, the owners of the buildings had done a good job of fire mitigation between clearing out undergrowth and surrounding the areas with open space and parking lots.

Proof

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Here is photographic evidence that I gave Rion his new toy, as instructed.  He played with it for a while, then took it into his crate to use it as a pillow.  Rion is the first dog we’ve had that both plays with his toys, and doesn’t destroy them within fifteen minutes of acquisition.

Hillsides

Hillsides

I took this photo several mornings ago while I was walking the dogs.  To the right, you can see the burn scars left by the Beaver Creek Fire two years ago.  I suppose the fire didn’t get hot enough to sterilize the ground since it has obviously grown nicely green since then.  It was still fairly early in the morning so one can see the shadow on the hills of a hill to the east.

Morning Rainbow

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I’ve been meaning to take my camera when I walk the dogs in the morning, and finally remembered to grab it on my way out.  I was rewarded by seeing this rainbow to the west.  I’ve seen many afternoon rainbows in Colorado, but this is the first time I’ve ever seen one in the morning.

Garden

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Jack took this awesome photo of a friend’s garden.  It was a series of photos stitched together into a panorama by the software in his Droid. Click on the photo to get the full effect.