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End of April – Where’s Spring?
The Rockies are getting a major snow dump. Last night was the second significant snowstorm in a week, and it is already April! It is gorgeous, it is cold, and it is icy, but I love it. It is a … Continue reading
Sharing the Highway
Driving in the canyon seeing the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep is not uncommon. They are getting hungry at this time of year, and even a little moisture can bring up green grass along the highway. It is amazing to me, … Continue reading
Spring Snow
In honor of April snow-showers I am posting another photo of Hallett peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. It looks formidable in this photo which shows hikers trekking across frozen Dream Lake. The mountain is all cliff from this side, … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado, Colorado Winter, Landscape, Mountains, Photos, Rocky Mountain National Park
Tagged April, cliff, climb, destination, Dream Lake, Emerald Lake, expertise, Hallett, hike, hikers, hiking, mountain, peak, photo, Rocky Mountain National Park, skiing, snow, snowshoes, summer, trekking, walking, winter, wonderland
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Window on the World
This is my favorite window photo from the abandoned farmhouses of southern Nebraska. Inside the plaster was falling off the walls, boards and trash were on the floor and swallows nests decorated walls and light fixtures. Once someone was excited … Continue reading
Posted in Derelict Farms, Nebraska, Photos
Tagged abandoned houses, birds, boards, building, butterflies, disintegrate, electricity, glass, grass, insects, Nebraska, nests, photo, plaster, shrubs, sunlight, swallows, trash, treasured, window
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Broken Window
This photo shows another window from an abandoned Nebraska farmhouse. You know it once was filled with glass and a screen to help keep the heat in or the wind out in the winter. The screen allowed the wind in … Continue reading
Windows #1
Eyes are the windows of our souls, or so they say. Our eyes tell so much about us and house windows tell about the soul of the house, meaning the people who live there. What kind of window dressing hangs … Continue reading
A Different Look
Same house, different look. Using “Find Edges” in Photoshop this house seems to stand up a little straighter. This is one of many options with which to tweak photos for the fun of it.
Another Derelict House
This was once a home, but as an abandoned derelict, can only be called a house. Why do these old wrecks attract me? I don’t know. They are a piece of history, but soon will exist only in photos. They … Continue reading
Posted in Derelict Farms, Nebraska, Photos
Tagged ancestry, cathedrals, derelict, forefathers, grasslands, history, home, house, Nebraska, photos, pioneers, pyramids, stone, wrecks
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Another View of the House
This is another view of the deserted, derelict little house in my last post. Overshadowed by a huge tree and surrounded by Nebraska grassland, it looks more lonely than ever. I always wonder about the people who lived in these … Continue reading
Nebraska Relics
My Hopping ancestors did their part in populating the Nebraska prairie. Little towns that served numerous outlying farms. Eventually the freeway came through and all growth moved closer to it’s speeding, asphalt path. Driving the backroads led me to many … Continue reading