Every Labor Day weekend (that's the first weekend in September) my home town of Colorado Springs hosts a big balloon festival. This year...

Taken on Saturday evening, here's a balloon proudly showing off my city's Olympic City designation. The USA's Olympic Training C...

Here are a couple of shots from a Colorado Springs park for Skywatch Frida y.

On Veterans Day, I'd like to thank all of our veterans who have kept America safe. Here are some photos from Saturday's Veterans Day...

Socks and I did a little hike today in Sondermann Park, not far from downtown Colorado Springs. The skies were blue and Pikes Peak had sn...

These photos are taken at Prospect Lake early one morning, near downtown Colorado Springs. The first was taken with a wide-angle lens, wh...

Brewpubs which brew their own beer are very popular in Colorado. Here's one in downtown Colorado Springs. Their beer is excellent and...

Last week I showed you some train tracks in Colorado Springs. These tracks are active, with coal being most commonly transported. These t...

For this week's Our World Tuesday entry, here are some train tracks taken on a walk in Colorado Springs late last year. I wonder w...

For Skywatch Friday this week, here's a simple photo of a sculpture in Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs. If you're atten...

Here are some summer flowers at America the Beautiful Park, near downtown Colorado Springs. This post is serving double-duty, as I'...

There's a nasty wildfire on the west side of our city. It's burned 2,500 acres, and over 7,000 people have been evacuated, including...

Tina's PicStory theme this week is Round. So here are some photos of the Julie Penrose Fountain at America the Beautiful Park, near dow...

It's springtime in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, which means an incredible variety of weather. It seems early in the year, but s...

For this week's Our World Tuesday , here's a piece of my town, Colorado Springs - in this case, it's America The Beautiful Park,...

My city Colorado Springs has strong ties to the classic American West. For example, every year the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo is a major event...

It's time to visit My World Tuesday again and see many interesting things from around our small world. Here are a couple more sculpture...

Colorado Springs has several cities around the world with which it maintains "sister city" relationships. The first of these relat...

In downtown Colorado Springs is the fun Uncle Wilber fountain. It's one of those areas where water shoots out of the ground, and every s...