E is for Evergreen

Tina's PicStory theme for the week is simply "E". And around here, E can represent the Evergreen trees that are so prevalent (various pine trees); they need to be able to survive year-round and shed the snows that can happen for 10 months of the year at our high altitudes (don't feel bad for us, as those same altitudes give the sun year-round warmth, we can be out in short-sleeves shirts in the middle of winter and get 300 days of sunshine in an average year). These photos are all taken in the nearby Black Forest Regional Park. We start with a shot of the trail winding through the trees.

 I love the long morning shadows.

 And those glorious Colorado blue skies!

 Here's a view of Pikes Peak from the park.

And a soccer field - lots of kids will be playing here later in the day. The field is surrounded by those ever-present evergreens.

This is my part of Our World Tuesday.

Temple Guardians

Inside the South Korean Buddhist temple building in the previous week's photo were four detailed statues. Each one had a very specific meaning and purpose, I believe they were guardians of some type, but unfortunately I don't remember the explanations.

There are lots more photos from this vacation still to come for Vintage Weekly.

Capilano Lake & Totems

Here are the last of my photos from last year's visit to the Capilano Suspension Bridge in Vancouver. First is a small lake, showing just how rainy it was the day were were there. But no excuses, the photography must go on! (Given the many horrible conditions in which I've used my camera, I'm amazed that it still works - it's a low-end consumer DSLR.)

 And here are some totems near the entrance.

And that's my Scenic Sunday entry for the week!

Strange Cloud

Here's a cloud photographed driving at sunset in north Denver. I was stopped at a gas station at the time and I'm sure people wondered what I was doing. One person even waited in their car so as to not get in the way while I took the photo!

It's for Skywatch Friday. It's also a strange weather phenomenon for Tina's PicStory theme of weather.

Portland's Morrison Bridge

For Our World Tuesday and Sunday Bridges, here are my last photos from Portland, Oregon. This is the Morrison Bridge.

If you've been reading my blog for a while you've probably figured out that I'm fascinated with bridges. Unfortunately there aren't many where I live, so I have to photograph them when I'm on vacation.

Korean Temple I

One of my favorite things about visiting South Korea was the incredible Buddhist temples that we saw. Here's the entrance to one.

The beauty and harmony with the natural surroundings is hard to convey in photographs. Since this is an old scanned print, I'm linking it to Vintage Weekly. And I've got many shots from South Korea to follow this one, just check back each Saturday evening.

Capilano Treewalk

The Capilano Suspension Bridge in Vancouver has more things to see than just the bridge (see my post from a week ago). The Cliffwalk wasn't open when we were there, but the Treetops Adventure was.

This consists of seven footbridges attached to the trees, almost 100 feet above the ground.

You really feel as if you're in the forest canopy up there, and it's not to be missed.

And this is my Scenic Sunday entry for the week.