Aspen Skies

A nearby Saturday hike to the Palmer Lake Reservoirs this past weekend yielded some photos of changing aspens at the lower elevations (around 8,000 feet, or a little over 2,400 m above sea level).

And that's my Skywatch Friday entry for the week. I'll probably save the rest of the fall photos for later in the winter when I'll be wishing for those colors!

Mimmu asked how high the park is where I took those snowy photos last weekend. That park is slightly lower in elevation than our house, which is at 7,500 feet (2,286 meters) above sea level. We're high enough that most sea-level visitors get a little out of breath simply climbing the stairs in our house.

Bellagio (Las Vegas)

Going back to Las Vegas for this week's Our World Tuesday meme, here are some photos of the impressive Bellagio Hotel and Casino. I think these also qualify for the Watery Wednesday meme.

Normally that huge pool in the front has an impressive choreographed fountain display, but we didn't get to see it this time. Hopefully we'll be in Vegas again and I can get some photos of it then, or maybe I'll dig out some old ones.

Mercer Slough Trail

For Scenic Sunday, here are some shots of a trail in Bellevue's beautiful Mercer Slough Park. I hope you're not getting tired of my photos from this area yet!

 This one makes me think of a trail you might find in the Lord of the Rings.

 They even have boardwalks over the swampiest areas!

If you've got some extra time in Bellevue, I recommend spending a morning or afternoon exploring this park.

Snowy Skywatch

I have a hard time believing that today is my 4th blogging anniversary, but it's true. Thanks to all my followers and commenters, I love knowing that people are enjoying my photography! For Skywatch Friday, here's one more photo from our snowy weekend - if you want to see more, look at the post from last Sunday evening.

Mercer Sough Reflections

This week's theme at Tina's PicStory is reflections, which matches the Watery Wednesday meme, so this photo is for both. I thought it a good time to introduce Bellevue's Mercer Slough Park, which I visited when we were in the Seattle area this summer. This large park includes a waterway, swampy areas, and lots of great trails. But first up is a simple reflection taken in the park.

I've got lots more photos to post from this beautiful park which I'll post over the next few weeks.

Snow in the Park

If you saw my blog yesterday you'll know we had some snow; we ended up with about 7 inches, or almost 18cm of the stuff. In the afternoon the clouds cleared up and we had some blue skies, so I took our 4 wheel drive to our local park for some photos. I was pleased to see that the aspen trees still had some leaves, making for some wonderful color.

This is the same place where I posted last week's photos, and it's my entry of Our World Tuesday.

First Snow

Here's the view from my deck this morning. I always love that first autumn snow.

Snow isn't unusual at our altitude this time of year. But once the storm moves out, those beautiful blue Colorado skies should return for the whole week!