Boston

Here's a Skywatch Friday photo from a recent visit to downtown Boston.

And here's a bonus photo of the 15 inches (38 cm) of snow we got at our house here in Colorado last week.

Snow

We got hit by that "bomb cyclone" last week. It basically formed over Colorado, and wind gusts as high as 97 mph (156 kph) were measured at our local airport (the equivalent of a category 2 hurricane). On top of that we got a foot (30.5 cm) of snow with huge drifts. 1,110 cars got stranded on area roads, which were basically impassable for a day. Luckily I was able to work from home! This was my sidewalk after using the snowblower.

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Snowy Mountains

Here's a simple B&W Skywatch Friday shot taken from our porch after 7 inches (18 cm) of snow this weekend, looking towards the cloud-covered mountains. There were no Pikes Peak views that morning!

Snow Dogs

My city is at the same latitude as Lisbon, or a little further south than Beijing. But since our elevation is so high we can get extremely varied weather. While we've had plenty of warm, sunny weather, it's still snowing on occasion. This has been the scene twice this week - I took these with the cellphone just  few days ago. With his thick fur coat Socks doesn't mind the white stuff.

On the other hand Laika's not a fan, although she's still happy to get outside.

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White Flowers

I took these photos Thursday morning.

Yes, it's been snowing again! (This last photo was taken with my brand-new lens, a 6.5 mm fisheye, providing an incredibly wide angle of view.)

Floral Friday

Seasons

Winter Blast

We had a warm, sunny winter. But spring has seen snow, the most recent on Friday night and Saturday, when about 8 inches (20 cm) fell in our neighborhood.

It's been cold too, with temperatures falling to 23 °F (-5 °C) Saturday night. But it does make for some pretty scenes.

It's already mostly melted and hopefully winter won't make another return, although snow in May isn't unusual at our elevation of 7,100 feet (2,164 meters) above sea level. And that's a cold entry for Our World Tuesday.

From The Sky

This week's Skywatch Friday post has no sky, just some stuff that fell from it last night. We get huge changes in weather from day to day this time of year - it's usually beautiful but once in a while a change moves through. So on the way to work this morning I took this photo in a neighbor's yard.

Finally Some Snow

While the mountains had plenty of snow, here in the foothills we had the warmest, driest winter I can remember since I moved to Colorado. But finally we've had some snow, about 20 inches (51 cm) in the last week and a half including one fall of 11 inches (28 cm). And there's more on the way this week.

Nobody's complaining about the moisture as it reduces wildfire danger.

And it certainly makes the neighborhood pretty!

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It's May?

The calendar may say May but the weather disagrees - this was the scene on Sunday.

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Back to Winter

We had 14 inches of snow (35 cm) on Saturday, and one of our dogs wasn't happy about it.

That brings our total snowfall to 103 inches(261 cm) for the winter. I'm very glad I had the snowblower repaired.

Both dogs would rather be here.

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Seasons

Snowy Dogs

We had a little snow yesterday, but these photos are from a few weeks ago when we had a big storm. Socks doesn't mind the snow - he's got the fur coat for it. I call him my winter dog.

But Laika is built for hot weather - she's my summer dog. It's unfortunate for her that she lives 7,100 feet (2.1 km) above sea level where it frequently snows!

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Snowy Garden

I stopped by a city park on the way to work this morning to take some photos.

After a fresh snowfall I can't think of anywhere more beautiful I've ever seen, with its incredible rock formations and surrealistic colors.

This next formation is called Kissing Camels, and from the right angle that's exactly what it looks like.

Pikes Peak stands out.

Rocks, snow, and winter vegetation make for a real winter wonderland.

It may look like something from a fairy tale but it's real!

Orange Friday

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Cottonwood Pass, 1995

For Vintage Weekly, Here's a 1995 photo from Cottonwood Pass, in the mountains of Colorado. It was degraded and seriously discolored, so I changed it to B&W (which suits the mood) and did some restoration. It's not perfect but I was fairly pleased with the result.

Dogs & Snow

We've had a couple of snow storms lately. Last week we had 4 inches (10 cm), a small storm by our standards. Socks doesn't mind it with his thick fur.

But Laika isn't so sure, even wearing a jacket...

Then a couple of days ago we got a 15 inch (38 cm) fall, and it dwarfs them both. I wasn't going to make Laika stand outside while I took photos so here's little Socks.

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First Snow

Photos taken this morning - this is very late for our first snow as it sometimes comes in September.

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Back To Winter

We just moved to a new house, and picked one of the worst weather weeks in the more than 20 years I've lived in the Colorado Springs area to do it. We've had hail and lightning the last five days, and 3 months worth of rain this week. And this morning we woke up (in our new house) to this.

The trees, complete with leaves, are weighed down with 5 inches (13 cm) of new snow and a temperature of 21° F (-6° C). On May 10!

At least the mountains above the rooftops will be pretty when the skies clear...

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April Snow Showers

We're in the process of moving so my blogging will be inconsistent for the next few weeks.

If April showers bring May flowers, what does April snow bring?

We had about 9 inches (23 cm) of the stuff on Friday.

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Snowy Dogs

Laika's my summer dog, and she wonders why she has to go out in the snow.

Socks is my winter dog and is happy to play in the snow.

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(Of course, they're both my year-round dogs.)

More Snowy Gardens

Here's another shot from a snowy Garden of the Gods. This is one of my favorite places in the world and it's a nearby city park!

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Happy New Year!

Here's wishing all my readers a happy 2015. It's been cold and snowy at my house the last few days (it was -13 °F or -25 °C last night), so here's an appropriate photo of Garden of the Gods from earlier this year.

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