Icicle

There is a growing icicle coming down from the roof, each day getting a little longer. The melting and refreezing of snow on the roof is creating quite the spire of ice. Since I may have to go take it down, I decided it needed a photo taken first. I would estimate its current length at about 4 feet. It has become a crystalline stalactite.

This is a twilight time picture, but it gives an unusual lighting effect to see the yellow from the incadescent bulb at the bottom gradiating into the bluish hues of the late afternoon sky and the ice itself. Add to it the reflections from the icicle creating patterns of light on the wall, and it gives you an interesting picture.

Converging Contrails

Jet contrails converging toward the airport

One morning I saw this interesting sight. Several jet contrails marking the sky, and converging toward Denver International Airport. I suppose the conditions in the atmosphere were perfect for keeping them visible for a longer time, so we end up with this view.

Pensive Kitty

Teddy pondering the meaning of life

Animals make interesting photographic subjects. This is one of my favorite pet portraits I have done. This is Teddy, one of the cats that belong to my son and his family. I caught Teddy sitting in the kitchen greenhouse window beside the plants. He is a very friendly cat, and has three "brothers"; Linksie, Betelgeuse, and Herman.

Lonely Pine

Lonely scrub pine awaiting the impending storm

This is a picture I shot back on April 1, 2006. There was a storm approaching from the west, and this pine seemingly is standing defiant, as if to say, "Bring it on! I've faced worse than you!" I also wonder about the stump beside it. Why was it taken down, while its partner lives on beside the dusty road on the Colorado prairie?

Sometimes, the most mundane and ordinary things have a story to tell, if only one stops long enough to listen and ponder.