Wordless Wednesday...

 

April morning, Pikes Peak

'I will open rivers on the bare heights And springs in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water And the dry land fountains of water.'

Isaiah 41:18

Wordless Wednesday...

Another beautiful morning...

 ...and sunset...

Psalm 104

Seriously...

The Lay of the Land...

View from Black Forest Road

Love the surprise beams of light...

Through the Black Forest, the mountain view..

North driving south..

The garden is planted, and with some tweaking here and there, I seem to be off to a good start. It is lovely to see all that green when I come downstairs in the morning, knowing that it will fill out over the next couple of months. With that work behind us, we had a 'free' afternoon yesterday and just took off in the car. I am constantly in awe of the beautiful open spaces, the lush rolling hills with the mountain as a backdrop, midst all the very populated sub-divisions. You really do not have to go far at all to be outside of the populated areas, which is exactly what we did yesterday. We took another route through the Black Forest. The Black Forest, hmmmmm, sounds so ominous, but is quite beautiful. Some hidden, well spaced homes, all with the million dollar view of the mountains.  On the Black Forest road, which cuts through the entire forest, there are some wide open spaces, 'as far as the eye can see'. Breathtaking. To finish the day, a striking sunset, crystal clear light, great photo op. Sadly, the eggs have been stolen from the nest, probably by a bluejay. A great time it was, however, and grateful to have been able to record what I could through the eye of a camera!

Great light last night @ sunset..

8ish, PM...so pretty!

The empty nest...sniff sniff

The Burn Scar has a Heart!

It snowed earlier in the week and it is the first time since the wild fires in Waldo Canyon last June, that the burn scar was really covered in snow...well, at least w/in my sight. The scar is the color of charcoal...very very dark. Looking north, it goes on and on for miles. The contrast of the rolling hills, the canyon and mountains which were burnt, and the fresh fallen snow, is simply black and white. I literally had to pull over while driving to take some pics because it was so beautiful. Little did I know, until I came home, looked on the camera, downloaded the pics to my computer did I see what to me, was clearly a heart! Nobody created this, it just 'happened', and my oh my what an inspiration. The canyon lost so much, families lost everything, and a couple, even their lives. A clear sign, if you will, as families are rebuilding their homes and their lives, that there is love up there on Waldo Canyon...awesome, absolutely awesome!!!

' Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy.' Psalm 98:8