Olathe Sweet Corn

I had a trip recently to Grand Junction, Colorado and made a stop in Olathe to take this picture of their famous sweet corn. This is not in Durango, but I consider it to be in my area

Rolling Clouds

The clouds perform acrobatics over the mountains on rainy days

Storms over the Mountains

There have been some spectacular thunderstorms over the mountains this month. All the extra water is helping keep the wildfires away. Let's hope it continues.

Misty Curtains

Veils of rain add tremendous depth to far off ridges.

La Plata View

As seen from the southern part of the Animas River Valley near the state line.

When I'm Cleaning Windows

If you could see what I can see, you'd be a window cleaner too!

Rockwood

Looking down on the Rockwood area from the cliffs of the Glacier Club

Pink sky

A recent sunset

Flowers with the Florida

A nice patch of flowers on the bank of the Florida River

Chipped

Detail of a '47 Dodge truck

Around Dusk

Clouds catch the last light of day.

No Special Ability

A funny carving I saw yesterday. I feel like this could be me sometimes.

Waking up Wet

A steady rain fell most of the night last night, leaving everything nice and wet. Oh, how I love the monsoon season!

Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

This weekend there was the Four Corners Gem and Mineral show hosted by the Four Corners Mineral Club of Durango. Every year there are tons of amazing rocks, crystals, jewelery and other neat things to see. I highly recommend going to a rock show like this where you live.

  

 

Large Amazonite (blue) and Smokey Quartz crystals (black)

 This guy is the miner who found all of these

 Thunderegg Agate

 I didn't find out the name of this neat mineral

 A large sample of Crinoid fossils

 Fishy fossils

 Trilobites!

So many things to look at!!

 The items I purchased for my own collection.

Totes My Goats

Of course I saw this here in Durango traffic

Popcorn Clouds

These Cumulonimbus calvus clouds have been popping up in the sky most afternoons. They are a sure sign that the monsoon season has begun

Supernumerary

A vibrant rainbow graces the sky over Durango

Wide Open

Large agricultural fields open the sky to immense proportions.

Idyllic Florida Canyon

The small amount of water carried by the Florida River transforms the arid high desert into a lush canyonland and creates a habitat for men and beasts.

On the Edge of Town

Free Library

A thoughtful collection of books free for anyone to borrow and exchange. Found on the 1400 block of E. 2nd Ave, Durango.

Mackerel Sky

Buttermilk clouds foretell of wet weather for later in the day

Hangin' with Louis L' Amour

Louis L'Amour was an American author who wrote western stories and tales of frontier life in the Western United States. This photo was taken on his ranch outside of Mancos, Colorado. We do window cleaning on the many structures on the ranch and my imagination tends to run off across the hills and up the buttes whenever I find myself there.

Rain!

Rain finally falls after a dry June.

The Monsoons are Coming

The North American Monsoon is a weather phenomenon that the populations of the Southwestern US look forward to and rely on for moisture and fire control. It occurs when solar heating of the terrain creates a low pressure trough that pulls moisture in from the Gulf of Mexico and brings it into the desert southwest. The result is rain and thunderstorms in the afternoon of most days. In many places, the monsoon provides a substantial part of the area's total yearly rainfall. I hope we have a very wet, fire-free season this year.

Smile of the Cheshire Cat

The waxing crescent moon smiles like the trickster cat

Hermosa Cliffs

A small section of a huge escarpment known as the Hermosa  Cliffs, north of Durango.