It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood. We went for a pre-birthday hike this afternoon.
Big Springs Trailhead
It was Polly’s first trip to the mountains.
Maggie, Kerry, and Polly
Headed up, up, uphill.
note the piece of heart-shaped sky
a dark tree in front of light trees
It’ll feel like I’m posting pictures of the same things over and over, but each part of the trail looked amazing and glorious and new.
“sweeter sings the brooklet by”
ditto
approaching the clearing
“brighter beams the azure sky” (at the clearing)
Family shot. You try posing two dogs and making them wait while Daddy runs at them.
Maggie, Kerry, Polly, and Sue
It was hard to keep the dogs from stepping on these. Unless I’m taking a photo of them they like to be where the camera is pointing.
some mushrooms
rocks with circly lichens
You focus on one thing to take its picture, but then you turn around for a glorious other view or two.
pretty scenery
closer-up pretty scenery
There was no shortage of striking trees to photograph.
aspen trees
Time to head home. Sometimes the light was in our favor, sometimes not.
lengthening shadows
Having a Cezanne moment. Indulge me while I post a series of the same vista.
shifting light 1
shifting light 2
shifting light 3
The shadow of the western mountain on the eastern mountain.
lengthening shadows
Tired and hungry, but nearly there. Polly cried or slept on the way home.
less than a mile to go before Polly and Maggie can sleep (the rest of us still had stuff to do)