Fresh coat on the picket fence

Didn't get too much on the irises, either.

Four flags over Michigan Avenue

Looking south from the steps of Art Institute (from left), the flags of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois and United States.

East HS clock tower

Mid-afternoon outside a Denver high school.

Lake at City Park, Denver

Looking east on a warm spring day.

Cutting edge

Heading west on 13th Street,

Denver's Art Museum looks to cut the street.

First yellow, red and green

Signs of spring, last year in the yard.

Big snow year at Purgatory

Plenty of snow at Durango Mountain Resort

Heading downhill near Dillion, CO

Shot August '07 one-hand through the sunroof, late afternoon.

Abandoned cabin in the San Juan Mountains

Taken last winter near Red Mountain Pass. Lots more snow this year and the highway closed several times.

La Jolla Cove

Waiting for the seals to return on an early winter afternoon.

Sculpture Park in Skokie, Ill.

There are dozens of works exhibited in the Skokie Sculpture Park along McCormick Ave. , including these two.

Balloons over Albuquerque

On the second day of the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, the gaggle floated south over downtown. This was taken from my hotel room.

Morning at Union Square

In San Francisco for a meeting; the view from the hotel window.

Glider ride over the Animas River

Just before the tow cable is released, heading west over Animas City Mountain, north of Durango.

Dragon Boat Races in Denver

Weekend festivities revolve around colorful team races.

Cortez Cultural Center

Wall art re-creates native pueblo.

Tulips are back

These bloomed two days ago.

Mirror image

On the return trip,

the snow was melted

Rock face leaving Red Mountain Pass

Geology at right angles with sunlight

A February afternoon

Silver Peak, only a different season and time of day.