Flowers at Colorado State University

 There is a flower garden at CSU in Fort Collins, CO and we drove by in early October and the flowers looked awesome. So we stopped and took some pictures. I wish I would have had one of my Canon DSLRs, but my iPhone SE still took some great shots. 

Aurora Borealis

In Colorado we don't get to see the Aurora Borealis very often because we are so far South. In Early November there was a large solar storm and we got some great colors. I have seen brighter solar storm in northern Wisconsin. These pictures were taken with 3 second exposures with my Canon DSLR. I don't think I would have to do that in that northern Wisconsin event. I hope you enjoy these photos.

 

Funky Clouds

Being next to the foothills in Colorado we get interesting weather which includes a lot of wind and our rain and snow fall are influenced by Longs Peak which is over 14,000 feet tool and directly west of my house by 25 miles. Some times the combination of cold, wind, and the rising sun lead to interesting shapes in the clouds.

In the following photo, I haven't see a shape like this before. I believe the round area is just above longs peak which probably right where the top of longs peak is. The wind is using it like a ramp causing this odd shape.

This picture is interesting because it looks like some sort of monster running to the West(right) and is causing some sort of streak behind him. 
 

December 2025 Sunsets

In December in Colorado we get some really awesome sunsets. The sun, like everywhere else in the Northern Hemisphere, is very far South and the angle light goes through a lot of atmosphere and the particles in the sky give it an intense orange, red, and even pink color. On this page are some recent examples of these sunsets.