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This is how a weekend should be spent...

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I spy a pumpkin...

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Postcards from paradise

Cold but sunny here in Colorado. Sometimes the best way to stay warm is to think about favorite balmy destinations. Enjoy these paradise postcards thanks to a few of my favorite photographers.

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I can't decide where I want to go first.

Delicious autumn

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Hope you can take time this weekend to watch the leaves turn.

Casual Fridays

You might have heard of the phrase: normal is just a setting on the dryer. It's also the title of a book by San Francisco Chronicle columnist Adair Lara.

Over coffee today, my friend Cathy quoted the phrase and shared the simple idea that our lives by nature are complicated and unpredictable. Normal is highly overrated. So why not just celebrate you and all your uniqueness.

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Just a Thought

Garden Quilt

Flowers make me smile. This garden of pink peonies and giant red poppies reminds me of a colorful crazy quilt. I want to sit on my deck and wrap the flower quilt around me

Fresh Strawberries

I can already taste the juicy red berries from this plant even though technically they haven't ripened yet. 

It's hard to be patient in the garden.

Sidewalk Art

 

Often nature creates the most magical artwork. 

All we need to do is slow down and look around us. 

Sleeping Baby Bluebirds

I opened the side panel and peeked into the bluebird house today.

Bluebirds build their nests in holes in dead trees or in bluebird houses built just for them. The chicks are fed several times a day by their parents. Gradually the chicks develop feathers and can see. The chicks stay in their house until they are old enough to fly.

Love and Romance in Colorado

I love Colorado. It's my home partly because the Rockies are also home to some amazing animals. This time of year the majestic elk are looking for love in Estes Park, Colorado.

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Where My Dog Takes Me

A hopeful, cold autumn day.