Before moving to Denver , my hikes occurred on summer vacations. Yesterday a friend and I went on a spring hike. The trail started from a parking lot about 15 minutes from my house. Soon we were climbing higher and proceeded up a series of switchbacks with a generally smooth path along with patches of rocky terrain. We hiked to the top, sat on rocks to eat our snack and then completed the loop of 4 miles back to the car. I was home by lunch. OK, so what?
Well the rest of the story is that with minimal effort, I saw purple,teal,and fuchsia spring flowers that I had never seen before, hiked up the back of the well known Red Rocks Amphitheater, AND saw numerous nests of caterpillars in their silken nursery tents (see today’s image), resting – perhaps after munching on their host plant’s leaves. Take that you boring treadmill at the fitness center.
I had so much energy and a great attitude when I got home, that I planted most of my small backyard garden and added some new scented flowers by the front steps in anticipation of the rain which didn’t come until tonight. Then I got to see the new plants dancing in the rain. I would have missed this latest delight because I had planned to watch some T.V. after my big day … thankfully the cable was out and I had hours “to be”.
A personal note: Please pray for a young man name Ty who is in a major battle with his enemy, Non Hodgkins Lymphoma.
IBK
Marina Kirsch
27 Apr 2012Hi IBK,
wonderful that you are helping us to see the beauty in things we would otherwise miss! Beautiful photo again!
Love,
M
Patty
27 Apr 2012Lovely. Glad you had such a great day.
Meg Duggins
27 Apr 2012I’m trying to make out what is in that spider web. Is it a tarantula? worms? who is devouring what?
Lisa
28 Apr 2012Enjoying your pictures and words of wisdom!!!