February 10, 2026

Partly cloudy today. Joann went with friends to coffee and lunch. I headed to the river. I did the usual 4.5 miles. Another meager day of trying to photo birds. Later we took a ride up on Bostwick. Nothing!  Oh well, it is always good getting outdoors and enjoying God’s creation. I like walking in the low hills better as it’s much quieter and peaceful. But I don’t usually see any wildlife out there. If you want to be a wildlife photographer, don’t focus on western Colorado. We have much less variety of birds than even the Denver area. I’m getting to the place where photography is less of a focus when I’m out. It’s much less frustrating and in reality I’ve photographed the surrounding mountains thousands of times in all seasons and light. So, it’s time to just savor creation without the distraction of photography. Who knows, that might change tomorrow. Haha  Speaking of photographing the mountains, here’s Sneffels from January 2014

 February 9, 2026

Very warm today in the low 60s. What a winter this has been. My walk today was up on the Heath Rd. I did an extra mile so it ended at 4.6. I could have done more but ran out of time. I only took the GoPro so this is a photo from way back in 2006. Joann and I were on an anniversary getaway to Silverton. It was a very soggy weekend. But, the San Juans never disappoint.  August 25, 2006. I’m blessed!

 February 7, 2026

Joann went with her sis to GJ. I went hiking up on Exhilaration. I hiked off to the south this time. The elk tracks up there are everywhere. But I didn’t see any. I almost stepped on three different cottontails. They were hidden behind sage brush and wouldn’t run until I was right by them. I also spooked a lizard. I found some cool rocks over there. I’ve walked above them before and didn’t realize what was below me. There was some shooting around that area again, but nothing close to me. Pretty warm, high in the upper 50s. iPhone 15 Pro pics.