Rabbit Brush Ridge - A Snowy Minimalist Landscape

We are all ready for spring; flowers, green landscapes, and warm sunny days. Spring makes me think of planting flowers too. My new home has a glaring absence of plants, of which I am very ready to remedy. I love gardening and it will be my challenge in the next few months to get rid of stone and add a touch of nature's beauty. 

But in the meantime, I wanted to share one more winter day with you. We were just returning home from a hike on a morning fresh and crisp with new snow. I looked up the hillside to see this beautiful minimalist view of the ridge line and a gorgeous blue Colorado sky. I hope you like it and do not mind one more winter day.

 

Rabbit Brush Ridge

The sun's low angle creates interesting shadows on the minimalist snowy landscape of a Colorado ridge.  The brown husk of last years rabbit brush lends some relief to the blank horizon.

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An English Bulldog Day in Pictures

 

Now why does she want my toy? 

No! Don't throw it away!

 

Back and forth. Back and forth. Geesh! 

   

Okay, I got it under control. 

 

Don't even think about it.

 

Hey! No ganging up on me! 

 

Now where the heck did he come from? 

 

Gotcha!

 

Mine again.
My work is done.

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A Winter Neighborhood Walk

Some mornings are very cold in Colorado but we are lucky enough to have the sun shining most days, which makes it "feel" warmer, at least psychologically. My dogs, the hound and the Aussie, will not let me skip their favorite part of a day. They sit expectantly at my feet in the studio until I relent. I'm usually very eager to join them outside, but his particular morning was colder than most and I was not looking forward to it. Making the best of it, I threw my camera around my neck, grabbed the leashes and off we went. Here are a couple of shots walking through our new neighborhood from that morning. 

 

Neighborhood Walk 

An old pine creates woodland magic in a suburban neighborhood. 

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Jazz Hands 

It's not the Arctic and she isn't doing a jazz dance, but this woman was getting ready to wave and to pet my dogs on a very cold morning in Colorado.

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Horse Lover Zen Nature Card

Gentleness Card 

Horse lover card, a minimalist nature blank horse card, of a sweet buckskin horse turning her head shyly. The inside has a simple meditative word; gentleness, with plenty of room for your own personal message. A perfect card for any occasion, because it provides a personal touch that simply cannot be found in any mass produced goods. This listing is for one card. See below for the set. 

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Nature Blank Cards

Stillness. Happiness. Lightness.

I love these words. They are so simple yet so powerful. They are words to live by.

I came up with an idea a few weeks ago to combine one meditative word with one complimentary image. I wanted the look minimalist. Then I went searching for the right paper. It had to be special. I chose Museo paper, a creamy textured art paper that produces beautiful soft images.

It was so fun and rewarding coming up with these new card designs. I hope you like them. Right now there are only three in the Zen Nature Card Collection, but I'll be searching for more combinations to add soon.

Happiness Card
Mountain Bluebird
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Lightness Card
Flicker Feather
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Stillness Card
Cottonwood Tree in Fog
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Zen Nature Card Set of Three
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The Face of Fort Collins 2 - Steet Photography

I received just enough encouragement to test your patience with more urban street photography. Here are my latest with a couple very different approaches. The first image of the woman is pretty straight forward. I did virtually nothing but bump up the contrast and vibrance in this one. The second I decided to alter drastically. There was an element about this young man that made me think of graphic novel heroes. Do you like the straight approach or the graphic one better? Color or black and white?

Cookie Contemplation
A woman in a white coat next to a red wall grabs a cookie for a quick snack on her way to an unknown destination. Fort Collins, Colorado

Graphic Hero
A hoodie cloaked young man gazes back me from behind dark glasses in Fort Collins, Colorado.

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