Some art makes you stop and wonder at the potential to add beauty to this world. #Chihuly creates glass art with the surrounding foliage and landscape surroundings in mind to complement an already fascinating

Do you see it? That's Dudley, sticking his whole giant 85 lb. body as far under the door as it goes with full enthusiasm. Turns out, 3 inches is about as far as he can muster. He's perfectly black and

As soon as I heard of Glass Gem Corn, I was determined to plant these little heirloom American Indian colorful beauties! On the cob, fresh and raw they look shinier and simply sparkle. You never know what

Gems and crystals are so fascinating and beautiful. They are even used to store information - quartz is a known store of data, and they say even ancient technology includes crystals as hard drives for

I try to be grateful every moment of every day, especially in those most challenging moments. This is a piece I made a few months ago that helped me let out some steam and deal with some really challenging

Meeting this little guy was a surprise! I've never met someone like him in my neighborhood before, and this was the day he decided to appear! He seemed nice, didn't chase me (haha), and probably was looking

When I first saw this mural on the wall of a building in Old Colorado City, I thought there was a real person currently being defenestrated with a butt on the loose... haha. One of the amazing things about

Somewhere in the Rocky Mountains, where it's so high in altitude, and the air is significantly less dense, that the air molecules don't hold onto water like it can at lower altitudes... so it's dry because

If you've heard of the Rainbow Mountains of China, you'll be delighted to hear that we have a couple of these occurring in our very own USA - Colorado specifically. While it may not contain the whole spectrum

Some places can surprise you and provide quite the adventure. This is at a former stone mine turned park called Red Rock Open Space in Colorado. There are miles of hiking and amazing stone formations.

This happy dog's name is Dudley and those black spots amongst the Aspen are all black cows! Dudley loved to take hikes, no matter how beautiful (or not) his surroundings were. He was happy as long as he

When the sun shines down on just the right parts of the mountain range, it makes certain features pop. I took this one a several years ago and love how the clouds and sun slowly dancing compliment the

Sharing my photos with my fellow #Steemians has been so rewarding, I decided to invest in a new-to-me camera (used an older model, but still good quality - a Pentax K-50). I should be getting it next week

The other day I explored my everyday surroundings, looking at all the details I could find to possibly be interesting with my macro clip on for my iPhone. Have you ever looked inside an orchid? I mean,

Did you know that the cells of a jackfruit leaf is so large you can see it with just a little magnification? The cells are big like an onion skin we would use to see a cell under a public middle school

Do you see that bee inside, covered in pollen? Recently we've been having unusually warm weather for January, and on those 60+ degree days, the bees come out looking for flowers but there aren't any. It's

Did you know that cutting a gem requires knowledge of the molecule of the specific gem, and then the angles making it up? Once you know the angles, you then figure out the angle of the cuts, and therefore

Some people find their passions at a late age - it's never too late! My father started faceting in his 60's and he loves it. He cuts a stone just right so you appreciate the inclusions. #Gemstones have

One of my favorite people to quote is Donny Esptein. He gets it and lives a life of giving - helping others to understand reality for what it is. He often says that soon "what we thought was real

Some sunsets demand your attention. This was one of those that make you stop everything that you're doing and experience a moment of pure magical awe. And, as much as we can try to capture the feeling