Views from Lathrop State Park

We stayed at the same state park that we stayed at a month ago (when a wildfire was happening about 15 miles away).  No wildfires this time around, just beautiful views!

 



We visited a cove that we didn't visit last time around.  It was great, not just because we were the only folks there, but for the views!!  I loved the above image, with the dead branches in the foreground, blue/green lake water and the great blue sky with those white puffy clouds!

There was something about the grasses growing in the water, the waves from the speed boats going by, and the rocky shore that just reached out and grabbed me.  It seemed so peaceful and restful.  Loved it.

Here's an overall view of the great big sky that was in full "bloom" today!  I just loved the big clouds up high and the ones that seemed to hug the mountains.

 

Enjoy

Fun & Beauty

There were some pretty sights to see, and fun times to capture in images from this past weekend!  

As we were driving back home from Denver, we avoided the major highway for a bit, taking a secondary road that ran thru the! Black Forest area (the Black Forest wildfire was the HUGE wildfire in Colorado this June, but we weren't in the area where the fire was - thank goodness!).  In the distance, you can see Pike's Peak!

We stopped Sunday at Lathrop State Park, near the Colorado/New Mexico state line, and as we were exploring the state park, I was able to capture this lovely image of the lake with some mountains in the background.  I love the changing color of the water here - almost reminds me of the Caribbean!

These two images, above and below, are of Miki doing one of the things she loves best - being in the water!!  In the above image, she's chasing after the stick Jeff threw in the water for her to fetch.  In the image below, she and Jeff are in the midst of one of Jeff's tosses into the lake!  Her joy is contagious!

Enjoy!