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Weekly Photo Challenge: Delicate (2)

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Here are a couple of photos which capture the concept of delicate for me!!  Hope you enjoy them.

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The first one is from the glaciers of Kilimanjaro.  I think of these as delicate because their future appears to be very precarious and it is believed that they will be completely gone within the next 20 – 30 years.  Despite their massive appearance, their existence is really in a very delicate balance.

These photos come from a beautiful snow day at the magnificent Chautauqua Park in Boulder, CO.  This park lies at the foot of Boulder’s famous Flatirons. In Colorado, big snows are usually followed by magnificent blue-bird days.  Delicate icicles and ice formations like these typically don’t last very long in this intense sun.  DSC00814DSC00813This last photo is from Arches National Park in Utah.  This is a photo of the very thin Landscape Arch.  I am amazed by these formations and the geological forces that it took to create such amazing natural wonders.  IMG_0098

Travel Theme: Transportation

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I am officially joining the growing ranks of the Where’s My Backpack weekly travel theme photo challenge!   This weeks theme is transportation.

Remember when you got your first set of wheels?!  Oh the freedom to explore the world and become completely independent!  This is an image of my hubby’s daughter in front of her ‘new’ car…it was an exciting day indeed.

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This second image was taken in Mui Ne, Vietnam…the guy was apparently exhausted from hauling people around in his rickshaw!

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The car below looks like something out of Back to the Future!  It was actually taken this past year in Los Angeles, CA.  Loved it – thought it was totally cool.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Delicate

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This weeks photo challenge is Delicate….I have a few versions of what this means to me – enjoy!

See the Word Press Weekly Photo Challenge – Delicate site for more beauties!!!

Hummingbirds are one of the most delicate birds on earth….I was incredibly lucky the day I captured this little guy (or gal) in Palm Springs, CA. There are 17 species of Hummingbirds…who knew?

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Ever found yourself in a delicate situation?   This image was taken on the top of Half Dome in Yosemite, CA.   The rock pile looks a little delicate to  me….certainly felt that way when I was sitting on top of it!

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Even though we humans are relatively large creatures, sometimes we find ourselves feeling delicate when our surroundings are larger than life!  This is the hubby near Vogelsang Peak, Yosemite, CA.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Changing Seasons

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We are so lucky to have 4 seasons in Colorado – The Life Bus looks forward to each and every one!   The images below represent 2 things, 1) The most significant season for Colorado – the Winter, and 2) My favorite time of the year to dust off my camera – late Spring.

Check out other amazing entries Via the Word Press Weekly Photo Challenge!

This image below was taken on the Gore Creek Trail in Vail, CO in Late November. This was one of the first snow falls of the 2012 season.

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I spend hours and hours at the Denver Botanic Gardens in the late Spring months! After a long winter, I crave the color of the gardens.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections

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I am a huge fan of reflections – here are a few of my favorites!

This image was taken in New Zealand A LONG time ago with a simple Canon point and shoot – coincidentally – this was appropriately called Mirror Lake – somewhere on the South Island.  I say somewhere only because it was so long ago and my memory is failing!

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The backdrop of this Alpine Lake is high in the Salkantay mountain range in Peru.

 

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Check out other entries via the Word Press Weekly Challenge – Reflections

Weekly Photo Challenge: Thankful

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So I am thankful for A LOT of things:  My awesome husband who lets me drag him around the world, pets who bring me unconditional love, friends who explore, laugh and cry with me, family (most of them), the invention of Reese’s Peanut Butter cups, I could go on and on…..however, for this challenge, I decided to highlight how thankful I am to have the ability to experience nature and the outdoors in the most amazing ways.  “Nature is my church” so to speak, and any day I have the privilege of seeing an animal (or 2) in their natural habitat is one more reason I am happy to keep on truckin’.

This image of an Orca family was taken in Glacier Bay, Alaska – what a sweet experience!  Wonder what they did for Thanksgiving this year?  🙂

Check out what others are thankful for at the Word Press Weekly Photo Challenge!!  ENJOY!

Weekly Photo Challenge: Green

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Oh how I love this challenge!  Green happens to be my favorite color…I don’t know what it is about green, but I am alway drawn to it…perhaps it reminds me of the outdoors and provides me some semblance of inner peace!

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Renewal

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I had so many different photos for this challenge in mind.  In the end, I think the photo I am posting is the image and concept that sticks most with me … the renewal of life.  I love this photo for the pure innocence of the baby’s face and for the beauty of the bond between this mother and baby.  Enjoy!!