Spruce Lake (Colorado)

This is one of the places I go when I need to get away from the insanity of the world. Thank you very much, Dawn. xo

Thank you, Carol. This is one of my getaways. It is only 15 minutes away but it gets really cold and icy out there. xo

Thank you, Marvin. xoxo

Thank you, Luann. We live in a great state don’t we? :)

Thank you very much, Carlos. xo

Thank you, Glenda. I am biased but I think Colorado is the most beautiful state. xoxo

Thank you, James. The storm gave me the moodiness I wanted. xoxo

Thank you, Laddie. This is a wonderful place to go to get away from it all. It is only a few miles away, too. xo

Thank you very much, Wanda. It was a nice getaway and I got some autumn colors, too. xo

Thank you, Scott. x

Thank you very much, Marcia. xo

Thank you, J.D. It is only about 15 miles aways so I can go there anytime. xo

Thank you, tanmari. The winters here are very cold and long. That area is gets a lot of snowfall and makes it difficult to visit in the winter. xo

Thank you, Barbara. xo

Thank you, Steve. Our leaves are turning and it makes for some colorful scenery. xo

Thank you very much. I love to see the leaves turn. It is supposed to be cold tomorrow so Fall is on its way. xo

Thank you, Ted. Those skies brought freezing weather and snow today. I couldn’t belive it was snowing this morning. xo

Thank you, Kathy. xo

This lake is so close that I can go anytime. It was so warm and beautiful yesterday. Those stormy clouds brough freezing weather and snow today. I couldn’t believe it was snowing when I woke up. xo

Thank you, Rob. x

Thank you very much, Cheryl. It was so warm yesterday but those clouds brought freezing weather and snow today. xo

Thank you very much, Antanas. xo

Thank you, Barry. It is cold and snowing today. I am so glad I went there yesterday. xo

Thank you, Angel. xo

Thank you, Trudi. It was so warm that children were swimming in the lake yesterday. It is freezing and snowing today. xoxo

Thank you, dougie. It was so warm yesterday but those clouds brought freezing weather and snow today. xoxo

Thank you, Dottie. xoxo

Thank you, Janice. It is cold and snowy today. Yesterday was such a beautiful day. xoxo

Thank you, Kala. xo

Thank you, Thea. It was so warm yesterday but those clouds brought cold weather and snow for us today. xo

Thank you very much, Charles. xoxo

Thank you, Sean. I took that picture yesterday and today it is cold and snowing, xo

The snow gets so deep out there that we need snowshoes. I am in no hurry to see winter. xoxo

Thank you very much, JB. It was such a beautiful day yesterday. Today it was cold and snowing. It looks like an early winter. xo

Thank you very much, Michael. It was so beautiful out yesterday but was cold and snowing today. xo

Thank you very much, Kathy. xo

Thank you, Wendy. It was a beautiful day and children were swimming in the lake. That storm brought freezing temps and snow today. xo

Thank you, Brandie. This is one of my favorite places and it is nearby. xo

Thank you, Lucinda. xo

Thank you, Brian. xo

The weather has been so bad here that I haven’t been able to get out. It is cold, the chinook winds are howling and it is just miserable. I would love to have 90 degree weather back. The trees will rapidly change now so I need to go.

Thank you, Malcolm. It was so warm on Sunday. Those clouds brought freezing temps, snow and the wind is howling. xoxo

Thank you, Martina. xo

Thank you, Jason. xo

Thank you, Rick. That area was named by a German surveyor who thought this place looked like Black Forest back in Germany. There are a lot of ponderosa pines, douglas firs and spruce trees out there. xoxo

Thank you, Meeli. xo

Thank you, Angel. xo

Thank you, Wendy. xo

Thank you, Hans. You are a good friend and a wonderful artist. xoxo

Thank you, Tibby. It was warm and beautiful out on Sunday but those clouds brought freezing temps, howling winds and snow. Pikes Peak is now snow-capped. xoxo

Thank you, Megan. Those clouds brought snow, howling chinook winds and snow. Brrrrr. I am so not ready for winter. I hope you have been well. I am on and off RB so I miss things. xo

Thank you very much, Monica. I am honored. xo

Thank you very much, Georgette. xo

Thank you, Cee. xo

Thank you, Di. I really want to be out getting pictures but those dark clouds brought really dreadful weather. It has been very cold and windy. We have had a rain/snow mix. Pikes Peak is snow capped now. I can’t belive how fast it changed. xoxoxo

Thank you, Jake. I have been under the weather and was just catching up. I have to check out American Patriot. xoxoxoxo

Thank you, Mui-Ling. That storm was massive. The temperature dropped about 50º and we had an ice storm. xo

Thank you, Susan. xo

Thank you, Daniel. I didn’t think to put it in extreme weather. Those dark clouds brought our first winter storm. 80º one day and 25º and ice the next day. That is Colorado! xo