A Bridge To Fall

We are summer people.  Long hot days and warm nights... But, inevitably, the beauty of summer gives way to fall in a glorious explosion of color.  There is really no better place to welcome in the new season than on the Grand Mesa.  At 10,000 feet, fall comes early to the largest mesa on earth.  Everywhere you look there are beautiful lakes surrounded by evergreen pines and golden aspens.  If summer has to end, then lets celebrate it on the Mesa.

Playing Tourists in Our Home Town

Not only do we live in one of the most beautiful areas in the world, but we also call home one of the most interesting communities.  We frequently steal away for an enjoyable couple of hours to wander around our unique version of Main Street -- wonderful restaurants, quaint shops, art on the corner displays, and dancing.  

Every Thursday during the summer, the streets are filled with locals and visitors sampling the produce, music and art on display at Farmer's Market.  On a quiet Saturday, you can enjoy the streets almost as your own, interrupted occasionally by an impromptu concert or the happy conversations of fellow wanderers on their way to a delicious meal in one of the amazing local restaurants.  I think its time to take a drive down town... 

Meet me on the corner - September 11, 2010

Throwing Caution to the Wind (Round-Abouts are very controversial) - September 11, 2010

 Art is where you find it.  In Grand Junction, its on every corner

September 11, 2010

 Forever Free - September 11, 2010

Old meets New,  no need for caution - September 11, 2010

Wandering Encouraged Here - August 26, 2010

Going No Where Fast 

September 11, 2010  

 Pure Wonder
September 11, 2010

 Timeless Strength - August 26, 2010

Dancing and Dining, the Sweet Life - September 11, 2010

Farmer's Market

 A time to enjoy the fruits of our labor - August 26, 2010

(well, not exactly our labor, but somebody's labor) 

Peaches - Mummmmm

Street Dancing - Proof that you don't have to grow old

 Two of our Favorite Dancers

 

Fresh Doesn't Describe It

Lingering Images of Main Street

Taken September 11, 2010

Chasing Sunsets

We are also sunset chasers.  From our earlier post, you can tell that we have never met a sunset we didn't love.  Sometimes, we jump in the car just as the sun is starting to sink and follow it to an open field or parking lot and then settle in to watch the spectacle.  People look at you funny, and sometimes suspiciously, when they see you just sitting in an empty parking lot (after all, who just sits and watches a sunset?). But, if they see you have a camera, it almost seems respectable.

The sequence of pictures that follow were captured on a sunset chasing adventure last night.  We chased it to a church parking lot that we have found offers a wonderful view of the Colorado National Monument.  For anyone reviewing the surveillance video of our activities taken from the church rooftop, I promise -- our activities were harmless and all we took with us were these images and the serenity absorbed from spending thirty minutes admiring God's handiwork.

All pictures were taken in the order displayed on the evening of October 1, 2010