It’s been quite pretty here in Colorado’s central San Luis Valley these last couple of weeks. Let’s celebrate.
No thanks to the La Niña weather phenomenon out in the Pacific Ocean, winter wasn’t quite winter this season. Although I’m grateful we didn’t suffer much of the bitter subzero cold this high valley is famous for, we got next to nothing in the way of snow or rain.
My attention has been all over the place since before we moved out here, but I don’t recall seeing this much in bloom at once this time last year. Given how dry it’s been, it’s a miracle anything is blooming at all. It’s been gorgeous, though. Welcome to spring in the Colorado high country.
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Somewhere along First Ave., just east of Broadway.
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| The Robinson crabapple tree in my backyard. |
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| Further along First Ave., west of Broadway. |
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| I can do cherry blossoms all day, which is a good thing, because these trees seem to be everywhere in town. |
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| There is no escape. |
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| Organic, temporal beauty upon the blank, indifferent concrete. Yeah, it’s an old story. |
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| I have no idea what this is, but it has bright white petals, with everything else blood red or black. It’s as Goth as a blooming thing gets. |
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| ‘Til the cows come home. |
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