Columbines in the gardens...

By the end of May, the Denver Botanic Garden is finally in full bloom. Everywhere you look there are bright colors, fresh foliage, and flowers competing for attention. It feels as if the entire garden suddenly woke up and decided to put on a show.

 

Blackbird day

The last time I visited Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge, I didn't see many birds (click here to refresh your memory - Water, trees, birds... animals too ;)). But there were plenty of blackbirds, and last Sunday I fully expected to find them there too ;) So, I started the morning with a walk around Lake Ladora…

 

All the different colors...

Sometimes I am not even sure why I do it again - getting up early and going to Denver Botanic Garden to take another dozen photographs of flowers. The same flowers. Again. But then I remember how beautiful they are in the morning light and... well... I know exactly why I want to do it again :)

 

Mostly irises...

One nice, sunny morning... I was walking along the paths of Denver Botanic Garden, taking pictures of everything bright and beautiful... like these California poppies...

 

It feels like May now

After a crazy February, an even more bizarre March, and a somewhat ordinary April, this spring hasn’t quite felt right. And the snowfall a couple of weeks ago certainly didn’t help. But now… it finally does. Even though many flowers seem to be blooming a little ahead of schedule, everything finally feels as if it’s happening at the right time.

 

Blackbirds... steel birds… all kind of birds...

Cherry Creek State Park is a great place to spend a couple of hours on a Sunday (click here to see a previous hike there from a couple of years ago - Mountains and trees). And it’s an even better place for birdwatching… or simply admiring the mountains :)

 

Sunny morning

Well... not much story to tell. Just a peaceful morning in the Denver Botanic Garden.

 

Water, trees, birds... animals too ;)

That morning, a week ago, turned out to be cold and cloudy. An interesting combination for late April... But by 9am the clouds had parted and blue sky lured me to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge, where I hoped to find something interesting...