Category: Colorado

Haiku: Wildlife and Wildfire

Haiku: Wildlife and Wildfire

Wildfires abound in Colorado right now. Nearest to us here at Little House in the Rockies (but not an imminent threat) is the Weston Pass fire southwest of FairPlay. It’s about 25 miles away, as the crow flies. We can see and smell the smoke.…

Haiku: The Road to…

Haiku: The Road to…

On Elkhorn Road headed North toward Como, CO, the tired old asphalt is framed in spring by spunky yellow wildflowers. Thus, a haiku.

Rabbit, Run!

Rabbit, Run!

Nature is all the entertainment we need here at Little House in the Rockies, our little cabin in Central Colorado. A visit from a cute little Peter Cottontail enabled a mid-hop bunny photo.

Haiku: Simple Pleasures in the Mountain Air

Haiku: Simple Pleasures in the Mountain Air

A “grateful for nature” haiku from Little House in the Rockies, where absolute peace and tranquility abound.

Mountains and Birds Make Me Happy

Mountains and Birds Make Me Happy

A haiku for a happy mountain place that inspires me, restores peace and tranquility and fuels creativity.

Valentine Haiku for Tree and Sky

Valentine Haiku for Tree and Sky

Continuing the haiku-per-day in February pledge, here’s an ode to a beautiful aspen  framed by an azure winter sky: reaching to the blue with slender strong arms spread wide you captured my heart Copyright 2018, Glover Gardens

Magnificent Mountains: Same View, Different Weather, Life is Good

Magnificent Mountains: Same View, Different Weather, Life is Good

A snowstorm came and went between these two photos, and we were snug and warm in our little cabin, watching.

Q: What does silence look like?

Q: What does silence look like?

Glover Gardens response to the weekly photo challenge, What Does Silence Look Like, from The Daily Post.

Goodbye Haiku from the Plane

Goodbye Haiku from the Plane

Haiku to say farewell to Colorado.

Dorothy Was Right: It Was In Our Own Back Yard (fall colors)

Dorothy Was Right: It Was In Our Own Back Yard (fall colors)

Gorgeous fall color from aspen trees right in our own backyard at Little House in the Rockies.

Hiking Around Jefferson Lake in Autumn

Hiking Around Jefferson Lake in Autumn

The 1.5 mile loop around Jefferson Lake takes 2 hours and is worth every lovely fall moment.

Blizzard on a Train!

Blizzard on a Train!

An autumn special becomes a winter adventure on the Leadville Colorado & Southern Railroad.

Flashback to Colorado’s Fall Colors; Looking Forward to a Train Ride Along the Mountainside

Flashback to Colorado’s Fall Colors; Looking Forward to a Train Ride Along the Mountainside

Digital postcard of blazing fall color from central Colorado.

Hey 19! Joy, Friendship and Future, All in a Few Frames

Hey 19! Joy, Friendship and Future, All in a Few Frames

Hey 19! Colorado Road Trip:
my week with 3 19-year-olds from the University of Texas; millennials who love each other and might one day rule the world.

Simple Pleasures: Cline Ranch State Wildlife Area in Como, CO

Simple Pleasures: Cline Ranch State Wildlife Area in Como, CO

Cline Ranch Wildlife Area in Colorado presents the awesome majesty of Tarryall Creek; a video provides 17 seconds of pure wonder, the sights and sounds of an indomitable creek that flows beneath the frozen surface.

Haiku: Bye-Bye, Colorado

Finding these words sad: “The cabin doors are closing” See you next time, friend. For more Glover Gardens haiku, musings and recipes associated with Colorado, click here.  It’s a magic place. Copyright 2017, Glover Gardens Cookbook

Haiku:  Opposites Attract

Haiku: Opposites Attract

Haiku about a true love for Colorado in winter.

Canadian Bacon, Provolone and Mushroom Panini

Canadian Bacon, Provolone and Mushroom Panini

Paninis = quick and easy comfort food. This one has Canadian bacon, provolone and mushrooms.

Haiku: Cathedral

Haiku: Cathedral

Aspen and pine in winter make a natural cathedral that inspires a haiku.

Determination

Determination

A tiny tree in a Colorado forest inspires a haiku.