Six inches of snow in late May? At 10,000 feet, Mother Nature does what she wants. We woke to snow-covered aspens and ended the day in bright Colorado sunshine.

These images are from a photo safari I undertook this week in Jefferson, Colorado, in between intense empathy and hand-wringing.

A magnificent bighorn sheep posed for me, turning this way and that. He was either mildly amused or mildly annoyed, and we enjoyed a few moments together. Three haiku and these photos are the result.