One of the Sempervivum species seen at the Kendrick Lake Park xeriscape garden in Lakewood, CO. Sempervivum is a genus of about 40 species of succulent plants of the Crassulaceae family which grow in rosettes. Common names used for some of the species (and also for some plants in other related genera) are “houseleek” and “hen and chicks.”
The Cairn Lives!
In 4 days it will be 1 year, and cairn #7 is still standing. Bits have fallen off, but we restored it to its magnificent glory.
Two Women
A moment of ironic juxtaposition on Decatur Street at Madison Avenue, in the heart of the French Quarter, New Orleans, 13 December 2009.
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Lakewood Central Lakes Tour
Did you know that there are 13 lakes in central Lakewood? Yes, and you can tour them by bicycle to take my Lakewood Central Lakes Tour.
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From the Panama Canal to the Rocky Mountains
Photo taken 12 June 2009. One of the steam shovels used to build the Panama Canal made the long, strange trip from sea level to an altitude of 8,228 feet (2,508 m) to reach its final resting place at the Nederland Mining Museum in Nederland, Colorado.
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