Dawn

"Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark."

--Rabindranath Tagore

For more beautiful sky pictures from around the world, check here.

Silverton to Durango and back

In October 2006 we took a trip to Colorado. The Colorado Rockies are majestic and spectacular. We stayed in a comfortable cabin up on the top of a pass a few miles outside of Silverton. This is the road we took in to town and the train depot.



These are some wild cowgirls getting ready for a shootout! Don't mess with them.



The conductor is helping back the train into town.


This is a narrow gauge train with a steam-powered, coal-fired engine. The railroad arrived in 1881 and the tracks were completed in 1882. Initially used for mining, the train has been running continuously ever since. For more information you can check here.




The train is in the station.



Nowadays the train ride offers a ride through awe-inspiring scenery for us tourists.



Looking towards the front of the train.





The local folks told us there wasn't much of a fall. Ordinarily the when the aspens change, the mountains are awash in gold. Apparently they had a freeze and a storm and all the leaves dropped off in a day. We were sorry we missed the display.




One lone spot of yellow.



A bridge over troubled waters.



Someone has a nice place to live in Durango!



The next day heading back to Silverton.




We woke up to the first snow of the season at our cabin. Weather in the mountains is always unpredictable.



For more shots of a fascinating world, check MyWorldTuesday.

Another substitute for sun on a cloudy day

"Slow buds the pink dawn like a rose

From out night's gray and cloudy sheath;

Softly and still it grows and grows,

Petal by petal, leaf by leaf." --Susan Coolidge

Almost better than the sun which didn't appear....

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." --Anais Nin

A camp robber's song over pancakes

Searching for sky pictures, I found this from a trip to Silverton, Colorado.  For lots more sky pictures, check out SkyWatchFriday.

My World Tuesday by Skipper

I have a big brother named Brogan.  He likes to chase me in the snow and run over top of me.  I don't like it very much but he does.

What I do like is coming in and getting warm by the fire.  Winter lasts a long time here.

Unfortunately, my mom is always on the computer which is upstairs.  She uses the space heater to keep her room warm.  I like the space heater too.

Life is good.

To find the dog's life in other blogs, look here.  There seem to be a lot of animal lovers in this world.

Each moment

"Each moment you are alive is a gem shining through and containing Earth and sky and clouds."

--Thich Nhat Hanh