it’s like I’ve heard before / so many times / but only just started / to understand there’s only this and nothing else / and this is all we can control ...
You should buy a gun. Yeah, I know. You dislike firearms and wish we lived in a world without them. But ignoring reality never solves problems. The reality is that Trump may win or steal the election, and he’s made no secret about how he will...
the fall leaf trees
just at dusk
their gold almost glowing
like they’ve stolen
just a bit of the sun
and they hold it there
in their branches
as the day dies
and there’s so much
that’s so hard
but the sunset is always easy
and free and...
NEDERLAND - In our close-knit community, we share the goal of raising resilient children. Our collective experiences and the knowledge from neuroscience remind us that children thrive when they feel seen, soothed, safe, and secure with caring...
KELLY DAHL/LOS LAGOS – I typically prefer to keep the subject matter of my “Life in Nature” articles restrained to the natural world here in Colorado. This week I can’t help but take some space to write a bit about recent events unfolding in our...
Scorpio is the most complex and powerful of all the astrological signs. Hallowe'en is the archetypal holiday for this mysterious sign. The guiding planet for the scorpions is Pluto, god of the underworld, transformation and death. This slow moving...
will I look back / and wish we had more time / to do nothing together / to bike through the empty evening street / listening to the night birds / and bats and crickets ...
DENVER - “The heart works in mysterious ways,” I heard myself say. I sat, staring out my office window as the aspen trees worked through their colorful seasonal cycle. It was the last Friday in September and I prepared myself for a two-hour...
Peak to Peak - “I’m scared we’re all gonna die,” Emma whispered. The five year old was creating an elaborate scene in the play room with two doll houses, numerous pieces of furniture, a variety of trees, people of all shapes and sizes, cars (“a...
I drive on a road / I used to drive down / multiple times a day / some stretch of asphalt / with a mountain view / in the time I’ve been gone / this place has not changed much / but I have …
Estes Park - As the hummingbirds made their way south a few weeks ago, I watched a momma and two babies feed from my garden. I could tell one of the babies was out of sorts. It struggled to fly, …
Last week I took the opportunity to get up early and head up to the high country for one of my final visits of the season before the first snow flies. I greatly enjoy the Old Fall River Road in Rocky …
green pine white sky low morning yellow dawn the splintered heaven of light falling through clouds I stand in the dirt and I look out at the mountains and I feel the thin ponderosa breeze I smell the …
Autumn arrives in the mountains as the great wheel of the year turns once again. The magical hummingbirds have flown to tropical climes and the glorious golden aspens are shining. Balanced Libra …
The first Mountain Strong Families parenting event of the school year, hosted by TEENS, Inc., on September 3, created a warm and uplifting atmosphere. Although some parents initially hesitated, many …
Some words for the week I wake in the night it is so dark and I was dreaming of being alone I don’t know what to do but to stare into blackness and to feel lonely and it
It was a beautiful day in August when I ventured into the River Spruce Cabins in Estes Park, near the YMCA. The Big Thompson River was roaring and I was never more grateful for the gray skies,
A visual explanation of how you have a connection to the universe: Light-speed particles from across the universe blast high-energy muons into our bodies. The higher you go, the more you get, as …
Some words for the week I take the trash out in the rain because I want to feel the water soak my clothes it’s been a long day in a long week in a year that has gone way too
Some words for the week I wake in infant light walk to the bathroom and brush my teeth I face myself in the mirror I look into my own eyes at the shape of my jaw at the slight