Thought For The Day

Discipline derives from disciple -- disciple to a philosophy, disciple to a set of principles, disciple to a set of values, disciple to an overriding purpose, to a superordinate goal or a person who represents that goal.

{taken from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People day calendar}

A Chill In The Air

Today after work I went for a bike ride in long yoga pants and a long-sleeved shirt. While on my bike ride I realized I could have used some gloves and a winter hat or headband as well. Ladies and gentleman, fall is finally here!

Elk Fest

Welcome to Elk Fest.

Where elk invade Estes Park to rest on the golf course, play in the school play ground, sleep in the front yard of a motel by the pool, and mate.

This is rutting season for elk and they are out in abundance, even more so than usual. The best places to find them? Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park.

{a bull and his harem. he beat out those two poor guys above, and if you can see his rack in this picture, you'll understand why.}

{on the golf course in Estes Park where we saw the slew of elk pictured above}

{Rocky Mountain National Park, at the top of Trail Ridge Road}

{I imagine this is where John Denver was sitting as he wrote Rocky Mountain High}

{can you tell this is a sequence of him bugling: before, during, and after}

And the big guy by the pool...

{this picture is for reference of how close we were to that elk above, and because I love her}

Colors of Fall

Although fall in Colorado isn't quite the same as it is in the East and Midwest, it is still breathtakingly beautiful. There is about a 2-3 week window in which to catch the leaves in the prime of their color change and splendor, and it changes yearly depending on the temperature and amount of rainfall. This year, I think we hit it just right.

We were so thrilled we thought we should capture our joy by jumping for it.
(It took us a while to figure out the timing of the auto-timer.)

I hope you're finding joy in the beauty of the season as well. Again, happy Fall!