Interesting big blue bear in front of the Colorado Convention Center.

I took the opportunity to get up into the mountains and also visit some parks.

I didn’t get many pictures, due to the snow storm.  These are 4 pictures stitched together.

It was really cold and snowy.  Down in Denver, it was 51 degrees, but up in the mountains, it was 26 degrees and snowing.  Some of the roads in the Rocky Mountain National Park were closed due to the weather.

But, right before you get into the park, the herd of elk are grazing along the road.  I stopped for a while and shot some pictures.  They didn’t seem to mind the vehicles stopping and taking pictures.

I haven’t had much time lately to shoot pictures.  Hopefully, I’ll be able to get back down to Florida next week and finish up the final touches on the exhaust system and other lagniappe on the dive boat.  Maybe some more great pictures along the water…

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This guy is such a coconut.  They say that, out of all the animal pictures on the net, the cat takes the most.  He likes having his picture taken and can come up with some expressions…

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Has your typical barn and silo.  All the necessary ingredients for some great photography.

And, the little pond across the way is picturesque in the sunrise.  The rooms are incredible, to say the least.  Nice place to relax, take some pictures and enjoy the country…

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This would have to be my photo of the week.  This is a project to get me taking more pictures and posting at least once a week to the blog…  The project is at OnePhotoPerWeek .

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I travel again past the waterfall Chorcha.  I stopped to get a shot of this beauty…

Be carefull along the back roads.  This guy was loose and just enjoying the grass along the side of the road.

And then, as we near Boca Chica, there is a herd of cattle running down the road towards us, in the middle of the road.  At the back of the pack are the 2 caballeros…

Carlos from Buzos Boca Brava allowed me to park the car at his place and wait for the boat to the resort at his dock (YES! the sky is this blue!!!)…

There was a bit of a wind, but I’ve seen worse.  It was an interesting ride to the resort.  Sometimes the trip is as interesting as the destination…

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Passing through the mountains near Tole, there were some clouds brewing in the distance.

The views here in the mountains are just stunning…

I stopped off in Boca Chica to catch up with old friends in the dive industry.  They say that it is getting better.  But, it’s been getting better every year anyway…  Nice to catch up with old times.  Also, stopped by my favorite watering hole in David (T.G.I.Fridays) and the old crew is still there.  And, they remember my typical order.  It was nice to see them as well…  It feels so good being home, it’s been too long…

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http://charterboatsoftware.com

I looked for the software and it just doesn’t exist.  A possible income opportunity.  I know that I’m not the only one that needs this.  I searched google and google says that almost 1,000 persons per day search for chartering software.

On a side note, we seem to have picked up a baby gator in the marina.  As long as he stays small, I don’t have a problem swimming around, and working on the boat.  He is very friendly, which means, someone is feeding him.  Bad, Bad, Bad…  Hopefully, I don’t have to be the designated jerk to hit him with the paddle to frighten him of humans…

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These little dudes are about as big as your thumbnail.   You cannot see the blue hair or that the yellow tips of the stamins look like miniature flowers themselves.  Definitely some macro work…

The trick was not in getting the shots, but in waiting for the wind to die down.

The macros were shot on a cloudy day and the shutter exposure was fairly long for the lens.

These shots are amazing printed at 13″ x 19″ …

I really enjoy shooting flowers, and the local wildflowers are just spectacular.  I hope to get out a bit more often on no-wind days and get some more shots…

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for many years and this is my first time at the zoo.  The zoo is across the river from me and daily I hear the train and the monkeys at feeding time.

They also have a great exhibition of many flowering trees and shrubs.

Pink Flamingos…  This is Florida…

Some kind of ritual…

The coy in the Japanese Garden…

Stunning Iris in the Japanese Garden.

The new Komodo Dragon exhibition.  Now that’s a big lizard…

More beautiful flowers…

Did I say how much I like shooting flowers?

Stunning Japanese Plum…

More and more…  there were so many flowers in bloom…

This was a fun group of shooters.  Everyone enjoyed themselves and got some great shots.

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I’m using a graphical interface and also a calendar interface.  Hopefully this will get more people out shooting around the world.  This is still a work in progress, and any recommendations would be greatly appreciated…

http://photoworkshoptours.com

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