Real Time View

Yes, it’s spring time and even the big cats crave shade! However you want to classify it, there is no escaping the arrival of springtime along the front ranges of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. The transition from deep winter to the delights of spring may happened over the course off just a few short weeks but no matter, the trees alongside our condo are putting on quite a show. They are also providing much-needed relief from the fierce afternoon sunshine as already temperatures have climbed into the mid-90s, F (32+ C). Can’t complain though as neither Margo nor me are winter bunnies preferring instead the warmer temperate climate of the near-tropics. Whatever you might think of Colorado and the mountain retreats should you be only passing through on your way to canyons and reservoirs in nearby states, as the state motto says, it’s always a case of Colorful Colorado. The runoff from the snow-laden mountains is already underway; giving us quite a show with every stream and river borde...