Early Spring in Colorado

"Springtime in the Rockies" translates to lots of snow that covers the trees and weighs down early buds and blossoms.  It also means that fluctuating temperature also brings us a quick melt. The snow in March and April, and that sometimes falls into May, drenches our dry ground with blessed water instead of the rain.

Front range grass begins to grow while the foothills are still frozen, and the hungry deer eat, and eat, and eat.  Soon, their fawns will be born and their mothers will hide them in the tall grass.

The snow lights the scenery near and far with a quiet beauty.

The constant snowmelt also means "mud season" along the trails and in our horse stables.  The horses do not seem to care and along with the local deer, they are shedding their winter fur as the daylight hours grow longer and temperatures begin to rise.

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Our community's 100-year-old barn has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. 

You can read about it on the placard our neighborhood historical society placed near it.

Nature is very alive in anticipation of new life and of summer days ahead.

Early spring in Colorado may not bring many flowers but has a peaceful beauty all its own.

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