The Hunt is On

I must find work, but what shall I do? It's hard being an adult but only having kid-sized jobs available to me at this point. Even with a B.A., there's not much to do, at least in the short term, but look for entry level stuff.

Hopefully the photography will take off better here than it did in Florida. There are so many more great places to shoot in this area.

I'm Fall's newest fan

Living in Florida for 9 years really changes the way you think. Every Autumn, Facebook would be full of postings by people: "OMG! It's #Fall!!!!" and all I can think is, "Who cares?"

In Florida, Fall is just the season where you keep thinking how hot it still is, and how crazy it is that the Holidays are just around the corner. Nothing changes color and the only real weather shift is the absence of your mid-afternoon downpours. After a while, it's hard to understand why people go nuts over leaves being something besides green.

But, being around it now, I totally get it. The mild chill in the air, the vibrant oranges and yellows and reds, and yes, the Pumpkin Spice Everything. It all comes together to make something pretty freaking amazing.

And now I'm gonna be annoying people on social media with my freak-outs over Fall.

Denver Zoo

Checked out the Denver Zoo the other day, and really enjoyed it! The exhibits allow for wonderful up-close views of most of the animals. The elephant section of the park even had a lot of "Anandapur" style theming (like Asia at Disney's Animal Kingdom). It was strange to walk around in a place like that, being so uncrowded and cool in the morning!

There's a great selection of animals, too. The seal & sea lion exhibit isn't quite up to the standard of Fresno's Chaffee Zoo, but overall they have a broader display of animals.

Exploring Colorado

Got up early yesterday and drove down to see Garden of the Gods near Colorado Springs. Definitely want to go again and spend more time hiking and looking around. I can still feel how the altitude change affects my stamina, though. Plus a storm was moving in and I thought it best to move along (there ended up being golf-ball sized hail, and I saw snow in a couple places on the way home).

Anyway, it was really cool to see climbers up on the rocks, and the climate in the early part of the day was just perfect. I hiked around for more than two hours with all my camera equipment on my back, and barely broke a sweat. Just awesome.

The red rocks reminded me of Big Thunder Mountain at Disney, and I realized that today I'm exploring the places I was only pretending to be at before. Really exciting... and less crowded!

See an album with more images here. The man and woman climbers you see in a couple of the photos, I was able to run into later on when they were on the ground. They're from New Zealand, and I was able to get their email so I could send them the photos.

Hello, Fall!

Between the internet being out for a couple days and taking little trips out (went to Estes park for a short bit Saturday), I haven't been posting, sorry! Today I'm headed out to Garden of the Gods, so hopefully some great pics will be up soon!

Colorado, Day 1

Well, we arrived safe and sound. Now begins all the adventures of uncertainty. How will I earn a living? Should I go back to school here? Where will I go to church? Who will be my friends?

It feels kind of like moving did, in a way, in that I have so many things to do and I don't know where to start.

My cousin's already expressed an interest in being workout buddies, which would be nice. Working out on your own is difficult and boring, and I've been doing that for the last few years.

Today I actually sat outside to read--in the middle of the afternoon!--and watched the dogs chew bones lazily in the grass. How long has it been since I've enjoyed being outside during the day? Too long.

Chilly but beautiful in Kansas