A Late Afternoon in Fort Collins

Why not two posts in one day? Catching up on some blogging and testing out some new image processes, or is it processi? What is the plural of the plural of process? Indeed. It's been bitingly cold and rather dreary here, but it makes for some interesting sunset shots. Just keep the car warm and work fast!

Dreams and Mongrels

these mongrels have no proof
though they may convince you with their forceful stares
and their longish teeth
that could easily tear through clothes
and pinch the skin
but their teeth have spikes
and the spikes have spurs
and the spurs won't allow them to swallow

so hold steady

there is still gasoline in the ice chest
and these shark infested waters
will soon be under the sticky pavement
of white light
and blue sky
and a warm hearted open sun
who in all his millions of dreams
has yet to dream up his own death

very cold fun at the beach

Fog Drenched Sunsets

The weather in Santa Barbara has been pretty weird all summer. The "may grays" and "june gloom," as they are called in these parts, lasted through july, august, september, and never seemed to go away. Then as "summer" crossed over to fall we began getting giant mounds of fog rolling in around sunset. This, of course, was all before our week long heat wave of 100 degree temps the last week of September. Now it's back and forth between rolling blankets of fog and mist and 80 degree temps. Which all makes for some dramatic and mysterious scenes. These are some seaside images I took during one of the fog drenched sunsets.