I Lift My Eyes Photography

10/03/2022

What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.

09/07/2022

If you like "wildlife" in Colorado, you might want to check out the southeastern part of the state in September:
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/annual-tarantula-migration-begins-in-southeastern-colorado?fbclid=IwAR1ib5Ah6fdshvY8lt-KeULAU-fIQ25J0pu2ls7pusz86QEr-rJ5EloOdUg

As the sun sets and cooler air settles around the state, Colorado's tarantulas will creep around the SE plains in search for love, an annual affair sometimes called a tarantula

03/10/2022

A Great Blue Heron on a sunny day in February. (NOT today - after about 10" of snow in the last couple of days :-) )

12/13/2021

“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
We wish for you a beautiful Advent season in preparation for a peaceful, meaningful and glorious Christmas celebration ♥

10/05/2021

A photo from last fall. God is good and our county is gorgeous ♥

Fall for Buffalo. It Never Leaves.

My photo was published today in The Summit Daily News.
Thanks, Summit Daily!

08/29/2021

I'm creating a few albums for people who might be looking for specific subjects. This album is "Buffalo Mountain" - the sentinel of Summit County. While I don't believe in magic, I'd like to. I DO think that Buffalo lends some of its own magic to our hearts. What a personality it has - and that it continues to show us in all seasons.

08/03/2021

I found it. It was right here. I really was not looking for it. I was just enjoying the scenery.
I found it! It was right there. Surprised even me. I am not giving it back.
Peace and quiet.

08/03/2021

Ho-Hum. Just another day in paradise....

08/03/2021

God always shows up to make the most ordinary places more beautiful. (Boreas Pass)

08/03/2021

Momma bluebird laid 6 eggs, 4 of which hatched. These little guys were hanging out on my deck railing Sunday morning. Another generation of beauty! Cute family portrait of the kids♥

07/05/2021

Going through some of my old photos tonight, I ran across this photo I took of Denali a few years ago when we visited Alaska. What a gorgeous, clear view we were blessed to see!

06/16/2021

"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim His handiwork." Psalm 19:1

Sunset over Summit County Monday night. What a spectacle! It was a 15-minute fire-in-the-sky show ♥ We were blessed to be in a place to watch, marvel and say "Thank you, LORD!"

06/14/2021

I did a photo workshop with a Raptor Rescue group - HawkQuest - on Saturday. All of their raptors are 'unreleasable' due to various reasons, so they are educational birds. This event is a fund-raiser for HawkQuest - so happy to learn about the raptors, support a great group and get some good photography tips, too. ♥ This is a Great-Horned Owl wondering why 'The Scary Photographer' is staring at him 🙂

02/10/2021

A red-tail hawk paying no attention to me whatsoever. Unusual, as hawks are pretty skittish critters :-)

10/05/2020

Fall for Buffalo. It Never Leaves.

My photo was published today in The Summit Daily News.
Thanks, Summit Daily!

04/13/2020

Looking through some of my past photos, I thought I'd post some of my favorites - #1 Favorites.
#2 Favorites coming soon!

04/13/2020

One of my favorite little critters, the pika. Although they look like they'd be part of the rodent family (some people think they look like a mouse), they're actually part of the Lagamorph family, which includes rabbits and hares. (Be sure to click on the pic. Note the tiny piece of grass in his mouth?)

Pika do not hibernate; instead they spend the warm months gathering vegetation to sustain them through Colorado's harsh winters. As the vegetation is collected, it is spread on the rocks to cure in the sun, then stacked into hay piles and stored under the rocks. One study discovered their 'haystacks' of gathered goodies can weigh up to 61 pounds!

These stashes may easily cover an area of 100 square meters and can reach up to two feet high. The volume of a hay pile is perhaps that of a bathtub, and easily 30 species of plants may be found in it. Biologists have learned that during just a 10-week time period, one pika will make 14,000 foraging trips, as many as 25 per hour, to secure its food stash.

01/08/2020

Waiting for the Wolf Moon (the full moon of January). It will occur on Friday, January 10 at 2:21 p.m. ET. So Friday night and Saturday morning will be your best viewing times.

11/20/2019

11/14/2019

Reflecting God's majesty by capturing images of the amazing world He shows me

11/01/2019

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10/02/2019

It's Fall Y'all! Some people say that summer is the best season in Summit County, but that's just a fallacy :-) (Sometimes I'm too funny for my own gourd.)

09/26/2019

It's that time of year again; they don't pay attention to us...and all we do is stare at them ♥
(Please click on the photos to see details - these guys are gorgeous!)