The time is drawing near

This is our spring aspens...can't wait for fall

Just sitting here this morning looking out at the mountain. The sun is peaking over the crest. The aspens are starting their fall change and I am so excited about getting some great photos to paint this winter.
When we return to our lake cabin and the weather starts to cool down I retreat to my easel and begin to paint all the wonderful pictures that I have stored in my thumb drive. 
The reason we are staying so long this year is so I can get some pictures of all the color on the mountains. This will give me so much to paint while I hibernate in my studio in Texas. It is too cold to work outside and my poor joints wont take the cold temps. I have to stay tucked away by the fire place to stay warm and let my brushes do their thing.
I think if I had the means I would stay in Colorado all year just to experience the changes in season. You know in Texas we go from summer to winter overnight. We really do not have a fall and not much of a spring. Up here you witness all the changes from one season to the next. 
I am thankful that we have had the opportunity to come up here every summer and enjoy the cool temps and the wonderful scenery that Colorado has to offer. There is so much to see and do here. Everywhere you look there is a photo opportunity. 
I have had the experience of painting on site which is the most gratifying thing I have done. This will all come to an end soon...

Somewhere in Time