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Autumn in the Denver Botanic Gardens
It has become a yearly tradition for us to visit the Denver Botanic Gardens on York Street. We usually plan our visit in the Spring, typically in May or June. At that time things are just getting started. We usually see the end of the tulips blooming but the roses and peonies are just beginning and the lilacs fill the…
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Behind the Image
This is Castlewood Canyon Bridge. We have visited this state park many times and I have photographed this bridge many times. As these visits are family outings, which makes timing a little bit out of my control, I basically just photograph what is presented in front of me. The seasonal and weather conditions are as they are when I arrive.…
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No One Will Love Your Art as Much as You Do
Last weekend I found moments of opportunity to spend time in my studio with a bouquet of flowers. Everything about the bouquet was inspiring me. The sunflowers were a beautiful golden yellow and all the other flowers fell into shades of burgundy, deep pink and purple. The feeling of Autumn sat in a glass vase staring at me. As I…
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One Sunflower, a Camera, and Time in the Studio
One sunflower, a camera, and time in the studio. That really is all I need to supercharge the desire to make a little bit of art. Photographing flower portraits (if you will) is my life long passion project. Taking blooms and truly spending time observing their beauty and uniqueness brings an immense amount of joy to me. The process takes…
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The Month I Want to Slow Down
It’s October 1st and it doesn’t feel like it should be. For me, August and September are filled with so many activities and tasks that they go by quicker than I can even begin to try to enjoy them. There’s harvesting needing done from the garden, unfinished garden projects that need completed before our first freeze arrives, and then of…
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2026 Camp Heirloom
As I come out of the fog of a crazy humid, hot and busy market weekend, all I can think about is how thankful I am for being able to be part of this for 10 years. It started small, hosted on a farm and no one had any experience, to now being held in a city venue with over…
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Pondering the Paths Before Me
These just might be some of my favorite images from Castlewood Canyon. We go out there several times a year and I have a lot of photos from our hikes there but this day just felt good as a photographer. I was noticing views I hadn’t paid attention to before and the light was hitting just right. I have been…
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10 Years with The Heirloom Market
It really is hard to believe that it has been 10 years since The Heirloom Market started. 10 years of creating a market that focuses on small businesses who take pride in the things they make and the things they find. 10 years of building a brand that people would recognize and trust. 10 years of a following that would…
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