Random Photo Thread: The Sequel

[RPCookin]

A couple of months ago I posted some photos after the prairie fire here in NE Colorado. It looked like this the day after the fire:

Yesterday I drove up about 5 miles north of our house to see what it looked like now. You would have to know what it was like before to know that there had been a fire. The vegetation now is different from what it was, but to someone just driving through, they'd have no clue.

 

[Just Cooking]

Mother nature heals...

Ross

 

[Kayelle]

Wow...talk about rebirth. That's really inspiring Rick. Thanks.

 

[GotGarlic]

Nice to know the land is so resilient.

 

[Cooking Goddess]

Wow, what a difference! Thanks so much for the update, Rick. Nice to see that nature does such a great job at regeneration.

 

[dragnlaw]

Beautiful! What a wonderful reminder that Mother Nature has a purpose for everything she does.

Thank you!

 

[Addie]

Rick, the first picture reminds me of what the Wrath of God can do to the land, and the second tells me that the soft beauty of Mother Nature prevails.

 

[Cheryl J]

Those are some beautiful photos, Rick. Sometimes it takes a fire to come back bigger and better. Thank you for sharing!

 

[Dawgluver]

Lovely how Mother Nature heals herself.

 

[cjmmytunes]

Latest pictures of my 2 youngest granddaughters.

 

[cjmmytunes]

Lets try this again

 

[Just Cooking]

Sweeties...

Ross

 

[cjmmytunes]

Thank you so much! 3 weekends until I get to see them in person again.....

 

[Addie]

I have 11 grandchildren along with six great grandchildren. Another one on the way. Two of the grandchildren just seconds from me. I only see them in the summer when I go to my daughter's house and sit in the yard to get some sun. I have two grandchildren that live in Maine and I see them more than I do the two that just live seconds away. The rest? Haven't seen them in five years. I will get to see them if I live to be 100 and my daughter throws me another bash. They always show up for free food.

 

[LPBeier]

Those are very interesting, and telling, photos, Rick. There is a lot like that near where our niece and her husband live where fired ravaged the area a few years ago. They are at the base of a mountain so a lot of what was burnt down were trees. However, the new growth is more grassy. The forestry department are planning to do tree planting in a year or so to make sure the land is ready for them.

 

[Dawgluver]

From our storm last night, hail and sheets of rain from the back window:

 

[Cheryl J]

OMGosh, Dawg! That is some good sized hail!

 

[GotGarlic]

Whoo, scary! Hail that size can cause some serious injury if you get caught outside. Glad you all are okay.

 

[RPCookin]

Nasty hail. We have had hail reported this year in eastern Colorado up to tennis ball sized, but fortunately that only fell in fairly small areas. My niece (in Denver) had the hood of her car dimpled by hail about the size you are holding.

 

[cjmmytunes]

I have 11 grandchildren along with six great grandchildren. Another one on the way. Two of the grandchildren just seconds from me. I only see them in the summer when I go to my daughter's house and sit in the yard to get some sun. I have two grandchildren that live in Maine and I see them more than I do the two that just live seconds away. The rest? Haven't seen them in five years. I will get to see them if I live to be 100 and my daughter throws me another bash. They always show up for free food.

That's a shame, Addie. Do you have ANY contact with them? My DD calls me every few days or whenever she had news about one of the girls. She's always sending pictures to me on my phone before she puts them on FB for everyone else.