Leaves

A walk through the neighborhood.  Maple leaves starting to turn color and a lamp post next to a driveway.

Autumn

A touch of autumn in the air with cooler nights and some leaves are starting to turn yellow.  First day of fall on Saturday morning.

Splash and Dash

 Playing in the fountain during the Saturday market is a must for kids. 

stayweirdboise

A croqueted bicycle sweater seen at Boise's Art in the Park on Saturday.

Bike Parking

Trying to find a place to park a bicycle at the annual Art in the Park event was harder this year.  In this photo you can see lamp post and trees used to lock up a bike.

Parking Problems

Art in the Park this weekend the annual fund raiser for the Boise Art Museum with arts and crafts from local and regional artist.   Last year they had a place to park your bicycle but not this year.  Every tree, lamp post and fence that a bike could be locked to had a bike or two or maybe three locked to it.  

Wet and Dry

The contrast of the well watered grass of Quarry View Park and the dry hillside.   The quarry that is viewed from here is on the side and top ridge of the hill.  Sandstone was quarried for the old penitentiary which is used as museum now and just on the other side of the trees in the back of the park.

Idaho City Lodge

Building in Idaho City, Idaho. 

Mores Creek

Mores Creek and highway 21

Red Stairs

Fire escape at the local school.

Skywatch

The sky today was full of smoke from wild fires in the area and with the clouds it made for a interesting looking sky.  
Springs- Boise County, ID (5 MILES WEST OF GARDEN VALLEY, ID), Trinity Ridge - Elmore County, ID (7 MILES NW OF FEATHERVILLE, ID), East Rock, Owyhee County, ID (30 MILES SOUTH MOUNTAIN HOME), and four other wild fires in the area.

Columbia River

From a 2009 trip.  The Columbia River as seen from Hood River, Oregon

Sunrise

Morning rays of sun coming through the clouds at Mores Mountain, ID.  In the distance are the Sawtooth Mountains in central Idaho.  This is about 18 miles (29km) form downtown Boise.

Boise River

Boise River between Broadway Ave. and Capitol Blvd. looking north.   

BSU Admin

Boise State University Administration Building was built in 1940 by Works Projects Administration (WPA).

Theme Day: Numbers

Aug. Theme Day is numbers.   Things with numbers:  remotes, timers, clocks, watches, camera flash, volt meters, electric meter, cards, thermometers, and on and on.  

Feeding the Birds

Filling the bird feeder

Bike Path

This is a section of the greenbelt or bike path in east Boise on the north side of the river. 

Sunset

Took this picture from the Stueckle Sky Center of the sunset and crescent moon over Boise.

Idaho State Flower

The Syringa (Philadelphus lewisii)

Boise River Recreation Park

One of Boise's newer parks is the Boise River Recreation Park for kayaks.   

Daffodil / Narcissus

Narcissus on Cottonwood Creek

 I was checking out part of the route for the Race to Robie Creek in Rocky Canyon and came across these narcissus in a place they should not have been.  They seem to be doing just fine without any special care.

Magenta & Lavander

Some colorful houses

GeoThermal Heat

Many buildings in town are heated with natural hot water this sign marks one of them.

March Theme Day

Electricity as a theme for March 1st.   Electric rose glows when turned on.

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Gem Building

The Gem Building on 10th and Main.

Elephant Rock

A sandstone outcropping in foothills called Elephant Rock.  It has been worn down over the years from people climbing all over it and carving names and other graffiti.  The White sandstone and deep blue sky made for great contrast.

Early Morning on Main

Last Sunday morning on Main Street.

Idanha Man

Idanha 10th & Main

An view of the Idanha

Boise County

from an earlier trip to Idaho City

Bike Bridge

Was a bridge for trains going into downtown now it is for bikes

Hot Rod

While getting gas yesterday this shiny and loud hod rod pulled in to get some gas too.  I did not get to talk much with the cars owner.   I did find out he was wanting spring to come so he could get out more and put the top down.

Green Office Building

This greenish colored office building on Warm Springs Ave. behind the old children's home.

Green Pipes

These green pipes in Ann Morrison Park might be for ventilation but I really don't know.  

The Bown House

Bown house ca. 1879

Snow at the Fish Park

Yet another picture from the snow we had earlier this week.  We had rain all day yesterday a months worth in one day now the snow is gone.  This is at the fish park, MK Nature Center.

Walk in the Snow

We got snow today.  Someone was out walking their little dog in the snow, the dog seemed to be having much more fun than it's person.

Table Rock

Table Rock located just east of downtown Boise raises about 1000 feet (304 m) above town.  A good place for hiking and climbing with a good trail system.  Several antennas and towers are located at the summit that are used by cell phone companies as well as city, state, and federal agencies.

Deadwood, ID

Deadwood, ID. ca 1970s.    Old mining stamp mill for crushing rock to get the gold out. 

In Hot Water

Dad's neighbors pool.  The pools looks so inviting on cold frosty mornings with the stream rising for the hot water.  The neighbors heat their home with natural hot water then what's left over heats the pool.  Many homes and business in downtown area are heated by natural hot water.

Bicycle and Trailer

A bicycle with a trailer and in that trailer are two more small bicycles.

Fish

Fish at the MK nature park.

Mixed Flower

Flowers on Bannock St, 700 block,  Boise, Idaho

Green Doors

I went on the Scott Kelby 2011 Photo Walk this year in downtown Boise.  Walked about and took a few pictures.   Here are old double doors in the alley of a small building on 6th Street in Old Boise.

Band Shell

Gene Harris  Band Shell

Baybrook Bridge

Pedestrian bridge over the Boise River at Baybrook Ct. and Warm Springs golf course.

Hot Afternoon

To hot to move, this squirrel laid on the branch in the tree and for hours until the sun was low.

IR Smylie House

Infrared of Former Governor Robert E Smylie's House.