Very Short Hike at Memorial Park in Manitou Springs

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Very Short Hike at Memorial Park in Manitou Springs

By Manitou Julia on Friday, February 28th, 2014 | No Comments

I was planning on refilling my bottles at 7-Minute Spring, so parked across the street from Manitou Springs Memorial Park. I had seen lots of heavy equipment working at that park when I headed off to my meeting, and wondered what they were doing. While I filled my bottles, I watched the equipment, which […]

Concrete Couches Along the Fountain Creek Walk

By Manitou Julia on Thursday, February 27th, 2014 | No Comments

Concrete couches added to the sights seen on this creek walk. These are different than some of their other couch projects, as they incorporated large rocks that were found along the Fountain Creek trail near The Fields Park in Manitou Springs into the couches. Concrete Couch is a non-profit that does many things. It did […]

Took Two Mini-Hikes Today in Manitou Springs

By Manitou Julia on Wednesday, February 26th, 2014 | No Comments

Actually I took 3 Walks or mini-hikes that all related to being near Manitou Springs Fountain Creek. One was along Fountain Creek at The Fields Park and the other took me to the other end of Fountain Creek in Manitou Springs. I had a meeting at The Fields Park with a Manitou Springs City Official. […]

Feeling Squirrely as Dark Clouds Moved In

By Manitou Julia on Tuesday, February 25th, 2014 | No Comments

The day started sunny and sort of warm. The squirrels were feeling playful in the trees outside my house. And I felt a bit squirrely myself. Having to deal with my health challenge making appointments made it hard to feel excited about the day. I wanted to head outside, but couldn’t leave the phone until […]

Hiked Tonight to a Board Meeting at the MAC

By Manitou Julia on Monday, February 24th, 2014 | No Comments

It is a half mile to the Manitou Art Center from my house. Not really a hike, but a good distance to travel that allowed me some time to think about what my day had revealed to me. A new health challenge was discovered during my appointment this afternoon at the Women’s Health Clinic. Probably […]

Orchids are the Butterflies of the Flower World

By Manitou Julia on Sunday, February 23rd, 2014 | No Comments

The rare beauty of an orchid reflects the patterns found in butterfly wings. Both look very fragile, yet thrive in exotic habitats where temperatures can be extreme. The graciously share their beauty in secret places. These delicate orchids seem to want to take flight, but are grounded by their roots. I could here these orchid […]

How Orchids Speak to All People

By Manitou Julia on Saturday, February 22nd, 2014 | No Comments

Flowers have always held a special place in my Heart. They have always had the ability to lift my Spirits and bring Joy into my World. A garden filled with vegetables is very practical, but whenever I planted a vegetable garden, there also had to be flowers. And yes, I enjoy the blossoms of squash, […]

And Then There were the Orchids in Full Bloom

By Manitou Julia on Friday, February 21st, 2014 | No Comments

There was an orchid show at the Denver Botanical Gardens. The last time I was there the orchids were also in full bloom. Had a hard time leaving their presence both visits. Such beauty. Hard to capture the feelings they bring about when one steps into the room. Joyful feeling infused by their laughing faces. […]

Solutions for Lifes Challenges Often Appear on Hikes

By Manitou Julia on Thursday, February 20th, 2014 | No Comments

Taking Quotes to Heart. A webinar today about “Your Genius Factor” hosted by Tony Laidig has me thinking hard about where I am not focused on the right things to create abundance in my life. “The problem is that we always look for the missing piece of the puzzle instead of finding a place for […]

Puzzling Sites in the Botanical Gardens Reflect on Life’s Puzzles

By Manitou Julia on Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 | No Comments

“The world’s a puzzle; no need to make sense out of it.” – Socrates” At the very beginning of our hike in Denver Botanical Gardens I saw this tree that had bark reminding me of a jigsaw puzzle. After that, I kept seeing ideas for puzzles in leaves and other plants. “The real question one […]

Spirit Renewing Hikes

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