Bringing Colorado back home

 Now I totally understand this song.  A perfect pairing with the picts from the week.

Here's what I loved about the cottage gardens at El Rancho Pinoso:  The mix of textures.  The introduction of rocks and gnarled pieces of wood.  Succulents where you wouldn't ordinarily find them. Sporadic splashes of gray green foliage.  The integration of stumps.  And conifers mixed with roses.  

Given an interest in perennial borders, I was familiar with a lot of the flowers.  But I was totally unfamiliar with many, many others.  I took closeups so that I could identify what I loved so much once home.  

I would imagine that these ideas could be transplanted anywhere you'd find snow or perennial borders.

That's exactly what I'm going to do next.  Bring a bit of Colorado back home.

El Rancho Pinoso, final thoughts.  While solitary in nature, immersing ourselves, literally, in this adventure with great friends was a delight.  We'd love to share the experience with our family at some point.  Would I recommend giving fly fishing a try?  Absolutely.  Here?  No doubt about it.  I'm hooked.

If you are interested in more information regarding El Rancho Pinoso contact Ken or Brian at Fly Water Travel (1-800-552-2729 or www.flywatertravel.com ) and mention Fresh Perspectives as your reference. They like to know how people heard about them and the locations they represent.