Taking in Life Around Me.....Sunday Stills

This #sundaystills challenge is hosted by Terri from Second Wind Leisure. It's a great themed photography challenge that you'll enjoy. I love seeing the other participants interpretation of the theme each week...it causes me to think outside the box. I joined in hopes of it pushing me to get out and take more photos...I have to some degree, but I also like that Terri is okay with us finding photos in our archives, which is also a lot of fun. So check out my photos and then head over to Terri's page to participate or visit other's posts. There are some awesome contributors who always inspire me.

This weeks challenge is our monthly color challenge and the color is black, black and white or a version of these colors. While on vacation, I was sure to keep my eyes open and I did find some things that fit perfectly, and I took some liberty in changing a few photos. 

I spotted this old train in Silverton, Colorado. How cool is this! 

While riding the train from Durango to Silverton, I spotted this old white house as we chugged through the national forest. Wish I knew a story behind it. 

When we drove through Colorado Springs one evening a storm hit and boy was it a doozy. The skies were so crazy looking. I decided to have a bit of fun with it below. 

While in one of the bookstores on our trip, the bathroom wall was "wall papered" in book pages. 

I decided this photo of my daughter and I on a hike a few months ago looked better in B & W. Isn't it fun when a photo looks better with a different edit?

Something else I look for on trips are great coffee shops. The above shop had an already b/w logo so it's perfect. The one below I changed. They both had great vibes.

Another coffee shop I loved, and their logo stamped on their cups in b/w.

Duck on a log on Sprague Lake in the Rocky Mountain National Park.

Do you see what I see? Two crows (or whatever they are) sitting on a tree.

Aspens are in abundance in Colorado and this fence made from aspen trunks (which are black and white) caught my eye.

I shared a few photos last week from this museum and I have a few more to share for this weeks theme. A white texaco pump and a few cool trains. 

I missed the "windows" week so I took this cool window I saw and turned the photo into b/w for this weeks theme. You do whatever it takes right?

Rocks in a stream at the bottom of Fish Creek Falls in Steamboat Springs, Co. 

Spotted these hot air balloons on the way to a destination just outside of Denver. I decided to turn them into a b/w. 

Magpies were everywhere in Colorado. Their natural black and white colors and long tails were beautiful. 

The white mountain peaks and plane engine alerting us to our arrival in Colorado. Such a beautiful time.  

With Joy Unquenchable,

Kirstin