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Musings from Castle Pines

As a society, I think we’re getting just a little bit spoiled … especially here in the good old U.S of A.  And I’ll be the first to admit I’m as bad as anyone.  For instance, when I need to get our one and only car serviced, Big O Tires is kind enough to offer me a ride home so I don’t have to wait in their lounge. So far, I haven’t taken advantage of this courtesy, but then I only live about 300 yards from the shop.  🙂

Another wonderful convenience is the “drive-thru”.  Virtually all of the fast food chains have one and even one of our local Starbucks Coffee Shops is willing to oblige anyone who is just in too big a hurry to take the time to park, walk inside, and wait in that line.
Actually, on a side note, I’ve felt pretty “inconvenienced” ever since we left Florida back in 1973.  Not far from our house was a drive-thru where you could get milk, bread, eggs, and even a six-pack of beer if you were thirsty.  I haven’t seen one of those wonderful services since.

As I sat there at a small table on the Starbuck’s patio, I happened to notice a small camping trailer driving by.  It was really cute, shaped like a tear drop and probably no more than about 15 feet long.  I probably should have done this image in color because it was mostly shiny aluminum with some very bright orange trim all around.
I sure would like to get up in the mountains for a week or two of camping, hiking, and fishing … oh, and photography of course!

Most of these images were taken with an Olympus OM-D E-M5 using either the 14-150mm zoom or the Panasonic Lumix 20mm f/1.7.  The last one of the Advenir Apartments office was with a Sony Nex-6 and Sony 10-18mm f/4 zoom lens.

Around the Town – Castle Pines, CO

I’m starting a new series where I will periodically post a group of images taken from a particular city.  In this case ( and in many cases, no doubt) the images are from the town I live in, Castle Pines, Colorado.

Castle Pines is one of the newer incorporated cities in Colorado, just making it official on February 8, 2008.  I live in an apartment complex situated right on the edge of the only commercial area of the city. But that’s a good thing … it means I can walk to a wide variety of shops, stores, restaurants, etc.

For example, within 5 minutes walking time there are two supermarkets, three gas stations, four coffee shops, five banks, and numerous other shops and restaurants.  Need a vet or a dentist, or how about a tan or maybe a haircut followed by a mani-pedi?  No problem – they’re all here.  🙂

So here’s a sampling of some of the photos I’ve taken “around the town” over the past few weeks.  These images were taken with the Olympus OM-D E-M5 using various lenses.