dogs elicit a sense of humor only humans can appreciate. here's dash, asleep and dreaming of who knows what:

i just don't get how this can be even a remotely comfy nap position. go figure. (taken with iPhone camera)

this is my favorite time of year... the smell of fresh cut grass, blooms on the trees, warmer weather, and spring baseball. we visited our 2007 national league champs last night and we treated ourselves to the $10 seats at the rockies game last night (normally, we're seated with the $4 rock pile crowd). the $10 seats with a $6 beer we've found to be better than the $16 seats. and a secret tip: towards the end of the game, you can move closer to home plate in search of a better seat. we asked permission from one of the seating ushers. he said it was okay and we enjoyed the remaining innings in our new $70 seats with a clear conscious :)

we snapped this colorado sunset with our iphone camera in the bottom of the third:


the ambient light balanced nicely with the field lights in the top of the fifth.


another reason to have a camera in hand at all times: for that rare occasion when a female streaks across the field while being chased by the cops. the game stopped, the crowd roared, and she got a free escort to the paddy wagon.


while the game ended with a loss against the phillies, we had a relaxing time enjoying yet another cool thing we love about colorado: spring baseball.

nicole's huge birthday candle on lemon cookies at maggiano's last night drew a smile on nicole and the family. we were treated to a wonderful dinner by nicole's parents and it was great to spend quality time with family. since it is lent, we did ask for a one-day pardon to indulge in birthday treats like a small dessert, (read: two huge indulgent desserts) and a nice glass of vino. here's a sweet low-light shot from our little iphone camera:

in all of its two-megapixel glory, here are a few our favorite images taken with our iphone camera during some rest & relaxation in sante fe & taos, new mexico. we purposely left our digital slr cameras at home to take a creative break and do more with less. so first thing yesterday we visited bandeleir national monument, which is a sight to see. however, we didn't display our pass on 'our dash' this time, but we did get a good laugh :)


peering out of almost a 1,000 year-old cliff dwelling.


now featuring super national park model, nicole.



and me being me.


experiencing our ancestor's abodes gave us great appreciation for the simple things in life, the true necessities of life: food, faith, water, sun, and shelter.


then we made our way to our favorite rancho de taos church, the st. francis of assisi.


then over to the taos pueblo for some fresh fry-bread. nicole was inside getting the goods while this little pooch wanted in sooo bad.


nicole with the holga and our permit tag hanging, which allowed us to snap photos. in the background is a 'reservation mutt,' who befriended us quickly when he learned we had food.


gotta love funky doors....


and big blue skies...


our favorite taos eatery, the apple tree, was closed for a bit of a winter sabbatical :(


it seems dash finds a girlfriend in every city we visit. his favorite taos husky chases him below.

our little two-megapixel iphone camera isn't shabby. we love it because it makes us be spontaneous with our camera and, to be frank, comes with us on many urban adventures. we've created a brand spankin' new blog category (called 'two megapixels or less') to display our iphone shots. beauty can be made with less than the top-of the line camera. less is ALWAYS more in our book when it comes to composition, color, isolation of subject, and simplicity of *gear* (sorry, photo gearheads, but we favor one or two prime lenses over the mix-and-mash zooms). spot our camera, if you can...

we had an awesome friday lunch on-the-cheap at swing thai at 9th & colorado and got this fun shot of the 'old-skool' writing desks-turned-waiting area:


then we spent two days skiing at our favorite winter park, as seen out the window of our car:


when in doubt, order up a 24oz "cl smooth".... colorado's best light beer (sorry bud drinkers :). too bad we just look at them, for their $7 cost at 11,000 ft is a bit much for us :)


soaking up the sun on eagle wind lift at winter park, gateway to some kick a** black diamond glade skiing.


then i turned around and shot this looking back towards the sunspot lodge (seen in the far distant upper left corner):


a lunch at sunspot


last run of the day through nicole's fancy goggulators.