Neo-Topographics at Flatiron Meadows (Erie, Colorado)

A few more images to consider for the portfolio…

I loved the arc of the downed sales promo flags plastered as they were to the wet asphalt. The rain was heavy and I was holding an umbrella over the camera on the tripod. Still, after every shot I had to wipe the lens due to the blowing droplets. As always, the Neo-Topographic theme is “what was” and “what will be”:

Sales Flags at Flatiron Meadows. Erie, Colorado, 2016

I always thought it was interesting that we scrape away nature…then, once our houses are up, we rebuild nature (to our standards, naturally) in our yards. Here in Colorado, we add trees, bushes, flowers, grass. In the deserts around Tucson, Arizona, fairly lush desert flora is routinely bulldozed away only to be later replaced by a neater, more cultivated, version of what was there before. We always think we can do it better!

Line of Advance. Erie, Colorado, 2016

The machine at rest after a job well done:

Line of Advance, #2. Erie, Colorado, 2016

Not too far from Flatiron Meadows, this was the landscape just north of Arapahoe Road on the northbound side of East County Line Road:

Prairie For Sale. Erie, Colorado, 2016

On the northwest quadrant near Arapahoe Road and East County Line, they are just getting started. The distant peak just above the dumpster (symbolism here?) and to the left of the house is Longs Peak, just visible through the approaching storm. These folks will have a nice view of the high mountains for, oh, maybe a few months–until all the lots are built out. Similarly, when we moved to Phoenix back in 1968 or so, we had a view of wide open desert for miles and you could count at least seven distinct horizons off into the distance to the north. How is it now, you ask? Well, you would have to move nearly seven horizons north, maybe out to Carefree or Fountain Hills, to have such a view today.

Storm on Quest Drive. Erie, Colorado, 2016