Sunday, May 25, 2014

Lessons From Nature

Despair

Hope
Despair

Hope
Despair

Hope



Despair


Hope
                                                                              



Despair
Hope

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Why We Let the Men Come

Saturday Hermione, Cheryl and I decided to go four-wheeling in the mountains. The men wanted to come.  Being generous, we let them come with us.

Although the men frequently want to ride trails that, in our judgment, are not the best idea,
and they don't have much appreciation of wild flowers, 




They have some skill sets that are extremely useful.


 They enjoy a good view, especially if the view
includes elk.





They know when to call it quits on a trail.



They are superb at loading loading four-wheelers and hauling trailers.


Hurray for a fun day, if not a fine day, four-wheeling!

Sunday, May 04, 2014

Springtime in the Rockies

Because of my knee procedure, I haven't been able to go hiking, walking etc.  A little over a week ago Wilbur took me for a drive into the mountains so I could get my fresh air fix.  It was a different world 1500 hundred feel higher. We started with a few piles of snow here and there and ended with significant snow everywhere.  We finally came to the drift that stopped us.

A couple days later, the newspaper reported that two teenagers decided to blast through the very drift where we stopped.  Search and Rescue pulled them out early in the morning of the next day.  No doubt their parents were pleased.

The drift that stopped us

Beattle killed trees near Park Lake


shootingstars preparing to bloom in a meadow