tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18524962540932549022024-03-05T23:20:32.912-08:00Wanderer's DaughterMaiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149615417507090988noreply@blogger.comBlogger867125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852496254093254902.post-38318724582405236612010-08-25T14:43:00.000-07:002010-08-25T14:46:00.119-07:00Farewell!Thanks so much for reading our blog - it has been a long and wonderful journey since the beginning of our adoption process. I no longer have time to keep up two blogs, and really they have become redundant. You are welcome to follow our continued adventures at <a href="http://uneenvie.blogspot.com"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Une Envie de Sel</span></span></a>.Maiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149615417507090988noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852496254093254902.post-71122402616102292472010-08-17T13:11:00.000-07:002010-08-17T13:13:37.062-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1W8pFJ-gFVePFp212fTeUnH0K7D-hNiHb6N6IakzMDEEDhYS822wRUWM3XhIdNW9pMzg38arYYkjVW94Kf4qTez78vSgsIkLzV6Y2ME9GOzwINK4ZnTGTl5fCZvEvniSdKa2XIVWrQNk/s1600/q1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1W8pFJ-gFVePFp212fTeUnH0K7D-hNiHb6N6IakzMDEEDhYS822wRUWM3XhIdNW9pMzg38arYYkjVW94Kf4qTez78vSgsIkLzV6Y2ME9GOzwINK4ZnTGTl5fCZvEvniSdKa2XIVWrQNk/s400/q1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506473976050330722" border="0" /></a>We have a pear tree!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvqXKaHoFtNneLaSJAcs3DpHY87EKzCqFvRVR9RbMnvOZi9JKLADIxsaO_cHDgXLanPupgvvEWDdn58sk-Xms-mIujcONr0X9yfY30KSHBErpBsEU7uGaJ6H43DPINHMIZYA1Oze9IJ8/s1600/q2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvqXKaHoFtNneLaSJAcs3DpHY87EKzCqFvRVR9RbMnvOZi9JKLADIxsaO_cHDgXLanPupgvvEWDdn58sk-Xms-mIujcONr0X9yfY30KSHBErpBsEU7uGaJ6H43DPINHMIZYA1Oze9IJ8/s400/q2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506473920215627250" border="0" /></a>This little tree has been outside our house since we bought it, and for three summers it has born no fruit. My mother, when she came to visit, was convinced it was a fruit tree, though we couldn't guess what kind. Suddenly, this summer it is heavy with pears!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ll5zbdzqxqKYsRgQ0hbN3K7Zp9FqVAFuodoqnvphvCWpSvL3K6p_j0ay6Gk8duo4SRoqLZkD9snP0302swEbDrjWFDydXwuDvZacuGjXFed4f89RzlHyIHD7mYl0YCq-9Tw527Agkhk/s1600/q3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ll5zbdzqxqKYsRgQ0hbN3K7Zp9FqVAFuodoqnvphvCWpSvL3K6p_j0ay6Gk8duo4SRoqLZkD9snP0302swEbDrjWFDydXwuDvZacuGjXFed4f89RzlHyIHD7mYl0YCq-9Tw527Agkhk/s400/q3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506473856235072706" border="0" /></a>What a delightful and unexpected bounty.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZiHfpR-ITvP_RSs7XB91LC4SSOf5xEvGhnc1U0RLJBuOsab4HRZ7BpbL1BsaNns5AU2nJOstnWQR8AEaWSJ7BXkEX7JloRqK8HsmfiA2F-6PCKfo01SMkEFKHiwa5IQXIGj3SpdtkAp0/s1600/q4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZiHfpR-ITvP_RSs7XB91LC4SSOf5xEvGhnc1U0RLJBuOsab4HRZ7BpbL1BsaNns5AU2nJOstnWQR8AEaWSJ7BXkEX7JloRqK8HsmfiA2F-6PCKfo01SMkEFKHiwa5IQXIGj3SpdtkAp0/s400/q4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506473801205369826" border="0" /></a>Maiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149615417507090988noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852496254093254902.post-55590738296216397812010-08-10T15:52:00.000-07:002010-08-10T15:53:29.070-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_eJEb0_Uf4fZPcg93a5KigBEp5gW_aiFiYHlwLHrU5ApYVOYEfQfoJJ3xhJFiLUpPlY4UXuNs0e_pDbpgBvVsa6D2RT6Ygb0z0s59wrI5X2WZL5FN_9gZJJN4efFoPLkcTZzhZnw0KFo/s1600/c1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_eJEb0_Uf4fZPcg93a5KigBEp5gW_aiFiYHlwLHrU5ApYVOYEfQfoJJ3xhJFiLUpPlY4UXuNs0e_pDbpgBvVsa6D2RT6Ygb0z0s59wrI5X2WZL5FN_9gZJJN4efFoPLkcTZzhZnw0KFo/s400/c1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503907271160511842" border="0" /></a>Flavors of the East...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnroo-P7822Wa_q92v8heY7-nBBmpZx5YOOi-C45NgIkdf6GKa7fyv5UrrZZJ_FpKIe3JzcFMZVa8Y_Cd5CuCpyDC7hOkjRvXthBJYU6-RWagnibJR0Weh_SBUAcHrA9qfW50RI1RlDm0/s1600/c2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 369px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnroo-P7822Wa_q92v8heY7-nBBmpZx5YOOi-C45NgIkdf6GKa7fyv5UrrZZJ_FpKIe3JzcFMZVa8Y_Cd5CuCpyDC7hOkjRvXthBJYU6-RWagnibJR0Weh_SBUAcHrA9qfW50RI1RlDm0/s400/c2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503907216970618274" border="0" /></a>an obligatory stop into the Pearl River trading company, where we spotted this wonderful lunchbox, as well as a tiny carton of bacon-flavored toothpicks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipuHSXV2MicDACz-bGuT-7Hz5s4GiNZPKu-W4jPct4p_cAvpGvj1LKwPRL5We1bgLap7AYEW8tz3AQto5tHgA5_YNDgygnwy8CpRUCR1UVJZrRZAnNe4wlcqVGMX2pEvoYOAt_PL_kzpg/s1600/c3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipuHSXV2MicDACz-bGuT-7Hz5s4GiNZPKu-W4jPct4p_cAvpGvj1LKwPRL5We1bgLap7AYEW8tz3AQto5tHgA5_YNDgygnwy8CpRUCR1UVJZrRZAnNe4wlcqVGMX2pEvoYOAt_PL_kzpg/s400/c3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503907120573542738" border="0" /></a>Dragons on the ceiling.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwqBidEqJE4WtT8ENFyeWHMCK8olNTRbCCM1s0xsGC6IR1-yvBieCZ5GyrEnWo0UseLs0HPv5lkKNhrnIr1P-I0DDQ61aB10jgVPfSoqJHS0z3OWZaVjSs2wLQNkyVBZT1kWkZN5RuN0/s1600/c4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwqBidEqJE4WtT8ENFyeWHMCK8olNTRbCCM1s0xsGC6IR1-yvBieCZ5GyrEnWo0UseLs0HPv5lkKNhrnIr1P-I0DDQ61aB10jgVPfSoqJHS0z3OWZaVjSs2wLQNkyVBZT1kWkZN5RuN0/s400/c4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503907048824010338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMuJ6QtSWDThtlJ5WH9WF-6VT4Vz1K9NBZkHdKEaQHe4WZkNLG-0TK545iNNLCckXbBLSQgSwcT7Q-r4tJoeKt1iFsE-aZWNAik3_PPwY7qsr5oeWcj6b7ZY1Pi_jsTyYWCILKUreuqQ/s1600/c5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMuJ6QtSWDThtlJ5WH9WF-6VT4Vz1K9NBZkHdKEaQHe4WZkNLG-0TK545iNNLCckXbBLSQgSwcT7Q-r4tJoeKt1iFsE-aZWNAik3_PPwY7qsr5oeWcj6b7ZY1Pi_jsTyYWCILKUreuqQ/s400/c5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503904351503305378" border="0" /></a>For dinner, we ducked on a whim into an open-air Indonesian restaurant where I had a delicious nasei-something-or-other that featured a pickled salad, anchovies sauteed in a delicate sauce, and a chicken curry with fragrant coconut rice. The unusual combination of flavors was exciting in concert. Q, exhausted by a long day of social obligations, slept through the entire meal.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cTfuevtqSsMXtEa2b7aC5cbgEi50SFRzJZwEXXM7D4qTX0L-s19cOq5H3V_VxkJm9ODdf8NIf_PV6BJYDUV88jmv_GLK9Z9xat1b6mIGBhrHbBNkrRT8vdKzyVuOytcMFwuSBsoOKVM/s1600/c6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 369px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cTfuevtqSsMXtEa2b7aC5cbgEi50SFRzJZwEXXM7D4qTX0L-s19cOq5H3V_VxkJm9ODdf8NIf_PV6BJYDUV88jmv_GLK9Z9xat1b6mIGBhrHbBNkrRT8vdKzyVuOytcMFwuSBsoOKVM/s400/c6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503904284018960146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZy0emBbpGEHQ88xv-xcZm5Ty5jRNWQPmxcj6Ix5JV4zH_uieYnieFh37LStYnQY8QqNjzHZnDO4VKnHP6tWns_3fWGsi5_epRhZfoQRM1Dq3zOXTCOcemZ_AGXXAnf49vxSoGEP49Uk/s1600/c7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZy0emBbpGEHQ88xv-xcZm5Ty5jRNWQPmxcj6Ix5JV4zH_uieYnieFh37LStYnQY8QqNjzHZnDO4VKnHP6tWns_3fWGsi5_epRhZfoQRM1Dq3zOXTCOcemZ_AGXXAnf49vxSoGEP49Uk/s400/c7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503904215996827154" border="0" /></a>The real star of the night was this melt-in-the-mouth curried chicken appetizer wrapped like a gift in banana leaves. We spotted it on a neighboring table and just pointed to it, so unfortunately we have no idea what it was called. Can anyone help? It was superb. My husband had been trying to duplicate it in the kitchen, but it would help if we could look up the name of the dish.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwbLDx2xnj6N5f7RxnNogczHZEWUr93re0o-5MZ9A7AFTD1AJacdNiNaq0QecmX8Nyi6XFT4YbwQF2ewCeb3fG662s6vAhFVmBAWO5syGP4JEw_L19BDZKv-yNdT5q5iyi1edR9waqww/s1600/c9.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwbLDx2xnj6N5f7RxnNogczHZEWUr93re0o-5MZ9A7AFTD1AJacdNiNaq0QecmX8Nyi6XFT4YbwQF2ewCeb3fG662s6vAhFVmBAWO5syGP4JEw_L19BDZKv-yNdT5q5iyi1edR9waqww/s400/c9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503904144689436226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGFYpghNk_2bpTyYJ5RH6YCJA8TCF6T5RnI0Ziv6zRo9jBJoyc-4_q_UjxpxiUn_8qIcYHwTl9kjIN8qtpRhslJNbwKOud6XBQdXkWxtOAkevQK4ulzI4aTGAHBYB-GMGUy4Fq53cC8E/s1600/c10.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGFYpghNk_2bpTyYJ5RH6YCJA8TCF6T5RnI0Ziv6zRo9jBJoyc-4_q_UjxpxiUn_8qIcYHwTl9kjIN8qtpRhslJNbwKOud6XBQdXkWxtOAkevQK4ulzI4aTGAHBYB-GMGUy4Fq53cC8E/s400/c10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503904032264111634" border="0" /></a>Still out on the walk home. We call this "total consciousness failure".<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyLHfZdIAtKC3D9KESydtQECCDY3PF3s413qthtMACUrWSbEtda7CpmafhUaCZOa9mLIkbk-iJM2p4QpZGJ05f0vUyRNyAxm2mW1A3GH_ghAShZYI1wtqFrkNEe_9WIhv9qMhx94JbeWA/s1600/c11.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 393px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyLHfZdIAtKC3D9KESydtQECCDY3PF3s413qthtMACUrWSbEtda7CpmafhUaCZOa9mLIkbk-iJM2p4QpZGJ05f0vUyRNyAxm2mW1A3GH_ghAShZYI1wtqFrkNEe_9WIhv9qMhx94JbeWA/s400/c11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503903985195950562" border="0" /></a>Back in the hotel and hiding under the eiderdown with daddy. Happy girl!Maiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149615417507090988noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852496254093254902.post-87578192448964673542010-08-08T19:26:00.001-07:002010-08-08T19:26:20.281-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFoDS4DXpOXrM-ocstZSL6uN699nw10TmNBPq8vhxuWrfqtUjB5bVjNAzIHhtFLu6vaUuTEhYwS5YD9yAYNfnE7df_3FOO_NA3cvOC-pWfzSKIqt20EjYg0wqkJqtGmVwTH62OW6JbHFU/s1600/s.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFoDS4DXpOXrM-ocstZSL6uN699nw10TmNBPq8vhxuWrfqtUjB5bVjNAzIHhtFLu6vaUuTEhYwS5YD9yAYNfnE7df_3FOO_NA3cvOC-pWfzSKIqt20EjYg0wqkJqtGmVwTH62OW6JbHFU/s400/s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503230352726533586" border="0" /></a>New York part 2...South Street Seaport.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmILPzszAk9Ft1ES9OMbsEvf154mAc6uoxdv26R9neijHda3gtC2yq6qVjquzb_fmf81IBjwjObHb5oGZdHlBwl94Em1kC2VHTkhLS3fbq4-p5DMHufcTNMhzJU-ZuQ6vAegiMPR7LL0/s1600/s1.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5Z44zns6qG0TARPEM5eumJ7eI1uRLrSkmq043mvWWXQwuaCH4Q7mgWQPo4i2Rht6KabB3FnC-nn0HShBaddeUTBnNtNy75OAkFTBPb7GyMZnEiKVwQSVyUbz8Yl72XaO4HqVl1Ns0b0/s400/w.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503117149315147426" border="0" /></a>New York part 1...the financial district.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9rvk_ZAJD2sh09rXtBJZzgy-11Tf8JaPdJ5IbG9WLXb5yZvCOlx8Ch-CC55nqeNXgPQo7NyxYhOsDytMkll4k9icItiD93Xt1D6olFGKFi_UYTltLMmQuojwSz5hyhLf_J5y5Rxy_ZE/s1600/w1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 370px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9rvk_ZAJD2sh09rXtBJZzgy-11Tf8JaPdJ5IbG9WLXb5yZvCOlx8Ch-CC55nqeNXgPQo7NyxYhOsDytMkll4k9icItiD93Xt1D6olFGKFi_UYTltLMmQuojwSz5hyhLf_J5y5Rxy_ZE/s400/w1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503117100881312418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbq1Z0Kpvj7iXgOK9eec1u_IVUCA9DsbRko1zrLffLjoZjKWuQmekuQH-lvz_S0BK6zKRCiIn0x2z6-fv_LlTQP7_tPSmlVbhBOjB0Zl1G9ahqdKACjJ10OueGf_ZU5vNe0r7-ai2mTs/s1600/w2.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVJ9Y3UDkpJhjUY-n2yOIOHVQSJCMYPWNLk6GQCSbTsYjQjP10KC7s8JY4iV28IMfzcUH-kS3_sH-cS3WmNof2JOd3TSTTHdkU9ygETJIfY9UWhIEm_CXFNEHZ_6dtUGdfIxX8oMvhPI/s400/q1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499180557939335810" border="0" /></a>On the return from the mountains, we decided to take the long way back to Denver, over Trail Ridge road and the continental divide, through Rocky Mountain National Park.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PlOxEqh6-I07IHX_06SmSs8US1MQJnkQTI9nDjCLmkOUR1J2zZWj6IukXkAnQWTMDGNQMAg7SRGd4P9ZNiz7SymVmz8pDiUqMpdhxdXH0HyswbevaNznleyI0y_Aj6z-ki2iAWUgMQA/s1600/q2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 370px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PlOxEqh6-I07IHX_06SmSs8US1MQJnkQTI9nDjCLmkOUR1J2zZWj6IukXkAnQWTMDGNQMAg7SRGd4P9ZNiz7SymVmz8pDiUqMpdhxdXH0HyswbevaNznleyI0y_Aj6z-ki2iAWUgMQA/s400/q2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499180477765698338" border="0" /></a>It's a stunning and vertiginous drive over what looks like the spine of the world, and I never tire of it. Mike's brother and family decided to follow us, so we all got to enjoy the spectacular views.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2hA_fjo4N4tuL56aaqdP9LuoHoXmiU1TSzgSPI_5t2OuASuY0MgcFwma_fSSpxEKUpCRVy1XU1yetNYkEFPaC4gbbNh1lOj-o5-7MT78G5NSP2dboco5YBMbuKygYzHGJwak7QBafAE/s1600/q3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 369px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2hA_fjo4N4tuL56aaqdP9LuoHoXmiU1TSzgSPI_5t2OuASuY0MgcFwma_fSSpxEKUpCRVy1XU1yetNYkEFPaC4gbbNh1lOj-o5-7MT78G5NSP2dboco5YBMbuKygYzHGJwak7QBafAE/s400/q3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499180396421426162" border="0" /></a>Q warming up with hearty chicken soup on the road after a pause to savor the panorama from the top.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4zWTuAhTiiFrH7l06dF5tFCWmPneWGnHi95hCT1lLSCjwa2ip-PgiRrMJSXMU14KmT7XsydDVCTOhVIGaU-CwayhGlhBPaaQ7d8aNk_U24LUfKXvS_fCWO2WGNI_F9LoEYLwg36R1kw/s1600/q4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4zWTuAhTiiFrH7l06dF5tFCWmPneWGnHi95hCT1lLSCjwa2ip-PgiRrMJSXMU14KmT7XsydDVCTOhVIGaU-CwayhGlhBPaaQ7d8aNk_U24LUfKXvS_fCWO2WGNI_F9LoEYLwg36R1kw/s400/q4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499180320625169778" border="0" /></a>Out in the wind. Even on the hottest summer day, the wind is biting at this dizzying altitude.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7Kmh21cDIPu1pJ5BBcjPG3TCRsYkjhcdKSmdiqg2iovow52liSSRSDHGuiyoPUkgTh0YtJ2KPRtho4zO3VXLxe_1uLx3CO5_hrT47xybBCcCLKfagWDiOM_QjQ-fHNiJJZm4bAIYjMQ/s1600/q5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7Kmh21cDIPu1pJ5BBcjPG3TCRsYkjhcdKSmdiqg2iovow52liSSRSDHGuiyoPUkgTh0YtJ2KPRtho4zO3VXLxe_1uLx3CO5_hrT47xybBCcCLKfagWDiOM_QjQ-fHNiJJZm4bAIYjMQ/s400/q5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499180248427252658" border="0" /></a>Chrissie and Holland watching herds of elk and tiny wildflowers on the moraine.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPj8Ry8XsXo7LPChGPekGwGCLdXc7SbxTn12TldiaYvvtRZDZwqhE3poerFRV2jG0BrSqjnEAgY0oEm4ICneeBZ28QaJyFKtZPhK1F388EO0bGmt7_WBOlq45maQ53GuCs_-VBYaungw/s1600/q6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPj8Ry8XsXo7LPChGPekGwGCLdXc7SbxTn12TldiaYvvtRZDZwqhE3poerFRV2jG0BrSqjnEAgY0oEm4ICneeBZ28QaJyFKtZPhK1F388EO0bGmt7_WBOlq45maQ53GuCs_-VBYaungw/s400/q6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499180180188089234" border="0" /></a>A camper on the road.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0z4HM393KnwRKleZjG34NN0xTJc7nkACAntKIf5Gvr8_j_cGcS6BHhwQ5l_SRyzAQ38jNk-CFA-lPFc4NkaD2voowembdwGvA3P9VE8fGt7mcUsJ9ed7pdXQw3vr1b-iQPjcKlwjRkMI/s1600/q7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0z4HM393KnwRKleZjG34NN0xTJc7nkACAntKIf5Gvr8_j_cGcS6BHhwQ5l_SRyzAQ38jNk-CFA-lPFc4NkaD2voowembdwGvA3P9VE8fGt7mcUsJ9ed7pdXQw3vr1b-iQPjcKlwjRkMI/s400/q7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499180078988229346" border="0" /></a>Entertaining herself with mommy's accessories.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMobEimhr1wyebQoXycTyOuWUI-ywfNqDD1f46cuckalZsrkwD5x9WLmxXOvjaDA6KJaChYHyVm8B3zPS4DHisGmswVZgyF-tLHCEZGMnxDIGoDwVrNLMdRTiv2uLOlfTmNGYf-uAjY6M/s1600/q9.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMobEimhr1wyebQoXycTyOuWUI-ywfNqDD1f46cuckalZsrkwD5x9WLmxXOvjaDA6KJaChYHyVm8B3zPS4DHisGmswVZgyF-tLHCEZGMnxDIGoDwVrNLMdRTiv2uLOlfTmNGYf-uAjY6M/s400/q9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499180009172545298" border="0" /></a>On the far side of the ridge is Estes Park, a town where I used to attend Arabian horse shows during the summers of my childhood, so it holds a lot of history for me. Once down from the heights, the heat closed in again, and we decided to stop for icecream and cool off the girls.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIyT5AiUC4AZ5hll3cDvncEda7oXZ-8ji0g73ATFWBIUkvwsAC4R-nbdjzGgWkoCLPOZR9UW7IKDl_LZkfxV5ljKI6M-Wntd5EQ-MFtt2Z231jMW5-J-RvG96FDkB_L58wAcFg_oE0GA/s1600/q10.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIyT5AiUC4AZ5hll3cDvncEda7oXZ-8ji0g73ATFWBIUkvwsAC4R-nbdjzGgWkoCLPOZR9UW7IKDl_LZkfxV5ljKI6M-Wntd5EQ-MFtt2Z231jMW5-J-RvG96FDkB_L58wAcFg_oE0GA/s400/q10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499179934346496914" border="0" /></a>And after icecream...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbgNC6jvOQbn-6Q8j2Oweq2yDmmh-tnAZc50wrDJFPFAtlhLEenz_bCrIVBaRr0UhI1n7LBDmXWYoY-r17Im8QbiVHs4RqT61fFxxMs7O01zIw7RZ03GhbaGWhguCrospzYiJMozPLOU/s1600/q11.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbgNC6jvOQbn-6Q8j2Oweq2yDmmh-tnAZc50wrDJFPFAtlhLEenz_bCrIVBaRr0UhI1n7LBDmXWYoY-r17Im8QbiVHs4RqT61fFxxMs7O01zIw7RZ03GhbaGWhguCrospzYiJMozPLOU/s400/q11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499179863934799410" border="0" /></a>Mike got all of the girls kitty whiskers. Once shown the mirror, Q couldn't quite believe her own eyes. (That's tempera paint still on her neck from the morning's crafts. It was also all over her dress, in spite of the smock - we'll see if it comes out!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLMZTwbnmjWta6Gxab7odFsnM7tXhI0d-__Mtp3gVuhpaJTHD5HFQHItk9T_Wn26_OhS0uy1bo8s-EtoHUzhS_Tw1YjQTxWVjHdxpg3yP2ST_sG9zM0Q1E1R7RPA9wBUcPu0Bsa_vxDE/s1600/q14.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLMZTwbnmjWta6Gxab7odFsnM7tXhI0d-__Mtp3gVuhpaJTHD5HFQHItk9T_Wn26_OhS0uy1bo8s-EtoHUzhS_Tw1YjQTxWVjHdxpg3yP2ST_sG9zM0Q1E1R7RPA9wBUcPu0Bsa_vxDE/s400/q14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499179794155765906" border="0" /></a>Two kitties....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1LL0Gw7IqVUqeOzVBLreNakCmjTBwqsWCa6PB4JKX4XHb17v-QUgzzbiPzIf-QJf2qBMJoe2EjQnobYeBMRIrYp7WpEPDiRRyms9I67_-zShI5zzlxXDaxbZbjWG-fJvlRGpHyRFeTM/s1600/DSC_0001_2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1LL0Gw7IqVUqeOzVBLreNakCmjTBwqsWCa6PB4JKX4XHb17v-QUgzzbiPzIf-QJf2qBMJoe2EjQnobYeBMRIrYp7WpEPDiRRyms9I67_-zShI5zzlxXDaxbZbjWG-fJvlRGpHyRFeTM/s400/DSC_0001_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499179717071203266" border="0" /></a>...and three. Are they not the cutest thing you've ever seen?Maiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149615417507090988noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852496254093254902.post-31866166813406451002010-07-28T11:09:00.001-07:002010-07-28T11:09:34.666-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGfjScRiSA60nVoqHV8E00gi11ubONbEplLgCkk_DtUXKXCNC6Ri1lpI6h5tkFxm3saorbF2f_AOp3UbK5L1VsHjQ6uy4o37gHVJF45m8r4UVXmn0vL38AF8pqya0wG2FWVESeQR-xEs/s1600/p1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGfjScRiSA60nVoqHV8E00gi11ubONbEplLgCkk_DtUXKXCNC6Ri1lpI6h5tkFxm3saorbF2f_AOp3UbK5L1VsHjQ6uy4o37gHVJF45m8r4UVXmn0vL38AF8pqya0wG2FWVESeQR-xEs/s400/p1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499013975899399298" border="0" /></a>On our last morning at Snow Mountain Ranch, my sister-in-law and I were eager to try out the crafts center, which we hadn't yet managed to visit. Fortunately the family was understanding, and let us have a couple of hours to play.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjrY3tXI-MJ2sIxhrDqdY3LjFFCPiWABWbXkP2lXFM8oQu4gQmE7UO4FYBGIfMyfvlxDWAjmWzNt4Y3W6YfkF8aWcoD437-TGG2D_vo-xP-In12qfQATJ0FvPKZJeFavl1hxNGH3e9qY/s1600/p2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjrY3tXI-MJ2sIxhrDqdY3LjFFCPiWABWbXkP2lXFM8oQu4gQmE7UO4FYBGIfMyfvlxDWAjmWzNt4Y3W6YfkF8aWcoD437-TGG2D_vo-xP-In12qfQATJ0FvPKZJeFavl1hxNGH3e9qY/s400/p2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499013829728033874" border="0" /></a>We brought the elder girls along, and honestly I have never seen them more focused on a creative project as they were here.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmFq4aXTx-wAbwO60ceCSEU54FROhvzXaEJVH4ly_4WpUbztowkMsJIaQ5F0nKuhoGNR8CCt-lWYVvo1OYXlvQVsHLYPKCi-OhUi90lR8k2FmTm3apajXicL1MF1rPbGGOGXQtCLFccA/s1600/p3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 349px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmFq4aXTx-wAbwO60ceCSEU54FROhvzXaEJVH4ly_4WpUbztowkMsJIaQ5F0nKuhoGNR8CCt-lWYVvo1OYXlvQVsHLYPKCi-OhUi90lR8k2FmTm3apajXicL1MF1rPbGGOGXQtCLFccA/s400/p3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499013763045303058" border="0" /></a>It's a wonderful space, with every imaginable creative resource available, from leather tooling to stained glass, painting projects, ceramics, jewelry etc.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi905P3zLJeBTD3do3S2a4enpGyq2AF8lsTOSNUKd7iyp63B_NOOVtNeaaYJUAET7VGZKI3_62iFDRL-1Wj1Iu-z03eIfNoNZ-P3ahl0W968Fu5D0v6A1DnVSQMIp7-t04o_Dl9WdqalKY/s1600/p4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi905P3zLJeBTD3do3S2a4enpGyq2AF8lsTOSNUKd7iyp63B_NOOVtNeaaYJUAET7VGZKI3_62iFDRL-1Wj1Iu-z03eIfNoNZ-P3ahl0W968Fu5D0v6A1DnVSQMIp7-t04o_Dl9WdqalKY/s400/p4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499013562001738866" border="0" /></a>Not only that, but the space itself is wonderfully put together, from the mosaic tiles at the art sink to the beautifully tie-dyed painting smocks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSzCPlKSPTgWVA2z_ozIDSRK7WSIlCqUFPDo87btUGYcmVaoNCIjiuPnsO7aK4yOBZYfPiTa_gEFwijc78BxZ763-mdLDKXdMQ8wrP9-KSVabboxXZ6aByPhHc-UxKl0_AAK6XbOojLk/s1600/p5.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98BHMUj4wKt62AXGDk8QWuF70TCXVDl_1fiBhfDLj0QCppVn6uzVvpSqzfmuCqgyHs3QZc_94g8gGD8TinIIWHEstpVMljdLEUAlJKWEBOsJmmqT9jeo_xjN-ueztsI8NULyKuagkn90/s400/p9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499013158141840946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4jeW8tN0WaGxlir9UuFC7U1W01MyWvpXFOSV265hqo7D1x0MBYe7BeFqM5XQRJoOgBZw0Z-0sc2Oh-a9EkQsmyNC_LPZIQRsqxQgg8xJzXluOm-ECEG9HLaRP_zUkoMJTTSkok6keYg/s1600/p10.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 369px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4jeW8tN0WaGxlir9UuFC7U1W01MyWvpXFOSV265hqo7D1x0MBYe7BeFqM5XQRJoOgBZw0Z-0sc2Oh-a9EkQsmyNC_LPZIQRsqxQgg8xJzXluOm-ECEG9HLaRP_zUkoMJTTSkok6keYg/s400/p10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499013080997557346" border="0" /></a>What lucky people we were to spend four days in this amazing place, where you can do pretty much anything you can imagine and then some. Thanks to my mother-in-law and her posse for making this wonderful family vacation happen.Maiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149615417507090988noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852496254093254902.post-14902340227858080842010-07-27T21:45:00.001-07:002010-07-27T21:45:48.172-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJi2bACJqdNlYT6bAmQeoENWJepv74KIyhA_XVmkJnxu9NyEYE4Vfb1BCZpHPgi7N5LUmSpwDooritsDXwjRaTNpFMD1g8AQW79L3VnADvLzVVLq5W-2pxaqkHokAiUfBvIIQHLcH47A/s1600/m1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJi2bACJqdNlYT6bAmQeoENWJepv74KIyhA_XVmkJnxu9NyEYE4Vfb1BCZpHPgi7N5LUmSpwDooritsDXwjRaTNpFMD1g8AQW79L3VnADvLzVVLq5W-2pxaqkHokAiUfBvIIQHLcH47A/s400/m1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498809312717479730" border="0" /></a>Collecting marshmallow sticks for the evening's fire.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPTprwDAV8y24hlE7j7QHNPwyy8vDLTLk3mPeZRCpRS1e9UGZVTiuHX9tBDj0gDZMteGaU_PyaaKUCxjSCCgkBFCyepGX4fur4u-vdPkieOylKOC9RPQ8MkPDpwdGJd0B2n4c1NDLD5s/s1600/m2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPTprwDAV8y24hlE7j7QHNPwyy8vDLTLk3mPeZRCpRS1e9UGZVTiuHX9tBDj0gDZMteGaU_PyaaKUCxjSCCgkBFCyepGX4fur4u-vdPkieOylKOC9RPQ8MkPDpwdGJd0B2n4c1NDLD5s/s400/m2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498809230837761714" border="0" /></a>Sunset fades into twilight.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFFs55ujuDe6y62Jx16W65Q3kIxjC8vPKJhMds06iOvgwAbHanZSvGwVKWks-ZFpMQ5Ezogy6njbRmtufznyrphbn3UWkTHn3em-mQNcg09hWDiwhFQYZwUCeZs0nxcK9t8lBIn4eN1M/s1600/m3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFFs55ujuDe6y62Jx16W65Q3kIxjC8vPKJhMds06iOvgwAbHanZSvGwVKWks-ZFpMQ5Ezogy6njbRmtufznyrphbn3UWkTHn3em-mQNcg09hWDiwhFQYZwUCeZs0nxcK9t8lBIn4eN1M/s400/m3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498809092480768066" border="0" /></a>The last of the light catches in the clouds as the full moon hangs above the Indian Peaks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBaN-JFVawwZvfZQiHXbXBeBtsbweIjPqwynVx8c1DiUsXRMvfXK42ewaqEFkn0kyn3wLsf9cBw_NIEM6M-HYOxBTPXgMj6uHSsGPbqr2mSf7H8WAHoS1vUjT7_jxtDlKSLbN1AHiX3Y/s1600/m4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBaN-JFVawwZvfZQiHXbXBeBtsbweIjPqwynVx8c1DiUsXRMvfXK42ewaqEFkn0kyn3wLsf9cBw_NIEM6M-HYOxBTPXgMj6uHSsGPbqr2mSf7H8WAHoS1vUjT7_jxtDlKSLbN1AHiX3Y/s400/m4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498809016610919570" border="0" /></a>The quintessentially American ritual of making s'mores. This was not a part of my childhood. Neither of my parents was born into a native family. Though I have never really developed a taste for s'mores, I now understand the ritual and its pleasures.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEileD_AsuV37GFbyZwDx5eMiAPyvAe2cEm7JmRM3wV6T-zeSfJznOZU_aPtbJA4RzsvKaH87ybMD7UGswIwzlqyLqGsPZRCjb8TGzVuiB5TXJDJld6CHfyQPOx3oYOYQEpuQ4ORSP4C2tM/s1600/m5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEileD_AsuV37GFbyZwDx5eMiAPyvAe2cEm7JmRM3wV6T-zeSfJznOZU_aPtbJA4RzsvKaH87ybMD7UGswIwzlqyLqGsPZRCjb8TGzVuiB5TXJDJld6CHfyQPOx3oYOYQEpuQ4ORSP4C2tM/s400/m5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498808919604118002" border="0" /></a>What I most definitely can appreciate is the art of roasting a perfect marshmallow over a fragrant mesquite fire as the last of the lavender light leaches from the Colorado sky...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpJvYV9WoVFPLq41uUFkk0sGr-trTsO1p1yYokw1Hl8LJUZoMknTLlQF9O79mo3eZZ6GEop2GwznuQQTl4bvYkHhyQlkwJn_T8-YUQdiFPv4SJBsOFGpM2uDMpzFGH29T3voCWlSrXSU/s1600/m6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpJvYV9WoVFPLq41uUFkk0sGr-trTsO1p1yYokw1Hl8LJUZoMknTLlQF9O79mo3eZZ6GEop2GwznuQQTl4bvYkHhyQlkwJn_T8-YUQdiFPv4SJBsOFGpM2uDMpzFGH29T3voCWlSrXSU/s400/m6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498808821075294514" border="0" /></a>Here is cousin Harrison teaching Q how it's done.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVrZfqUC6n9lyzrKxQZx8hEV62twXZB41gjiw-07MC0UaQi51V1ZMw2bVHZktkjIdKq9IbxZCj3f9tJH1w0BkmacTudwh9cf0JNU8XyvSEcHY1ij_aSYq6VRoe1C_fLvazLlHvz5bBi8/s1600/m7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEVrZfqUC6n9lyzrKxQZx8hEV62twXZB41gjiw-07MC0UaQi51V1ZMw2bVHZktkjIdKq9IbxZCj3f9tJH1w0BkmacTudwh9cf0JNU8XyvSEcHY1ij_aSYq6VRoe1C_fLvazLlHvz5bBi8/s400/m7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498808741859282914" border="0" /></a>With a second cousin, Abbie, from another branch of the family.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaNI_eFpUmJcUBhpTyki9Us77o4GFP4zfvMC_cjLjLUpoOq6mGzikirCL3y0xp9jVKN8NJXWw3EIijT-yhDci6JjbOjkGnoPklEOnRBCVLOhflpl78sUQhWnlOVB9dHd8UTKJf-LVRaA/s1600/m8.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 359px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaNI_eFpUmJcUBhpTyki9Us77o4GFP4zfvMC_cjLjLUpoOq6mGzikirCL3y0xp9jVKN8NJXWw3EIijT-yhDci6JjbOjkGnoPklEOnRBCVLOhflpl78sUQhWnlOVB9dHd8UTKJf-LVRaA/s400/m8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498808640767905538" border="0" /></a>Uncle Sean and cousin Holland walking into the sunset, and my husband's mother at the campfire.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakztzC9RvY0BIyCb1U9pjj4_U_4GeI5ZCcja56npF3Vd_CsccuuZir_lNT1x4y4dZ2AA1sGcTl6eluoXZ9uCsC2Uju0iDPCvE94y1nwV7rK4J-FjXKvO-yYdo40opFnippLqra48qV3c/s1600/m9.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakztzC9RvY0BIyCb1U9pjj4_U_4GeI5ZCcja56npF3Vd_CsccuuZir_lNT1x4y4dZ2AA1sGcTl6eluoXZ9uCsC2Uju0iDPCvE94y1nwV7rK4J-FjXKvO-yYdo40opFnippLqra48qV3c/s400/m9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498808547202676482" border="0" /></a>Cousins yet farther removed, enjoying the warmth of the fire. As you can see, my husband's family - largely Norwegian and Irish - is dominantly blond, while mine is mostly dark. All that wanton blondness is still fascinating to me, having come from Mediterranean stock. My mother was blond in her youth, with ice-blue eyes, and her Dutch father a redhead. But the bulk of us in my family have been dark of both hair and eye.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9C8yezaQHWPgV-Q9VjtLQwuxnmrqYMxGBEMnsu6aMf9ojgVTGDb4oP0Wbccj1bxpwZLwYJrkS4FWxzzJngsEhHeLMpi2F-SzOEcXfP1YuIwigETMqKSyW0W4of6OReWqn2fDVot2cOnw/s1600/m10.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9C8yezaQHWPgV-Q9VjtLQwuxnmrqYMxGBEMnsu6aMf9ojgVTGDb4oP0Wbccj1bxpwZLwYJrkS4FWxzzJngsEhHeLMpi2F-SzOEcXfP1YuIwigETMqKSyW0W4of6OReWqn2fDVot2cOnw/s400/m10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498808488213257810" border="0" /></a>Crackling firewood culled from the high mountain valley.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwLYGWtWm8vk-8o9fZbg1gVxnk4s04lFfdAeRXIBCR7cuDGkpjOAcYegyDlE0O8cJ_gTNZJQIo-KGAn7btWUVLWtyvaEXmlsetiMU659wOWAGgJy82pH78VPJAQqiIQaUqBAoW-HZmfQ/s1600/m11.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwLYGWtWm8vk-8o9fZbg1gVxnk4s04lFfdAeRXIBCR7cuDGkpjOAcYegyDlE0O8cJ_gTNZJQIo-KGAn7btWUVLWtyvaEXmlsetiMU659wOWAGgJy82pH78VPJAQqiIQaUqBAoW-HZmfQ/s400/m11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498807661831478370" border="0" /></a>My husband reading the girls to sleep after a long evening of Woodsmoke and song.Maiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149615417507090988noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852496254093254902.post-73745034205714153252010-07-27T12:56:00.001-07:002010-07-27T12:56:58.220-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnCa9rv0zNDJr5KKhDA8g_nOus4sniDekweENlQtju-tFH-p61uEIMqppxFGb0wh0ItgmROFGRhaEc4LaIkdS5X_VLGn6K6a7jmMD-gDYxnlsFH4NN1-6o1ygXJsZ1oJM_FziOjjVYuQ/s1600/d3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnCa9rv0zNDJr5KKhDA8g_nOus4sniDekweENlQtju-tFH-p61uEIMqppxFGb0wh0ItgmROFGRhaEc4LaIkdS5X_VLGn6K6a7jmMD-gDYxnlsFH4NN1-6o1ygXJsZ1oJM_FziOjjVYuQ/s400/d3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498676024947031522" border="0" /></a>Q and her cousin Isacah forged a fast friendship during the course of the reunion. They've played before, but this time, sleeping in a roomfull of bunkbeds all on their own, they developed a sisterly sort of relationship. I loved to watch them off playing their secret games among the wildflowers, or whispering in a darkened room at bedtime.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEP4i-39ZxB6Fx5V6YOfMNMuptw4zufzCkfo8FQx7NeNd1KGAyrSrOVfVshU3pQlDdOVrI5WI9j_NQ52YBssLFXC0zzw_MAxbdjA5V0Y4dnRTJwq-ORSaypZ09RpIZT7tOLHX5bAtKho/s1600/d4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEP4i-39ZxB6Fx5V6YOfMNMuptw4zufzCkfo8FQx7NeNd1KGAyrSrOVfVshU3pQlDdOVrI5WI9j_NQ52YBssLFXC0zzw_MAxbdjA5V0Y4dnRTJwq-ORSaypZ09RpIZT7tOLHX5bAtKho/s400/d4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498675949353376514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORpZZDkDnvp_XmeVX3oFwNYwI8PvAY05_j5K9PDXmbY128U4O8TZXZpQJYywJQ8RVvi_q-krqJcLSVCqrJGRdYO5YcyPoa6F37EUmgCUuk_rRJniCXYTi6RThEB7Q95AApAzyTVo0zfE/s1600/d5.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj26nzfaD9dcGAvBj5UWV9Z3zFfsDUq1lq1dxUj7ge25KNPADFU9x4u9bRTnJpxZYquZe5dKaaMcI5uPUT-dliymX1nReEryKSekajHglOksie_mjeRjj3GXk612LlwQ3ACFIpCl4wmsGc/s400/c19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498392746837533314" border="0" /></a>Maiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149615417507090988noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852496254093254902.post-8796151237146650092010-07-26T12:28:00.001-07:002010-07-26T12:28:18.133-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0May2m3cEpKnwuo9Ebi0siUYNcHZ6AQExL91w_y6CrycJCmRMxbs5N0Ko1-ekuhjK4RuAFy38hFkdbxr9kgooOcN2DZUEaLOcdMe0s7wv05QiQvB6LDsLercPXb3fV84Ajvta-L1Eqo/s1600/c.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0May2m3cEpKnwuo9Ebi0siUYNcHZ6AQExL91w_y6CrycJCmRMxbs5N0Ko1-ekuhjK4RuAFy38hFkdbxr9kgooOcN2DZUEaLOcdMe0s7wv05QiQvB6LDsLercPXb3fV84Ajvta-L1Eqo/s400/c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498298284836421570" border="0" /></a>We're back from our family reunion weekend. 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkU5OWbY5JZzELFrc74_66u2RXwPXnWCR2z_c4bZFycGP5snkTb541ya3uAW-cqohjsqRL_cjVgTRS4y-ZMmc9wufZB8o2M7LG05k96TCgU-aL6MG5NPV0M8FGwQvguTleecfwrTcXjIs/s400/DSC_0117.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495670313521463058" border="0" /></a>My sister-in-law and her kids.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpb2wUAixYOYd0s5N2_YwjUT64c7CkXRGDxfBdbPPhlzqDGTrWsOUMx5IY-e-GEDVopOgiZXLXGJkry6iU6hyphenhyphen8NTBow5PEwzALonFkLeR1pcBa7KggiPH6T-boJIDFKZPrwXvP6yD9mco/s1600/DSC_0128.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpb2wUAixYOYd0s5N2_YwjUT64c7CkXRGDxfBdbPPhlzqDGTrWsOUMx5IY-e-GEDVopOgiZXLXGJkry6iU6hyphenhyphen8NTBow5PEwzALonFkLeR1pcBa7KggiPH6T-boJIDFKZPrwXvP6yD9mco/s400/DSC_0128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495670245802293778" border="0" /></a>Maiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149615417507090988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852496254093254902.post-27647679163330770912010-07-13T10:41:00.001-07:002010-07-13T10:41:54.885-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbLoVSxIlwLACjG1m6lYLVHThiB-gXxG9dcP3Bndrup7UgWKcbu9AzTWYHNsaa-jpWTcYQzblOdSTqWMZJnYdo86hTbh8tcC6nKVGLdMgelz6a-kHRd6dd2UsLoFiY2mgetwORBDW_b4/s1600/z1.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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They were old friends of ours from out days in the mountains, but although Q had been iceskating with them once last winter, she was not so sure she wanted them to share our home for the evening.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggC6d2c_rFX27qAMOTWilIV1TAyM9f_O6C9JIdGPucmPnIdOA2VE3gr1qy7drwcLaX5cz4A_4PmtqFtDhOuUnogAJFoT0ipFCAfJTwYa_R2nW7MvuYNfUOgDis2XqxjSJSjp4QMlAdqtA/s1600/z2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggC6d2c_rFX27qAMOTWilIV1TAyM9f_O6C9JIdGPucmPnIdOA2VE3gr1qy7drwcLaX5cz4A_4PmtqFtDhOuUnogAJFoT0ipFCAfJTwYa_R2nW7MvuYNfUOgDis2XqxjSJSjp4QMlAdqtA/s400/z2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493445009504111602" border="0" /></a>When they came inside, Q took their shoes and lined them up facing the front door...in case they might want to leave quickly, I assume ;)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Jz1hgL2UPXko_KKrU0HQfBWWWY-TIhvrRZIny6X8GYqRpk8UQrCh0EpSnABz6BhBtOBfiEAjS-1Y1x6VTGCxp-f4LNCgfY1-ZRv1FhI38shPKPLY85MAbyxQEy9_ZC2pHrSdaJa778o/s1600/z3.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Etf74yG7XIYWiNmYyESX5rN4EoMMSGDO79TlNeBApty0SyqeIln6k2WVUu8Vm4h_ilY0d_c1Y0sTNkYNYUZDf-cmmiLck2Fsqp1mlObjVJbc4Q6yWjDYJBnwa-IQsPwmEzi7lX-Bfag/s400/z6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493444656560248450" border="0" /></a> Willa, with the curls, is about Q's age, and Maisie two years older.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzh_ERyZc3XwQczRZ6KUj3awp3Anxrl7veE4ZLYmLB_8RP2_D0fiKEvSM-N__kJfm9C-1TtXT8DQFm4kg-_o7dA6b7EYYShth8yL0L4SGQu0bBG5T7ggbMCF1TFq6dO9tN_EVrualRHk8/s1600/z7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzh_ERyZc3XwQczRZ6KUj3awp3Anxrl7veE4ZLYmLB_8RP2_D0fiKEvSM-N__kJfm9C-1TtXT8DQFm4kg-_o7dA6b7EYYShth8yL0L4SGQu0bBG5T7ggbMCF1TFq6dO9tN_EVrualRHk8/s400/z7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493444581756077202" border="0" /></a>Q got to show off her new tree swing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixDQbGCsVDgrdVOBfElQEGw3DUoiBpg9Cre-EJvfEy0Ey3xA8NpipnFi4nm5o5yQFX7KIwq9EshJVjEJUaKmJvvWo1VfIxGxTBu8nkZ587-dKznnsQpTDkra8PVntF2hLFYwOLeJv7Qb8/s1600/z8.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJhLvE73MmcDZVTBzyx3eFtM1gzD18Bt4yDSL7df1SLwv-3-BOCfk3uHxOUBi8I6TVZoKB0Qqwa8Vga2q6tjVkWUxyybbxiCEahtN2nnfkzUGzuQrlAeoe3NJ00xYqVMZdW-ePNL_7OY/s400/z10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493444335278449602" border="0" /></a>And we got to catch up with old friends under the apple tree, which is bearing more than it's share of fruit this year, after two fallow springs in a row.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSC9AYTgfIWJzu-l2cY5mUH4T1MSdJ24dbS71G0coC9cUXuIQPDHYYHZW8js4kY3gJq-aGTCsRVR23-5Ak-QmxIe-SdOG5ionOQ2ltn0dtZTTfI_97kqJwxlWYz_1CYPdYVBkVwMFq7Q/s1600/z11.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 347px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSC9AYTgfIWJzu-l2cY5mUH4T1MSdJ24dbS71G0coC9cUXuIQPDHYYHZW8js4kY3gJq-aGTCsRVR23-5Ak-QmxIe-SdOG5ionOQ2ltn0dtZTTfI_97kqJwxlWYz_1CYPdYVBkVwMFq7Q/s400/z11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493444097693084530" border="0" /></a>Since we don't often entertain, we had to improvise with various tables and chairs on the lawn, and the littles go their own table, which I think they quite enjoyed!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzZp-i_WYH0x-SuDTn9h1dMsA7qKiCsU-9WuAM8pnkjngiLsOYJ0iD9APn3sRN9ZVxQA3lWSkF91YEenQrGtYCvIS6DP_aBlVgFfVz4phz6t1WfMellF8ESHywbsS1KrN2tKhCsqniCM/s1600/z12.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzZp-i_WYH0x-SuDTn9h1dMsA7qKiCsU-9WuAM8pnkjngiLsOYJ0iD9APn3sRN9ZVxQA3lWSkF91YEenQrGtYCvIS6DP_aBlVgFfVz4phz6t1WfMellF8ESHywbsS1KrN2tKhCsqniCM/s400/z12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493444025844066146" border="0" /></a>Sometimes when you improvise, everything works out just fine.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RHHPbCMu7FHENTxglQV2NuyAu6OGwC_daLmjy1PQcFR9x77wStrdJWxJu7IkA7qnF2xXNoulNGpBcez_D3kTwyFs6xwxspfacSxARYVov_z5aGDCHIXPAATCMjVEpKOkJ66yP3BG2-A/s1600/z13.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RHHPbCMu7FHENTxglQV2NuyAu6OGwC_daLmjy1PQcFR9x77wStrdJWxJu7IkA7qnF2xXNoulNGpBcez_D3kTwyFs6xwxspfacSxARYVov_z5aGDCHIXPAATCMjVEpKOkJ66yP3BG2-A/s400/z13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493443948797221186" border="0" /></a>A lovely evening all around.Maiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149615417507090988noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852496254093254902.post-30389614074970292372010-07-06T22:43:00.001-07:002010-07-06T22:43:47.684-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Corner view: Saturday</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHFmc1nT5bl1Ch0Cevp6MSqGJTp8nJJ9EaBEXJrW4Lf2Q__Gc32s-cQ71J1nC7frwuPzDYiJ9T5mTguPvOGW2lbBTp1mz-EwetOwNcCE3uVX6I8aR2RlrWs54oKZPJelt08j3N6v0IRo4/s1600/m1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHFmc1nT5bl1Ch0Cevp6MSqGJTp8nJJ9EaBEXJrW4Lf2Q__Gc32s-cQ71J1nC7frwuPzDYiJ9T5mTguPvOGW2lbBTp1mz-EwetOwNcCE3uVX6I8aR2RlrWs54oKZPJelt08j3N6v0IRo4/s400/m1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491023399853746162" border="0" /></a>We did not intend to head into the mountains on a Saturday.<br /><br />As longtime residents of the highcountry, we are generally wise to the tides of humanity that flow in and out of the mountains on weekends and holidays. Generally, we avoid. But on this particular occasion my mum had just returned from her roadtrips through the desert, and we had only two weekend days on which to do the things we had been hoping to do as a family. So we packed our day trip bags, and headed for Saint Mary's Glacier with all of humanity.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJLVT-XjtwLvyuXsXZErSwHZidK8yE4YFm4eX6k9S0uKSE6pDbP-Y2hnV8V1Kj585GXl4tkWxRxR76ZyyEcNLQVbFHdUpRsoFn9AeKv5sJAlDTNAZbc7jPgYIKZqrL6dg0ZlPFHOk4tk/s1600/m2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJLVT-XjtwLvyuXsXZErSwHZidK8yE4YFm4eX6k9S0uKSE6pDbP-Y2hnV8V1Kj585GXl4tkWxRxR76ZyyEcNLQVbFHdUpRsoFn9AeKv5sJAlDTNAZbc7jPgYIKZqrL6dg0ZlPFHOk4tk/s400/m2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491023313657841986" border="0" /></a>Q preparing for the adventure (she still sometimes gets the wrong shoe on the wrong foot...but she figures it out eventually. Her independent streak has taken over, and she wants to do it "aaaall by" herself.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVy-KDiHhBfmbvkhVda6-dSe7vMNp_Zh2VUKcLhyphenhyphennnluALz1uq5dtMHmytGcFUp5ZlRTIJEyDQFwZUifXN7pecqlBicQaNGHhBVK6XM5PH1YtY5A-qQ0ezfs8ijrk8Ibo6-nmTQcpuVs/s1600/m3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVy-KDiHhBfmbvkhVda6-dSe7vMNp_Zh2VUKcLhyphenhyphennnluALz1uq5dtMHmytGcFUp5ZlRTIJEyDQFwZUifXN7pecqlBicQaNGHhBVK6XM5PH1YtY5A-qQ0ezfs8ijrk8Ibo6-nmTQcpuVs/s400/m3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491023237326388034" border="0" /></a>Mathilda in the back of the car, resigned to her fate. She's an especially good car dog (luckily for us) and doesn't get restless or carsick.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQNpPdP-lpsGaTozRMiuKLaWZZq54juWH3QAlAmSeu6WeLbdPI_h1wMeMYWm_LFyaYbIJGVtxK36yyO3OXTH3dzW9XS8Qoyj4byz5zKwFsZoImcNJYCgzTD8xchieVO29uwaggg1RKh9M/s1600/m5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQNpPdP-lpsGaTozRMiuKLaWZZq54juWH3QAlAmSeu6WeLbdPI_h1wMeMYWm_LFyaYbIJGVtxK36yyO3OXTH3dzW9XS8Qoyj4byz5zKwFsZoImcNJYCgzTD8xchieVO29uwaggg1RKh9M/s400/m5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491023149849572514" border="0" /></a>Q, already pushing naptime as we set out on our journey.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsjaTwTaGAeku0-Vj6mocwoO9O2rr0Bl834HMarZvLMh_umnUFHP6WxfYUVwrt9SFqNacbq8dkyWU397gspDazujpB4OhYosXIIKvNLLbJffZNC1OCT4vMmzcVK1y5M_dw3z9EyJTSCg/s1600/m6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsjaTwTaGAeku0-Vj6mocwoO9O2rr0Bl834HMarZvLMh_umnUFHP6WxfYUVwrt9SFqNacbq8dkyWU397gspDazujpB4OhYosXIIKvNLLbJffZNC1OCT4vMmzcVK1y5M_dw3z9EyJTSCg/s400/m6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491023036018866194" border="0" /></a>We stopped off in the historic mining town of Idaho Springs for handmade chocolates and a break from long hours in the car.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bA6Ba1e7IdBcNkHVUad0bd8KI7VefV7Hn8-9qGiJ2VauTofTRv3Vj0EMNqWo8dobIZhKKMN4wI3rKlMMvSivEQMc3MnFiVIBtdrkjQrmIw0Iwv1U1oMgJwspMAllOAyBE458JZyH8O8/s1600/m7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bA6Ba1e7IdBcNkHVUad0bd8KI7VefV7Hn8-9qGiJ2VauTofTRv3Vj0EMNqWo8dobIZhKKMN4wI3rKlMMvSivEQMc3MnFiVIBtdrkjQrmIw0Iwv1U1oMgJwspMAllOAyBE458JZyH8O8/s400/m7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491022917511231938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2BigbANOX4aICkNTrANuChaHRGZAUi-xbAJIX3cuCQ6kDwq1dZa5SPanNcMAILIc1K21K5fQoX9MXunPJ4gTfa6IMmi9SMWoLMpVtnJWT12df6jBuUb0NdfxnGj9zjgfZMrsWmAr2S2o/s1600/m8.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2BigbANOX4aICkNTrANuChaHRGZAUi-xbAJIX3cuCQ6kDwq1dZa5SPanNcMAILIc1K21K5fQoX9MXunPJ4gTfa6IMmi9SMWoLMpVtnJWT12df6jBuUb0NdfxnGj9zjgfZMrsWmAr2S2o/s400/m8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491022827721027618" border="0" /></a>Idaho Springs is a lovely town full of independent coffee shops, wrought-iron railings, quaint churches and well-kept Victorian houses. At Christmas, every jewel-like Victorian is strung with elaborate lights that set the snowy nights aglow. In summer, the picket fences and iron railings are twined with a fairytale array of climbing roses and vigorous columbine.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtYjDwEtGIag5o0ooLSzBx_Z6DSXl099sVcquolqeLwuGPJxMXwiDt6fxg-N14BxOV6Wi5slzc459UzxSQncPSTZTvSmTaHJ52wGeFwnvnyNNAaXBeR2hv9vgfMGJnevNF-PAEUPmoo4/s1600/m9.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtYjDwEtGIag5o0ooLSzBx_Z6DSXl099sVcquolqeLwuGPJxMXwiDt6fxg-N14BxOV6Wi5slzc459UzxSQncPSTZTvSmTaHJ52wGeFwnvnyNNAaXBeR2hv9vgfMGJnevNF-PAEUPmoo4/s400/m9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491022731677120242" border="0" /></a>The hairpin road that leads to St. Mary's terminates in a clear alpine lake, popular for fishing and summer cabins. From there, one finds the trail that winds through boulders and skree to the glacier itself.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBZCo68Rk_UDei36YZQI51ORdv683e-KScCXMFQ9myaTrTHK5CyPXx7KPCpVpCdrI9yhwh0VkQ0DblL6KjPOHmxygtVfPGTzQ0HZAZtH3Ov9d5k0agX-U6Dxk6LISIfvjoSvzYdMuH4g/s1600/m10.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPBZCo68Rk_UDei36YZQI51ORdv683e-KScCXMFQ9myaTrTHK5CyPXx7KPCpVpCdrI9yhwh0VkQ0DblL6KjPOHmxygtVfPGTzQ0HZAZtH3Ov9d5k0agX-U6Dxk6LISIfvjoSvzYdMuH4g/s400/m10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491022650580949634" border="0" /></a>Q has up until now been a big fan of riding everywhere on her papa's shoulders or her mommy's hip. This was her first time making the entire hike on her own two feet, and she did an admirable job, especially at high altitude.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4A5EQKmCBHZenQShvaSIUTuQS5BYAibJ-pup0aGfD2SGL5pIuxSyDe_2fIU1ckPiJYF9UWusYTBFbASGuL_yvwt7qCbsr4L8iYv0-X5dF3t71fnxQJkbxW1NKwhAZKf7JrVuhMw3VM_A/s1600/m11.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4A5EQKmCBHZenQShvaSIUTuQS5BYAibJ-pup0aGfD2SGL5pIuxSyDe_2fIU1ckPiJYF9UWusYTBFbASGuL_yvwt7qCbsr4L8iYv0-X5dF3t71fnxQJkbxW1NKwhAZKf7JrVuhMw3VM_A/s400/m11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491022563232697058" border="0" /></a>Taking water from daddy's Camelback, a trick she learned just recently on her first camping trip to the Great Sand Dunes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5MfIA5wIlxepZ94IGAdK9uD1ZsDowWCai4MqeniEP2Dekq78dJi_YO1mzyiwMIKP9xnuBx8KkbF-shBCugocr7bBu3-QeLhtyhSmBfWrGAEACkERMwXTglniTnl2g2o-HApl15RhwhE/s1600/m12.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5MfIA5wIlxepZ94IGAdK9uD1ZsDowWCai4MqeniEP2Dekq78dJi_YO1mzyiwMIKP9xnuBx8KkbF-shBCugocr7bBu3-QeLhtyhSmBfWrGAEACkERMwXTglniTnl2g2o-HApl15RhwhE/s400/m12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491022483662167778" border="0" /></a>Topping out at the lake that lies, indigo and tranquil, at the foot of the glacier.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuomg9DXKBB9t46oj3sGx6vF958VlUJJ13I-1I-vSwRuKEM0-zwBY6Sj3ozwO9sV-qyfZM1w-YB0zlTrCixos4H2woGEx8cnkqzqnh3mg21CJBWIfqA-hvRkoCTcNFoILAuwTMIzKfLkk/s1600/m13.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuomg9DXKBB9t46oj3sGx6vF958VlUJJ13I-1I-vSwRuKEM0-zwBY6Sj3ozwO9sV-qyfZM1w-YB0zlTrCixos4H2woGEx8cnkqzqnh3mg21CJBWIfqA-hvRkoCTcNFoILAuwTMIzKfLkk/s400/m13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491022409815000514" border="0" /></a>Dipping tired feet in the icy water.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZKnsZJv3FdfHg6xBOmypmcRMxAy1yK8f4nYihSTe5968cGM-TXIVnFFsg4X6Tsj6FwafCw1Q2zfkwIfn9IzkmgISp2oV2ePsgiw7LFiQBw7tkQu01ejvpdtCyajfNyKpVFnQ9KZFLyM/s1600/m14.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZKnsZJv3FdfHg6xBOmypmcRMxAy1yK8f4nYihSTe5968cGM-TXIVnFFsg4X6Tsj6FwafCw1Q2zfkwIfn9IzkmgISp2oV2ePsgiw7LFiQBw7tkQu01ejvpdtCyajfNyKpVFnQ9KZFLyM/s400/m14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491022339496214674" border="0" /></a>My mum photographing the deep blue Colorado skies over the lake.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdK41cB5ucpyMbmRrIFceL7U5Kt12dyimoolQSdwdR4zHF5hjcs0QLrYc0DlkeBJAeM2YWTnVyL5B4wwDQzgEEWqze2i0cxDoMdzlr9BFsGPeeUeknXtnB9oQrI3Kzviicgu0azfXESxg/s1600/m15.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdK41cB5ucpyMbmRrIFceL7U5Kt12dyimoolQSdwdR4zHF5hjcs0QLrYc0DlkeBJAeM2YWTnVyL5B4wwDQzgEEWqze2i0cxDoMdzlr9BFsGPeeUeknXtnB9oQrI3Kzviicgu0azfXESxg/s400/m15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491022261232655922" border="0" /></a>Q taking a snack break on the pebbled shore.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5dvwVQhYwBucwcmRZIpXX0M0Esw5qnLYhi2XeW2vKqgQIsVUgJ-GnsE4i116oXeFWqRX8i-k-Ts_bh9I-pauLLDAFxUctit51g8_AVno1PWDihl1AE4sOzHF-7Snqfln265-YQ-sJ4s/s1600/m16.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRh7EFiQcLdCC1qKSmypRRJouzz4Pks__GUVuaEs4MLPR1LgIvlUp_wqnXkSzg7yKcc5461pvs6k4BowItbio1HyTLzInihBB_Cot51WIghvuCyGmaxU1GSlMlF_6mjjPSAnThnXXto5A/s400/m18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491022022690515810" border="0" /></a>Headed back down, we share the trail with shorts-clad hikers who have climbed the glacier with their powder skies on their backs for the sake of a brief run back down through early-summer corn snow.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjHukFNUeHw-3zWVtz8M4YnLZqOexQ3cZ94d6VeC4xqg03j7wQZf1_by20BQO6MptRMjBfkQlu7TqzQlvysqzilXfS0ug43D5_SyudkN3_-0jbrq5QoaTZylPUmwUOntJaWok4aMgSVg/s1600/m19.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjHukFNUeHw-3zWVtz8M4YnLZqOexQ3cZ94d6VeC4xqg03j7wQZf1_by20BQO6MptRMjBfkQlu7TqzQlvysqzilXfS0ug43D5_SyudkN3_-0jbrq5QoaTZylPUmwUOntJaWok4aMgSVg/s400/m19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491021935032768370" border="0" /></a>By the time we made our return trek, the skies had begun to menace with afternoon thunderstorms.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aj72JZMfq_0uhrUi3j2tQ8iVWggs44fQQ59_7Klz8BXi8gnIZWC6c-usfVyK_kiqfQB93Ojt7_EHOOpIUTSs3cSMzmLKbCUrujAXk6ouur_DI13dmX4LCRKLvvK4UGpqiMZKwgnUpX0/s1600/m20.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aj72JZMfq_0uhrUi3j2tQ8iVWggs44fQQ59_7Klz8BXi8gnIZWC6c-usfVyK_kiqfQB93Ojt7_EHOOpIUTSs3cSMzmLKbCUrujAXk6ouur_DI13dmX4LCRKLvvK4UGpqiMZKwgnUpX0/s400/m20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491021810238820978" border="0" /></a>And Q, worn out from her first serious hike...the sun...the snow...had passed out cold on my shoulder.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuaqwRWEHXXtUbACea-TtYGCCotJUu4e-opC5jrlMOUMZuitwUrSsiR1f0wS-53ZW_6diydft-e2UhVR_HGYBBrDrLRJowfG0CAgOthqvN4GZH5dDfgBmXQHNAgBJB4eF8QDbS-zio4MY/s1600/m21.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuaqwRWEHXXtUbACea-TtYGCCotJUu4e-opC5jrlMOUMZuitwUrSsiR1f0wS-53ZW_6diydft-e2UhVR_HGYBBrDrLRJowfG0CAgOthqvN4GZH5dDfgBmXQHNAgBJB4eF8QDbS-zio4MY/s400/m21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491021753572593042" border="0" /></a>Sound asleep in her car seat for the journey back down the winding highways to lower altitudes, and home.Maiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149615417507090988noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852496254093254902.post-15898528886531247212010-07-04T21:55:00.000-07:002010-07-04T21:59:39.896-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRy-yYGZX55TKEOsmKUzneNao-zaUY5c9FIwQanFPGPSLCKFaNKbde8CuWag23RSZY22Q3aSoodjifEIEKgov0Ewc4_YKPSmFvyTA-i2sgeiA_CUcrXomRjIAHzDaT85SEOQfZfmid-An/s1600/IMG_0157.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRy-yYGZX55TKEOsmKUzneNao-zaUY5c9FIwQanFPGPSLCKFaNKbde8CuWag23RSZY22Q3aSoodjifEIEKgov0Ewc4_YKPSmFvyTA-i2sgeiA_CUcrXomRjIAHzDaT85SEOQfZfmid-An/s400/IMG_0157.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490282054296863218" border="0" /></a>Fourth of July...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwtT1r_bKmY0sRHhzABhvwkZ7Xg5kDnGdC4xf6bO3NMgPRCGOWdLXcoxBhd38ynw4ldVVIvbhMz-lmX-f5N7uJP1992H4Llw_kvYVssueIPimzl1qXYOhC06R5dRmnSUFzUVe7cHWk5U/s1600/41.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwtT1r_bKmY0sRHhzABhvwkZ7Xg5kDnGdC4xf6bO3NMgPRCGOWdLXcoxBhd38ynw4ldVVIvbhMz-lmX-f5N7uJP1992H4Llw_kvYVssueIPimzl1qXYOhC06R5dRmnSUFzUVe7cHWk5U/s400/41.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490280293813426418" border="0" /></a>Rain...rain...rain...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYKNaKnNt41MJWAvJB_TZDudW7pyI__1osX2EJ4k7J_usPM243NDS4vVI7-X3AR3yKIgznvfcnQ7Bs_jcmJhHXlJudw3ctH9yg2ybD4XlpUMqzG3w1bDubApYLcqw7njiw4Ddo6yIRGI/s1600/42.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYKNaKnNt41MJWAvJB_TZDudW7pyI__1osX2EJ4k7J_usPM243NDS4vVI7-X3AR3yKIgznvfcnQ7Bs_jcmJhHXlJudw3ctH9yg2ybD4XlpUMqzG3w1bDubApYLcqw7njiw4Ddo6yIRGI/s400/42.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490280238401844274" border="0" /></a>Chilly this evening under the towering, steel-grey thunderheads, headed us back from our plans for a drive-in movie tonight.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwAV_-jgd-ZruOqDK23R44Q8FsOhpCZAXjzc94RX-Pt2tcmfO1ArdoYP17SEQNYPUzPnhuzAfPwbyqiV2cIM8LYWhwdTX2ZBEhSfBOaz6fhhtwTbptC3p8c8QgYYv95aD78bFhPHP5ts/s1600/43.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwAV_-jgd-ZruOqDK23R44Q8FsOhpCZAXjzc94RX-Pt2tcmfO1ArdoYP17SEQNYPUzPnhuzAfPwbyqiV2cIM8LYWhwdTX2ZBEhSfBOaz6fhhtwTbptC3p8c8QgYYv95aD78bFhPHP5ts/s400/43.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490280179140433826" border="0" /></a>Fireworks rained out tonight while we ate sugar steaks and watched the lightening and hail.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioG7dMSioHONyVPd36-x4ss6I_7vJREddCsNBX3IPZaokmmy2kpQuT7_4jnwzfOHoPDsOIzHOX4ShDCVyEon0u2bQ5mzvXBXsBz7O64VMLbFa063d9n6eF_c9nrPGL1livkGb1ifwqyXo/s1600/44.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioG7dMSioHONyVPd36-x4ss6I_7vJREddCsNBX3IPZaokmmy2kpQuT7_4jnwzfOHoPDsOIzHOX4ShDCVyEon0u2bQ5mzvXBXsBz7O64VMLbFa063d9n6eF_c9nrPGL1livkGb1ifwqyXo/s400/44.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490280116952171794" border="0" /></a>Cool is a relief tonight after days of hot, humid temps.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGikkFeSoDXIbeJmuMqRYnPGyxgao7GfVPzdNN5P2zpwxgj0VGrADvBJtVIZFMRR4AeDnnJEHLtXBWvxobOBKZJ9-PD_O_Wh-Bkptzvd9yc2YG3P-bwZcFBeXlzOGp3Zw35SZ22fHJLU/s1600/45.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGikkFeSoDXIbeJmuMqRYnPGyxgao7GfVPzdNN5P2zpwxgj0VGrADvBJtVIZFMRR4AeDnnJEHLtXBWvxobOBKZJ9-PD_O_Wh-Bkptzvd9yc2YG3P-bwZcFBeXlzOGp3Zw35SZ22fHJLU/s400/45.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490280037820717426" border="0" /></a>Good thing we rode our bikes to Sloan's Lake last night for the early fireworks!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJY2PQweVcFrbhi-F_mGYOwNudXTFkdYqme7gI2QEyKbquDcqL3SL4vVZ-owlTUMz1DbqAYK2EzCqCmGlUuD21A6douj8-MVqjO4kLvCtB831y4D3-w6O7vpUZbaPhxApspOFcGX-YVu0/s1600/46.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJY2PQweVcFrbhi-F_mGYOwNudXTFkdYqme7gI2QEyKbquDcqL3SL4vVZ-owlTUMz1DbqAYK2EzCqCmGlUuD21A6douj8-MVqjO4kLvCtB831y4D3-w6O7vpUZbaPhxApspOFcGX-YVu0/s400/46.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490279961638454994" border="0" /></a>We didn't miss a thing.Maiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149615417507090988noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852496254093254902.post-79543674728148695912010-07-01T22:34:00.000-07:002010-07-01T22:35:10.244-07:00A transcendent evening<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yc05IzPB5Q5VbM6PaqgUQLNZ3MIbBM6uui94bdU-_biqq-xaJRbOWroGnHc8OiXhba7IA2Igr-dprHBQh5eamalRfAffvBfpRIxBmHiy5Vmzzsr9QlKfIcI2vbT1scubiVA-IzYKafs/s1600/f1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yc05IzPB5Q5VbM6PaqgUQLNZ3MIbBM6uui94bdU-_biqq-xaJRbOWroGnHc8OiXhba7IA2Igr-dprHBQh5eamalRfAffvBfpRIxBmHiy5Vmzzsr9QlKfIcI2vbT1scubiVA-IzYKafs/s400/f1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489176343087710530" border="0" /></a>We were out riding our bikes after dinner on a recent evening, and came across this field just before sunset.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMaCGoJxG24OM-XP51R9OPOhTmfmNKsxY2by00p0-VBUyl_zLLV_kOEaLMEpK-XIzRzxzU2D2XiDQ3O6sISErNsgiWKz_50chOBuyT-adL_fBnZ7rEByYoCOAL5Kjq4Ctt29L9TqGJSLU/s1600/f2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMaCGoJxG24OM-XP51R9OPOhTmfmNKsxY2by00p0-VBUyl_zLLV_kOEaLMEpK-XIzRzxzU2D2XiDQ3O6sISErNsgiWKz_50chOBuyT-adL_fBnZ7rEByYoCOAL5Kjq4Ctt29L9TqGJSLU/s400/f2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489176283258764786" border="0" /></a>The light was just so, looking back West toward the Rocky Mountains and the setting sun, and we had to leap off our bikes and take advantage of the moment.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEZPD5RZFgGqnQgmun8-cxEs1bsyzLlL7A_dLVLzow0Htn78ndKJITskwJLoZqefX5EYCrL4n3cwJAOB9u9uR2jF5xuXxkslee4PhC_iMx7mjhWTcqdmm5r8csL7NUQiHVMWU6AAH3C4/s1600/f3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEZPD5RZFgGqnQgmun8-cxEs1bsyzLlL7A_dLVLzow0Htn78ndKJITskwJLoZqefX5EYCrL4n3cwJAOB9u9uR2jF5xuXxkslee4PhC_iMx7mjhWTcqdmm5r8csL7NUQiHVMWU6AAH3C4/s400/f3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489176213650777282" border="0" /></a>The soft light can be deceptive, and the prickly things and thorns among the flowers took Q aback at first, but she quickly warmed to the occasion.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13onthgbW0GTYmZeduxzX5hhI7vXNdxqPS_a6llYM91AZTXYJbB71MpH1VcajG4_Oy-8d4q_m3lPZyGsgzgsJu-xDRhFAMyLKhHnBTtkBAP-aALNNDOdl-o2FwC_Q0omB6GQ9txXuvDc/s1600/f4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13onthgbW0GTYmZeduxzX5hhI7vXNdxqPS_a6llYM91AZTXYJbB71MpH1VcajG4_Oy-8d4q_m3lPZyGsgzgsJu-xDRhFAMyLKhHnBTtkBAP-aALNNDOdl-o2FwC_Q0omB6GQ9txXuvDc/s400/f4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489176137221567522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKImHznssJ4b1Aje6K51_zqfQgSjbuHHxMVc4i6A4Xn3bFfAbOuZfD5vSqcCfwQEX2yHwDts9AoE1FWUDhzo6QK7oUz-vGs9RzEM5_yzX5bQPvIQqcux4KHQTPMKlUrmC8uMyHcpIduHk/s1600/f5.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioB7Dn9zGGovKXOvQcm0Aa0YIaI99pPwxINplEIm2oqECXiaqb42lxpxG5CRi0H-Qlvthy43R-NIt-9wSWP74UB5pUZpytCcIUVZFRRLMGio9rxpamSVG-EijiUy9sadrYWqZdsws-OQ/s400/f7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489175938740649746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhc4WdiuS8iJ_NZBNLro9yfjtLdeXPBSPrqYSF0MdVvYmycwnJGY6KhQRU7kJ8my8En4BYU86v1670_ziCH2LQ65n7PEyC5MGFL5i5ML3Q7bElr1tfP0S2QyuGc4Wfo_sU_Sd3Vt1XrQ/s1600/f8.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhc4WdiuS8iJ_NZBNLro9yfjtLdeXPBSPrqYSF0MdVvYmycwnJGY6KhQRU7kJ8my8En4BYU86v1670_ziCH2LQ65n7PEyC5MGFL5i5ML3Q7bElr1tfP0S2QyuGc4Wfo_sU_Sd3Vt1XrQ/s400/f8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489175828449719762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5JadD8sbXfVG2NVNxUeKAH1GR3t7-zL-22Rf23D01hX3zA-E2WufI2LxdwrVllv3YDnp38es0dwEQ4I0j7jTs0SxYLXTr2PQIpHef3VM9htLh0GKzyLSYC9gQAXxjjTFrwws5CHD5SU/s1600/f9.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5JadD8sbXfVG2NVNxUeKAH1GR3t7-zL-22Rf23D01hX3zA-E2WufI2LxdwrVllv3YDnp38es0dwEQ4I0j7jTs0SxYLXTr2PQIpHef3VM9htLh0GKzyLSYC9gQAXxjjTFrwws5CHD5SU/s400/f9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489175738459769874" border="0" /></a>These moments of gratuitous beauty are elusive and fleeting. As is life, isn't it? Both elusive and fleeting...oh, much too fleeting. All the more reason to take advantage of every glorious moment that comes our way, don't you think?Maiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149615417507090988noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852496254093254902.post-66380605449289721322010-06-30T19:09:00.001-07:002010-06-30T19:09:53.807-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflNdkgjSQXeJZLA_L2NqTSAqA8it2INb-a5cc8LRP-K9sU3-PVXL7uzjekJ8x0LsRDpsSh-PGi8WmJKhDvjZr62MOm_EVqn-n7wtqECnPBMD8WJmHjyKkjxKiEnGiXPj6noRNrrn6ino/s1600/h1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflNdkgjSQXeJZLA_L2NqTSAqA8it2INb-a5cc8LRP-K9sU3-PVXL7uzjekJ8x0LsRDpsSh-PGi8WmJKhDvjZr62MOm_EVqn-n7wtqECnPBMD8WJmHjyKkjxKiEnGiXPj6noRNrrn6ino/s400/h1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488753417704047906" border="0" /></a>Summer evenings, chilled wine, dinners on patios...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRqU5LKszrA-uXpFU_k2gNDrZuklN4WVqd8XF5-yhxEQJ0-x7PiFM_HSuYnMlByx3kS2QiyANn5-p6IXHxcmYjDI1HW2L9G-ReR7YKFqU0mI8vJ3sSIfRyLmaio_Dzs50JIPBHJ2_3Hc/s1600/h2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRqU5LKszrA-uXpFU_k2gNDrZuklN4WVqd8XF5-yhxEQJ0-x7PiFM_HSuYnMlByx3kS2QiyANn5-p6IXHxcmYjDI1HW2L9G-ReR7YKFqU0mI8vJ3sSIfRyLmaio_Dzs50JIPBHJ2_3Hc/s400/h2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488753215590254594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2-s3alg96zTqVQTnUPqpbYRZCAdAoqPEx55D54Xo6dmkY7QQf85u8c775YRrBK2yAH8bUKBWxshwKwPOJCupzdmqs-RnAjHlPbFba0nihcUVTyxRd0rihwAkq1DoGDwUpuhylBV7KME/s1600/h3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2-s3alg96zTqVQTnUPqpbYRZCAdAoqPEx55D54Xo6dmkY7QQf85u8c775YRrBK2yAH8bUKBWxshwKwPOJCupzdmqs-RnAjHlPbFba0nihcUVTyxRd0rihwAkq1DoGDwUpuhylBV7KME/s400/h3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488753158009818690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH8F5Pd7Y1ubvLXuFqeCUfusMZAdZweHPx0nU9rVaTBa6eGo3quyQNhS0NzaWv5WEr_YdfmlkloLOk13fb9Zl4DP7ofYtquJ084sx6uAboaK7pl9NHUAXZ9bhfcVMgF363Ghwt1OM8WJI/s1600/h4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH8F5Pd7Y1ubvLXuFqeCUfusMZAdZweHPx0nU9rVaTBa6eGo3quyQNhS0NzaWv5WEr_YdfmlkloLOk13fb9Zl4DP7ofYtquJ084sx6uAboaK7pl9NHUAXZ9bhfcVMgF363Ghwt1OM8WJI/s400/h4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488753066290548178" border="0" /></a>...and two-year-olds who don't like to sit still...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDFoCP9VqnTuMLnG8W851Znkd1HNJQS0IuWVbgemO5Qlb-XI1-H_b_C7UERUhgQPw4trBXD5SOSDcZ5-cMdFwfM3UL6WUqCRXCsNkNvHOqEWRWbZfBh257d4YZf1T6OstNGgV5TY8Yy4/s1600/h5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDFoCP9VqnTuMLnG8W851Znkd1HNJQS0IuWVbgemO5Qlb-XI1-H_b_C7UERUhgQPw4trBXD5SOSDcZ5-cMdFwfM3UL6WUqCRXCsNkNvHOqEWRWbZfBh257d4YZf1T6OstNGgV5TY8Yy4/s400/h5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488753019609461554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprBjEwS7U8yat6LlI73YxooFiQBLwM9aurNwjlkBCHS2ZVjHNK2AgCqwCyjI1ZA92WlO6ZgePqOSDmF-RhKoArFbT3zEW_E2hg1nBGnfayBZaSnuaPcSvMosgFxN1QpgGa_Ft5iGjjPc/s1600/h7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgprBjEwS7U8yat6LlI73YxooFiQBLwM9aurNwjlkBCHS2ZVjHNK2AgCqwCyjI1ZA92WlO6ZgePqOSDmF-RhKoArFbT3zEW_E2hg1nBGnfayBZaSnuaPcSvMosgFxN1QpgGa_Ft5iGjjPc/s400/h7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488752961070432898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHtcRFi_tLHCQ0z6V_GuqlYOrTAEw0xpcV5ovqJHLBQUwK5ivoCiBPHvN70A27GN1O2ue7TYFKLNQkLQlvbWGf_Iub2-q97rpRhmKWw87U8zVlipk2FqyPCL2EwC25j5MmOgXIyhD_t8/s1600/h8.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHtcRFi_tLHCQ0z6V_GuqlYOrTAEw0xpcV5ovqJHLBQUwK5ivoCiBPHvN70A27GN1O2ue7TYFKLNQkLQlvbWGf_Iub2-q97rpRhmKWw87U8zVlipk2FqyPCL2EwC25j5MmOgXIyhD_t8/s400/h8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488752864622796146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://growingsnowflowers.etsy.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a></span>Maiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149615417507090988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852496254093254902.post-2134569966236200582010-06-29T21:29:00.000-07:002010-06-29T21:30:07.382-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Corner View:<span style="font-size:180%;"> summer</span>!</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7hlWMCddpwFA6RFhYtyN9syWV6Zjn8F87pVm7uaFEbsPD9vcbbd2qUMG_D-DesuBBCEZgRv_EX4r3iwx0HGeikxeHtNoeCbcUTB1NmZDryGA7AMO7nnG4yExyV0j4eoWf_CGaPHcrmMw/s1600/mumq.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7hlWMCddpwFA6RFhYtyN9syWV6Zjn8F87pVm7uaFEbsPD9vcbbd2qUMG_D-DesuBBCEZgRv_EX4r3iwx0HGeikxeHtNoeCbcUTB1NmZDryGA7AMO7nnG4yExyV0j4eoWf_CGaPHcrmMw/s400/mumq.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488417990020685218" border="0" /></a>My husband took these with my iPhone yesterday. I was in the midst of a heavy work day, unshowered and unkempt. But I came out to take a five minute break in the sun, warming Q up in the hammock after her long session in the pool. Raw and natural, I think these photos are a pure illustration of the word "summer".<br /><br />Stop by <a href="http://spaindaily.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jane's place</span></span></a> and visit the many other corner views around the world. Happy travels!Maiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149615417507090988noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852496254093254902.post-57776076670149431072010-06-28T22:24:00.001-07:002010-06-28T22:24:57.621-07:00Berry picking, spring storms, and family time...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZgoEj-2R18CuPyLfnNxKh3VmKLQjBI-n5yxYMmB922Jg3TOTEBRHxQwb9Y_jlJszK-0R3yBkGemad1zuK9LqTwYCnOVeAby1qaHqxj1J2bwfb2Rj9En6Ufq4VE-payQzsvSVgyKB2yA/s1600/b1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZgoEj-2R18CuPyLfnNxKh3VmKLQjBI-n5yxYMmB922Jg3TOTEBRHxQwb9Y_jlJszK-0R3yBkGemad1zuK9LqTwYCnOVeAby1qaHqxj1J2bwfb2Rj9En6Ufq4VE-payQzsvSVgyKB2yA/s400/b1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488057040609282178" border="0" /></a>Berry picking day at Berry Patch Farms in Brighton.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WZC1xL5xXLDdrV_ecxk8My9xtNFpcL0kPAkYOluSVZgpXA9BoZBOESVtxMfw_XgG6Nj5LOAvF90_UGvPnBZlzn2RxC3okSOsInfI2hrwzz8APbUacHwZJcxiFj7qFNWLmqB6xg8yEsU/s1600/b2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WZC1xL5xXLDdrV_ecxk8My9xtNFpcL0kPAkYOluSVZgpXA9BoZBOESVtxMfw_XgG6Nj5LOAvF90_UGvPnBZlzn2RxC3okSOsInfI2hrwzz8APbUacHwZJcxiFj7qFNWLmqB6xg8yEsU/s400/b2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488056962819354418" border="0" /></a>Q is a fan of chickens.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZT85ORPXIfPe6j_LTEm7tJ2XYajHrSfBjzaa54EnDRiZDoIkXDydSZLKatF4GLLe52W9q2oGkRVwlaUTiN7LO-1B-979_Rr62JktGYOCybjYvlQijbmhQbDouYbL5yA12R0C3wEj_rXM/s1600/b3.5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZT85ORPXIfPe6j_LTEm7tJ2XYajHrSfBjzaa54EnDRiZDoIkXDydSZLKatF4GLLe52W9q2oGkRVwlaUTiN7LO-1B-979_Rr62JktGYOCybjYvlQijbmhQbDouYbL5yA12R0C3wEj_rXM/s400/b3.5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488056888233535362" border="0" /></a>And strawberries.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxaLdXvLkGGwPn-HrSD_S-oGnW4-mbootooX3JNQfPZC8ktSsgZSTke6Sf43GIJwzpdXuDaeS6ins_hagWN_E2zvk2Rd7ZZmR_vMExVRfADhPPHa9uYHItFNVrIIvbcvMHelboHvHzPwI/s1600/b3.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2u8zVn5_lz6oSyJvvVdT1CO9c4uL7cBupnwZDvbkiol3IrftaIzbwpefrR12FSN4-hHwpB39LWp113059yy4hX71_vSuwvVzIpUOr95XL-sfeRVxmgoBSgWfRBU1kwjolJIJYoeZlENI/s400/b15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488055311377583122" border="0" /></a>Maiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149615417507090988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852496254093254902.post-51011079737435984352010-06-27T22:23:00.001-07:002010-06-27T22:23:56.423-07:00A small preview...Busy....Oh, so busy right now!!<br /><br />We have so much to share with you, but oh, so busy. If only there were more hours in the day! But I have so, so much to tell. Soon.<br /><br />In the meantime, I give you a few tastes of what you have to look forward to:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGI5kn20LfiyoI4gAvX3q0T6eQ698hFR0rVbX94Rys0lohpWdZPVfQbjrA2Pn-Nk_mJyLiXGD-B_x0YsnST9EVLki8vylrazIZM6JGDJQStSBqdCSPZC45FCgWN16iiwjzLEHUI2WXlI/s1600/IMG_0010.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 359px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGI5kn20LfiyoI4gAvX3q0T6eQ698hFR0rVbX94Rys0lohpWdZPVfQbjrA2Pn-Nk_mJyLiXGD-B_x0YsnST9EVLki8vylrazIZM6JGDJQStSBqdCSPZC45FCgWN16iiwjzLEHUI2WXlI/s400/IMG_0010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487689665227617938" border="0" /></a>Baby in a basket.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJx8w7JqO217ogLKNu7ElJeSoyd_m6nJMEL2kW1Fw_bTU3j5G1997O2oanXJwuH43rWTxOfxkBWK6E-kBrwuumtTVSYTz_zPKwnskAdp2IL56xMS25DMX_ENfsfX6aA1_lMsFmzH5MzE/s1600/DSC04413.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxJx8w7JqO217ogLKNu7ElJeSoyd_m6nJMEL2kW1Fw_bTU3j5G1997O2oanXJwuH43rWTxOfxkBWK6E-kBrwuumtTVSYTz_zPKwnskAdp2IL56xMS25DMX_ENfsfX6aA1_lMsFmzH5MzE/s400/DSC04413.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487689559937721890" border="0" /></a>Kool Kat on a train with her Ah-pah.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEgmTQh22JfHaJNHrLIubH3yGyfuENuLC9hQByCpk87tktmvh4t9BfiAmTGDVu3N5s_DZPaQ9J6pmE63glwel6iDWZrBi9hfXQwPoFDZsWDYzPaFvu25AHG3i_pII2-EPJdt2u2jFeM8/s1600/IMG_0018.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEgmTQh22JfHaJNHrLIubH3yGyfuENuLC9hQByCpk87tktmvh4t9BfiAmTGDVu3N5s_DZPaQ9J6pmE63glwel6iDWZrBi9hfXQwPoFDZsWDYzPaFvu25AHG3i_pII2-EPJdt2u2jFeM8/s400/IMG_0018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487689385780894034" border="0" /></a>St. Mary's Glacier (looks like Q had nefarious plans for my hat, doesn't it?)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1lavHkXriu_8faV1LXt0ha71MdVklm6uLF0BlyC4xPSQrEK4Wo33WWKt9Eej0rxhI2rWJ8AdUH84xVt-t2-goHi0Rlmn-GgfM1Wi0Ui6sT1RSVfySYYJoNkrrss-aIO03HNqjV5TMfYs/s1600/IMG_0007.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1lavHkXriu_8faV1LXt0ha71MdVklm6uLF0BlyC4xPSQrEK4Wo33WWKt9Eej0rxhI2rWJ8AdUH84xVt-t2-goHi0Rlmn-GgfM1Wi0Ui6sT1RSVfySYYJoNkrrss-aIO03HNqjV5TMfYs/s400/IMG_0007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487689291516603938" border="0" /></a>Oh, and it's daisy season!! I love daisy season.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XiMN8eCUVaiDs0b5N1FHEqR-qoT22Flf9BoF4eoMIc6qL48najIseCUggTO3N5HydC7XVTDdJ1ji5hDYwczXR8RzXvDsNi06MLRWbkoqDOxyN-DUlRgUHiOnrzokkuhJ42SMEDyv3Ig/s1600/L1050979.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XiMN8eCUVaiDs0b5N1FHEqR-qoT22Flf9BoF4eoMIc6qL48najIseCUggTO3N5HydC7XVTDdJ1ji5hDYwczXR8RzXvDsNi06MLRWbkoqDOxyN-DUlRgUHiOnrzokkuhJ42SMEDyv3Ig/s400/L1050979.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487689170262325986" border="0" /></a>Strawberry picking!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpO3Pg1hFflNeNanOdT6IynHcT7tC9eRBm10Jzjg9wP0X93qrMpQWQbQQvWkp2qihwP1ywGinLtPlOIjVBnKSHGosvfPeLnwo6mgekK1F9HgF_BskI93PakY8_-L-29fTVvWRdwZ-eOBA/s1600/IMG_0065.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpO3Pg1hFflNeNanOdT6IynHcT7tC9eRBm10Jzjg9wP0X93qrMpQWQbQQvWkp2qihwP1ywGinLtPlOIjVBnKSHGosvfPeLnwo6mgekK1F9HgF_BskI93PakY8_-L-29fTVvWRdwZ-eOBA/s400/IMG_0065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487689003805480466" border="0" /></a>Neighborhood walks (plus, she is so cute it kills me!).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sZdypgL8_euhllqe_hHY9TVeJahMzSmwmxMQySluuJrTp1pgBc5IrqEqLljTydivthIBIsZ2f7yGdvGNvmUTyGl76fO1AHXxA82bSSTC84e_W2reSdLug_pp8MKUelarf2nZhalQ7yo/s1600/IMG_0071.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sZdypgL8_euhllqe_hHY9TVeJahMzSmwmxMQySluuJrTp1pgBc5IrqEqLljTydivthIBIsZ2f7yGdvGNvmUTyGl76fO1AHXxA82bSSTC84e_W2reSdLug_pp8MKUelarf2nZhalQ7yo/s400/IMG_0071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487688936878105794" border="0" /></a>Did I mention it's daisy season?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCvub-Tx_nBZmr3TvHOTChaiDF4GAdYsq_piOSn00zfq33dRWH79zYroAPvFILA55z6Hb2GqgBRksGD4F8TI0XmCU9dUOY4jgECr73-sop29DCsE5wh5Pdc2mwC5EWZt6ekPjfGtD34UY/s1600/L1060055.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCvub-Tx_nBZmr3TvHOTChaiDF4GAdYsq_piOSn00zfq33dRWH79zYroAPvFILA55z6Hb2GqgBRksGD4F8TI0XmCU9dUOY4jgECr73-sop29DCsE5wh5Pdc2mwC5EWZt6ekPjfGtD34UY/s400/L1060055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487688830273387570" border="0" /></a>Long, long, action-packed days in the sun.<br /><br />Until soon! oxMaiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149615417507090988noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852496254093254902.post-85515263122534357992010-06-26T21:33:00.001-07:002010-06-26T21:33:28.760-07:00Camping photos from the Great Sand Dunes by Mike and my mum:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNhP9XfTunrZlC2sLi-pg9Qyd7mQk-Jr0klyyJYwbrPwfA1tP9_xk3NA7TKCmBSzVfVswEPFu6GGc4jpoUTntgA-0WcWxG9xb_RN3tR1zdqCMc2bHCeOJQy4CojVIgAlTre7v5NiurEg/s1600/d1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNhP9XfTunrZlC2sLi-pg9Qyd7mQk-Jr0klyyJYwbrPwfA1tP9_xk3NA7TKCmBSzVfVswEPFu6GGc4jpoUTntgA-0WcWxG9xb_RN3tR1zdqCMc2bHCeOJQy4CojVIgAlTre7v5NiurEg/s400/d1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487305553326233362" border="0" /></a>There was a forest fire raging just three draws away from their campground...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-zMrTuyhSO746DdvOM9vo-xMCi6X5PnmLMp6e1m3IMkhjlBNMIDisv2_gP_PnDSlbGih8oHBVZejmH9TcoVlGuc7ukDiSQF3H8YuVbefui6LQwnN-qyaTNaOCHEo87g7Pi00QXEzO8X4/s1600/d2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-zMrTuyhSO746DdvOM9vo-xMCi6X5PnmLMp6e1m3IMkhjlBNMIDisv2_gP_PnDSlbGih8oHBVZejmH9TcoVlGuc7ukDiSQF3H8YuVbefui6LQwnN-qyaTNaOCHEo87g7Pi00QXEzO8X4/s400/d2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487305504107919458" border="0" /></a>...but it didn't stop the girls from having their fun.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNfG22aZmwpwj787Ibvx_SZZzsWYpFKwkX-eGL1M3ALVSBGude0bnq9Pdz1k-pa6qt_hUk9wvMXzgjz9KWXbZ0VzU384SXGKIA6MKyr2QfvBfovV0Soa8uoB3LFxcidJh6_pFvW1STnXA/s1600/d3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNfG22aZmwpwj787Ibvx_SZZzsWYpFKwkX-eGL1M3ALVSBGude0bnq9Pdz1k-pa6qt_hUk9wvMXzgjz9KWXbZ0VzU384SXGKIA6MKyr2QfvBfovV0Soa8uoB3LFxcidJh6_pFvW1STnXA/s400/d3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487305455677610178" border="0" /></a>Q digging in the sand with her cousin Victoria.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc57cYyzKhx0XT0k9y1A869rz3XRvOfTr5ZkXltQDh3B-5oxwWbqB9s57sJ2_WYW2VX3V-UlQru3CeAsl4uz-4qsROLMt5YQy4lo5v0UgC46jOEzVGHshawcpCuFfVYkO0qdq7G96laZw/s1600/d4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc57cYyzKhx0XT0k9y1A869rz3XRvOfTr5ZkXltQDh3B-5oxwWbqB9s57sJ2_WYW2VX3V-UlQru3CeAsl4uz-4qsROLMt5YQy4lo5v0UgC46jOEzVGHshawcpCuFfVYkO0qdq7G96laZw/s400/d4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487305385263992130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9EkJ8DKxZfdqUBXM2KqqJetTawhUDwSMJZ4DWP4vB6yJDHZm2HJoUDZboggJjiJt4Ypy3x1JJsscsy_kMFFs7FzNXzOM0JprLdbKCobfxkBysIvaQti9xmqEnysM1Ht4DBPRc6jWGDPU/s1600/d5.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistBxTKes2Li8mXxZNS0APc1oS-_Rw5zxdxXKx7-9hB6BVLLyojG7QcyWDLqehufsQgnVuxHazQE7L-CzxSN9s6q54B-2Xn0N7nx6rm0mv4UWghr3guuvkEx2G4-pS71hi89IsixNMdzI/s400/d7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487305218991893490" border="0" /></a>Q and her LaoLao.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNt8wrd5_IXNajr0Nvjad1TR-E5Kzwf2xS3POZ7OHpn9sT_jwT7f3t0YLcAed6Usw0B8_yvOSdKD6vFwtYmkxmTixYspkTB4PBYuLrZWnmW2IOSK-FYfRfF5Vh9CtDeVelwDYtaqf4Qg/s1600/d8.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNt8wrd5_IXNajr0Nvjad1TR-E5Kzwf2xS3POZ7OHpn9sT_jwT7f3t0YLcAed6Usw0B8_yvOSdKD6vFwtYmkxmTixYspkTB4PBYuLrZWnmW2IOSK-FYfRfF5Vh9CtDeVelwDYtaqf4Qg/s400/d8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487305065815944690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijY82oKwvkYjXPMTU3Zlf0dPojrxy8IiAoOe9Uwc76o0XvVby6wY_wVaOpAm5xw0NAYc7EufaJDSntkudH_3_tEZ1bcvqbaKVTBfWxYBf6pEJNnaCURXhyphenhyphenBrTYK5ighNHuDCjpHNvn4gQ/s1600/d9.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsnifpILC3fCvSmvfPzyIHRrkG5fzosPZcO6P2Mj5UMYJocx854Fuk5ZxWdnf0dDPAPILqXWHHebZ6EdS_7fN4RXUkzhH2TS55YCePG-lNeYJ08ZTxgl0_cdvev2eI82f7yMyJv6WFGI/s400/d11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487304799463600146" border="0" /></a>In the evenings, the sky looked like this...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmK8HDhHzKo2ngLqte5qV_edy5PYSIlnBdCpQGPG7Vg93v-SBQG6YnEgUoI9j7eI9YJut-AAUlTUV2Wd_mcgKfWaM_Xr4L9oSDknWJi1Sm-B_Gnvv2pyFLDUH_-AI9xXEWiLZMKjBlVgk/s1600/d12.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmK8HDhHzKo2ngLqte5qV_edy5PYSIlnBdCpQGPG7Vg93v-SBQG6YnEgUoI9j7eI9YJut-AAUlTUV2Wd_mcgKfWaM_Xr4L9oSDknWJi1Sm-B_Gnvv2pyFLDUH_-AI9xXEWiLZMKjBlVgk/s400/d12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487304726793982802" border="0" /></a>...and like this.Maiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149615417507090988noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852496254093254902.post-87913980020763738432010-06-22T12:15:00.001-07:002010-06-22T12:15:41.758-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9tQ29zt1Vnz42tMF1fhA7uylNhqvwZjShdGQxCC0Pk8na4mUqanDfhWaAbSiBFhayJP5X_l2jl9QhyiO5wCna3G2tYbFQwn5j1L3XHtZyG0ZUpW1tywSTEENRdy3cQCDw_5W3OFn7mg/s1600/d1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9tQ29zt1Vnz42tMF1fhA7uylNhqvwZjShdGQxCC0Pk8na4mUqanDfhWaAbSiBFhayJP5X_l2jl9QhyiO5wCna3G2tYbFQwn5j1L3XHtZyG0ZUpW1tywSTEENRdy3cQCDw_5W3OFn7mg/s400/d1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485672723008645970" border="0" /></a>On a recent Saturday morning, I was walking the puppy the ten blocks between our house and the coffee shop when, winding our way among a narrowing aisle of hedge roses and yard sale trinkets, I spotted these...<br /><br />Shining in the clear yellow of the morning sun, a glossy blue and red drumset that reminded me of some bright dream from my childhood, maybe re-runs of Josie and the Pussycats, or the Partridge Family, who knows.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbXyWesbVjqfI1uKG1eaBikqrWR99avejYPQytDMnAIyQNcOdNGsOzCZidFtZ975nzLHCgCYDIsGQ8Q1W-fdv9GkFNHH-9D3r9x9bKJeJ3V89F-mwc_EgFPEqJA77G6szEpR_WFNYsuE/s1600/d2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 337px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbXyWesbVjqfI1uKG1eaBikqrWR99avejYPQytDMnAIyQNcOdNGsOzCZidFtZ975nzLHCgCYDIsGQ8Q1W-fdv9GkFNHH-9D3r9x9bKJeJ3V89F-mwc_EgFPEqJA77G6szEpR_WFNYsuE/s400/d2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485672664142377202" border="0" /></a>I don't usually stop at yard sales because, I mean, let's face it: really we need less "things" in our home, not more! So Mathilda and I kept our heads straight and our noses high and walked on by.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaA2wCX3_v2OqIwd1yph6GDa06uU2x5cg6JhTEaZGdO2ft2EcyfnpVdbsEvGU3Wsc2rw3q-naF8TZsMKBfDVxO5sPpCgNgJeopH_BCW2mUsnuerh4f2Qwt9feh8YA9ABCwMFwZCcnh3IM/s1600/d3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 335px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaA2wCX3_v2OqIwd1yph6GDa06uU2x5cg6JhTEaZGdO2ft2EcyfnpVdbsEvGU3Wsc2rw3q-naF8TZsMKBfDVxO5sPpCgNgJeopH_BCW2mUsnuerh4f2Qwt9feh8YA9ABCwMFwZCcnh3IM/s400/d3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485672557995048802" border="0" /></a>All the way to the coffee shop, however, I kept seeing that drum set gleaming in the sun.<br /><br />Here's the other thing: when Q came home, my husband specifically forbade me to bring home a drum set. Guitars were OK, all manner of flutes and whistles, even maracas, but not drums.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjH24oHRvMa9Vl7LzjSkUN9wLY1Jv5rS0BpB1vhZA-xWF4eFCYaF8i4Q5B8aoxX8VafobSbS_aSoWr2l-b2g1jv86b4uuO9jzc31H3kmkBpFqtdykpNTAMJZavsnkpQQ2fvxi-KUcxCVQ/s1600/d4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 330px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjH24oHRvMa9Vl7LzjSkUN9wLY1Jv5rS0BpB1vhZA-xWF4eFCYaF8i4Q5B8aoxX8VafobSbS_aSoWr2l-b2g1jv86b4uuO9jzc31H3kmkBpFqtdykpNTAMJZavsnkpQQ2fvxi-KUcxCVQ/s400/d4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485672497601582898" border="0" /></a>Not drums.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61ddPKqayOlp5qFAouwfJ9ANxBAYdPC498NhplD4JRBepqogg6tlyh61qXWvu3CoSJVcwxW_Pf51Z4iHTGD3hABEiBR3pQjrB0QG-eyeL3eAa_i3u2S7rfvFPZ-_-aMDFf_h305tNjSQ/s1600/d5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61ddPKqayOlp5qFAouwfJ9ANxBAYdPC498NhplD4JRBepqogg6tlyh61qXWvu3CoSJVcwxW_Pf51Z4iHTGD3hABEiBR3pQjrB0QG-eyeL3eAa_i3u2S7rfvFPZ-_-aMDFf_h305tNjSQ/s400/d5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485672437168315938" border="0" /></a>As Mattie and I headed home with our coffee, I spotted the drums again, still there on the grass. The young man, seated in a rickety chair next to a table full of dusty and well-loved horse figurines, mounted soldiers, remote control cars and the like, wore thick Harry Potter glasses and a faux-fur tophat with stars emblazoned on it. He looked up at me gravely as I passed. He was maybe nine years old.<br /><br />"Cute dog," he said politely.<br /><br />"Thank you," I said. "How much for the drums?"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YbYre-y8i-MGdDXZAtlu66hyDNurvf_aQ5Qsz3-_36nIUX_n8CxNtdssgqg4ObkEezzN32WyOxTzC3Cx-UKP8CoESyrJNI_SOUKhsdmfJ4PmwIDf0p1wsNfwyYCAIM-xyp6XV40xP2c/s1600/d6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YbYre-y8i-MGdDXZAtlu66hyDNurvf_aQ5Qsz3-_36nIUX_n8CxNtdssgqg4ObkEezzN32WyOxTzC3Cx-UKP8CoESyrJNI_SOUKhsdmfJ4PmwIDf0p1wsNfwyYCAIM-xyp6XV40xP2c/s400/d6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485672382065314834" border="0" /></a>I walked Mathilda home and, studiously avoiding eye contact with my husband, grabbed some spare bills and the car keys.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaS7SDvtmiAMP3FWEClA2gw_scPfexkAloijbhz2ROj5nhB8mXZenjC7KD_AAjun85sW7Xbjh7eNztsLqFise_Eg1Ya4ShDLrc5ERywVz2ZQ6cxAaErJ04uwKrgi857IgQcafltnQwFnM/s1600/d7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaS7SDvtmiAMP3FWEClA2gw_scPfexkAloijbhz2ROj5nhB8mXZenjC7KD_AAjun85sW7Xbjh7eNztsLqFise_Eg1Ya4ShDLrc5ERywVz2ZQ6cxAaErJ04uwKrgi857IgQcafltnQwFnM/s400/d7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485672252784506546" border="0" /></a>The drum set is well-loved, beaten like worked copper by the pitter-patter of so many little drumsticks. The high-hat is a little wonky, and one of the toms keeps falling off. But Q loves it. Talk about more bang for your buck! All in all I'd say it's about the best four bucks I ever spent.Maiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149615417507090988noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852496254093254902.post-29247370736969156622010-06-20T21:20:00.001-07:002010-06-20T21:20:47.595-07:00How we celebrated...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96lnHpICOYH4Q345vlJs4l45p_oo6cyhlwzSf_8zlKR67Q5lgGL9cE_kCfwoaHU57NIcJRc3_13rJSBb3TqLALVwiWjE7js5M501DNf6qJ0ohPr7fO9kdotC8gx0vy2zpBoQfPcIbzTs/s1600/f1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96lnHpICOYH4Q345vlJs4l45p_oo6cyhlwzSf_8zlKR67Q5lgGL9cE_kCfwoaHU57NIcJRc3_13rJSBb3TqLALVwiWjE7js5M501DNf6qJ0ohPr7fO9kdotC8gx0vy2zpBoQfPcIbzTs/s400/f1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485067850192676642" border="0" /></a>...the first half of our father's day weekend.<br /><br />The Highlands Square festival, which we have missed every year since we moved to Denver. This year, we made up for it by going twice in one day...pre-nap and again post-nap, when the mood was much different than it had been in the morning!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihF6c7iW8vlRE26YgFvIyMLGJpuMPCFwaWmNC9JdnwcPA3iS20wQwjQ6bCn9SsIGPx4AKrsXAv4v52TW4Yi45ya-8j403FxZARgXRNYkvRvRzATFDNn7f_k2Y5x-umVWTX2DetqrrdlO8/s1600/f2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihF6c7iW8vlRE26YgFvIyMLGJpuMPCFwaWmNC9JdnwcPA3iS20wQwjQ6bCn9SsIGPx4AKrsXAv4v52TW4Yi45ya-8j403FxZARgXRNYkvRvRzATFDNn7f_k2Y5x-umVWTX2DetqrrdlO8/s400/f2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485067789897199602" border="0" /></a>Q was thrilled and amazed to find a booth with her music teacher in it, and all the instruments she likes to play on Thursday mornings at Music Together.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHO5ju4U0v1RdcAEV-JrTcN9z7AYYOQultfhxVsXJ52WPiclWia6njb6tQ3JdzhorBxQYdV9tjfvc5cKFmrNpt6-C3LyC4qc4arjMoaJw_Rl6h2EtQt03AVusofvLshgm_fztPfIkn4k/s1600/f3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHO5ju4U0v1RdcAEV-JrTcN9z7AYYOQultfhxVsXJ52WPiclWia6njb6tQ3JdzhorBxQYdV9tjfvc5cKFmrNpt6-C3LyC4qc4arjMoaJw_Rl6h2EtQt03AVusofvLshgm_fztPfIkn4k/s400/f3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485067701525832994" border="0" /></a>If you wondered about the mysterious red Mustang in my last post: no, daddy didn't get a Mustang for his father's day gift (though he probably would have if I had the money and/or the mechanical ability). There was just a sweet car show on one of the streets off the festival. For the record, I'm the vintage car buff, not him. This was not so much his father's day wish, but rather mine. His wish was that he would get to listen to heavy metal music in the car all of father's day morning as we drove south to meet his family for a day at the pool. And so he did!<br /><br />He also got an entirely unsolicited copy of the Twilight Eclipse soundtrack, as a joke, because I have a sick sense of humor. But as it turns out, the soundtrack is (inexplicably) pretty solid. So I guess the joke was on me. No, we have not seen the movie - nor do we intend to.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71toTJGg0gDCjxf9r6uEEpkJW-rO3W8V_1jjUHAfQKffQkCrRpFNEoA2quyfyI9DX6EoXv4G7p8xPFUmRrfyE43-obB3Ts-Gh8tBDZLwgJGB1sIcNExS8Mpv12oqXsHJU38KWWxBu4Vo/s1600/f5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71toTJGg0gDCjxf9r6uEEpkJW-rO3W8V_1jjUHAfQKffQkCrRpFNEoA2quyfyI9DX6EoXv4G7p8xPFUmRrfyE43-obB3Ts-Gh8tBDZLwgJGB1sIcNExS8Mpv12oqXsHJU38KWWxBu4Vo/s400/f5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485067631054097202" border="0" /></a>My family drove a racing-green Mustang for a time when I was a kid, so I have a soft spot in my heart for the original articles.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39mGdjp6gQnB5n9T_gv0y2AIH2KzJGQyWoOKHWTQYdpDPtwWPYxBr2hku2ohHxzZuA-fIJHGMN3XEVcw3Z2JLznFHSe0r6qgqMGsBdYF3aERHH6oMd2KiLgFoenK_6BOCYUbNjglp57I/s1600/f6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39mGdjp6gQnB5n9T_gv0y2AIH2KzJGQyWoOKHWTQYdpDPtwWPYxBr2hku2ohHxzZuA-fIJHGMN3XEVcw3Z2JLznFHSe0r6qgqMGsBdYF3aERHH6oMd2KiLgFoenK_6BOCYUbNjglp57I/s400/f6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485067574105359426" border="0" /></a>And oh, how I would love a car with a red interior! Maybe in my next life.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYngSuDi4algymRke4d-7fyEkI56a66sO6Rh4fRllxn3dbdmRyDPWyb8aXed1VItDPLRUQat5bbctMMZBVtapm-krKjKupDkgH1eXN0qhs1XPuLtBvQDiGccF_WW0nonFnZbo1xLkyNKc/s1600/f7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYngSuDi4algymRke4d-7fyEkI56a66sO6Rh4fRllxn3dbdmRyDPWyb8aXed1VItDPLRUQat5bbctMMZBVtapm-krKjKupDkgH1eXN0qhs1XPuLtBvQDiGccF_WW0nonFnZbo1xLkyNKc/s400/f7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485067496509816082" border="0" /></a>Crawfish outside our friend Ed's fabulous New Orleans-themed restaurant, Highland Pacific.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-2UMfJN7WVaF9mpGtUhahmmoJL_RyT9UT5ogS5OoTfnT_OkS8QeeNfYB0fQRe8PwYBEVh-nBlWYphKFv9qRr0OqOrRdyg-n4mn0GB-h-VssHUzOP8RKDAxJFmuhbsGFnedU08b6IBfI/s1600/f8.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 370px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-2UMfJN7WVaF9mpGtUhahmmoJL_RyT9UT5ogS5OoTfnT_OkS8QeeNfYB0fQRe8PwYBEVh-nBlWYphKFv9qRr0OqOrRdyg-n4mn0GB-h-VssHUzOP8RKDAxJFmuhbsGFnedU08b6IBfI/s400/f8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485067416631541218" border="0" /></a>Beautiful vintage cars and beautiful vintage houses in old North Denver.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9rbdApBGuXMeltbZ2qhGPiYDgTRksmBJsQI8m1xOgQiSHOHmGjWXa5Ch2qs3v6TyT5M3fCfuGhdFK5I8wyegbIq-zTsI7i2a0ZdSCoUAjcSivAYnyZKbpYFhZ58yfnKPyuvwhMPLync/s1600/f9.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9rbdApBGuXMeltbZ2qhGPiYDgTRksmBJsQI8m1xOgQiSHOHmGjWXa5Ch2qs3v6TyT5M3fCfuGhdFK5I8wyegbIq-zTsI7i2a0ZdSCoUAjcSivAYnyZKbpYFhZ58yfnKPyuvwhMPLync/s400/f9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485067340539371650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoRgBxCFne3CqkYuOYm_jNJIUqAJZWvffxpNEc9Dm1eYCfPNhdeYHj9P526QYMVZ5s4Ny0smTI7qHzKZ2dAQowZdSk1CH01KORcKbOUehyphenhyphenWw6j-bePEN0Q7bg9e_BRq-nEeJLhiSAo68/s1600/f10.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQoRgBxCFne3CqkYuOYm_jNJIUqAJZWvffxpNEc9Dm1eYCfPNhdeYHj9P526QYMVZ5s4Ny0smTI7qHzKZ2dAQowZdSk1CH01KORcKbOUehyphenhyphenWw6j-bePEN0Q7bg9e_BRq-nEeJLhiSAo68/s400/f10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485067285418360274" border="0" /></a>Q getting into a fresh fruit kebab from one of the many food stands.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufx2KwoRDsdUhI0amvrrNLY-fBSYKPucJn6rVelwpFYODkn7GR-PIF_KDnE5xhTPLzeeZsSuBCHu6VfYii6_SBmRARLzF_3okzRg8_O9WFiDmCz0R9uoLbhkMv_fLEFKWWJoxPVAMsFE/s1600/f11.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufx2KwoRDsdUhI0amvrrNLY-fBSYKPucJn6rVelwpFYODkn7GR-PIF_KDnE5xhTPLzeeZsSuBCHu6VfYii6_SBmRARLzF_3okzRg8_O9WFiDmCz0R9uoLbhkMv_fLEFKWWJoxPVAMsFE/s400/f11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485067223017118386" border="0" /></a>Watching as the kebabs are made.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8CPnCZrnUNl2ZqO3uiXXLiutdftQvCGTxNs4lFlmVuiDT4uVazRGeg0FqIcT2AFQ__PATEftP4j5NABaV9Nlw2LBp5CVzq2QeZxvQNyJ-SqNu9Cnw6N7RWpO6RdwyTrjKcTJ-vYZO06Q/s1600/f12.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8CPnCZrnUNl2ZqO3uiXXLiutdftQvCGTxNs4lFlmVuiDT4uVazRGeg0FqIcT2AFQ__PATEftP4j5NABaV9Nlw2LBp5CVzq2QeZxvQNyJ-SqNu9Cnw6N7RWpO6RdwyTrjKcTJ-vYZO06Q/s400/f12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485067146890455778" border="0" /></a>Deep concentration.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXR6PNbsTqpogyuUjEAvJeidztWqGygeORWFh8SF9SUAGJ858T_cQuEutGp8P_HvoC9U-7WAcotNkV_M-pW3cgSFPhl6aU50BzaRWRPA6KvFy403LTawaxjmp71WSU8MfX2SzzFSk5EDo/s1600/f13.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXR6PNbsTqpogyuUjEAvJeidztWqGygeORWFh8SF9SUAGJ858T_cQuEutGp8P_HvoC9U-7WAcotNkV_M-pW3cgSFPhl6aU50BzaRWRPA6KvFy403LTawaxjmp71WSU8MfX2SzzFSk5EDo/s400/f13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485067085118558098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcME6sLczkJ5HDUSWZSRvpz_O4rsCTW11j4jFp1e21_OfutTs-BEff_pWtuePwuwc02rnNUQ4Z_He1TtdB-edOJtGVVYEHyivF2K6z-W9eG0B4Srn5R84ME_LlM2hEjXnm-CNoXfz_lY/s1600/f14.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcME6sLczkJ5HDUSWZSRvpz_O4rsCTW11j4jFp1e21_OfutTs-BEff_pWtuePwuwc02rnNUQ4Z_He1TtdB-edOJtGVVYEHyivF2K6z-W9eG0B4Srn5R84ME_LlM2hEjXnm-CNoXfz_lY/s400/f14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485066760072404898" border="0" /></a>At the bouncy castle, where I was forced to climb through the maze in search of our daughter, who refused to come out.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKM9dlAIqvpe7gWFYWK_AP4TPJmzj1X2mNQ6S0XmE6ewkZLTcM2RtcrlGLJwjFeJZHdoLR70iTxPSwFQtJzbwr5OxI_NCSQsbg0cmfhLMGPckevT24__zSgX_7Te-0Yom4yVYkCa2A5B0/s1600/f15.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKM9dlAIqvpe7gWFYWK_AP4TPJmzj1X2mNQ6S0XmE6ewkZLTcM2RtcrlGLJwjFeJZHdoLR70iTxPSwFQtJzbwr5OxI_NCSQsbg0cmfhLMGPckevT24__zSgX_7Te-0Yom4yVYkCa2A5B0/s400/f15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485066681840298418" border="0" /></a>At the end of a long, exhausting and fruitful day.Maiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17149615417507090988noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1852496254093254902.post-25638650654313991262010-06-19T22:39:00.001-07:002010-06-19T22:39:57.076-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihK1OSAnHrcaoBJjoJTMJ1R2S0yE03SzbwFEjOPe4lYJ0NyQACcyH8EbcsFH4NCUBlCNeJ99YtzKt0n2DTT8OnEJx0ADp8pPBZiWxtAq027-R9UJeepc8U3qRwj8RiaNqeMM8XrpQfDbM/s1600/DSC_0204.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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