The Fast & the Flurry-ous

Yesterday Z ran in a 4 mile

cross country race

with his running team.

It had snowed the day before, 

(thankfully not too much), 

but it was really cold, 

at least to me, since I was just

standing around watching.

The cold made it harder to get

really good photos

(because my fingers wouldn't cooperate), 

but here are a few that I liked.

I spy...

So it turns out that 

Eldorado Canyon State Park

is a rock climbing park, 

and even in mid-January, 

there were plenty of climbers making

their ascent.

It became a game for me to spot them

in the tiny crevices of the giant rock faces, 

and then I loved seeing the families

out teaching their kids to climb.

Can you find all the climbers?

Go to my Flickr set

to see all the 

Eldorado Canyon pics!

Eldorado Canyon State Park

Just about 15 minutes from our house

is a lovely state park.

We spent a few hours there Saturday morning.

Z, of course, found places to run, 

while I hiked a couple of trails &

followed the creek

for some photos.

PS. Have you ever seen a black squirrel?? I was amazed!

Frozen

 The weather has been warming up

lately and melting the snow

during the day.

Then the melted water freezes again overnight...

Z goes to the Orange Bowl

Z recently got back from his

week-long trip to 

NC, SC, GA & FL

where he saw lots of 

family & friends, 

ending with roadtrip

to the Orange Bowl

with some good college friends.

They just did a great post

with lots of photos 

from the trip...

so go check it out 

HERE!

In remembrance.

This morning was grey & cold

with the promise of snow

rolling in over the Front Range, 

seemingly mirroring my own

state of mind.

As I walked along the paths

by the Boulder Reservoir, 

my thoughts turned

to my family in NC.

This afternoon they buried my

Pop Pop, 

and I was saddened not to be

there with them to celebrate his life.

Being out in the brisk fresh air, though, 

I was reminded that even in the 

grey midwinter, we are surrounded

by beauty & life, 

and I am thankful.