Snowfall

We've already had snow twice here,

just enough to stick for a couple of days

before melting away.

I loved how the snow accumulated on the

leaves instead of the ground, 

making it look like cotton balls strewn about.

It's a funny sort of thing

How the same day I took the pic

from the previous post it started snowing....

and 2 days later we ended up with over 22 inches.

see more snowy photos here

Brrr...

On Saturday we went down to Denver.

Z wanted to run in a 5k put on by a 

local Lutheran camp, raising money

to fight hunger.

The week before, Z had run in a cross-country

race in Boulder, and it was hot.

This week, though, things were a little different.

As in, really cold and really wet.

Not far from us it was snowing,

but at the race, it was just pouring down rain.

Z was wearing his shortest shorts.

I was wearing 4 layers of shirts plus a jacket

and was still freezing.

So I told Z to just finish as fast as possible

and I would be waiting with a towel

and warm(er) clothes at the finish.

Evidently that was motivation enough, 

because he. was. fast.

And he won.

Here he is looking miserable waiting to start.

And here he is looking only slightly

less miserable, but with considerably

more clothes on, displaying his medal.

After the race we tried to go watch 

the Clemson game with the 

Clemson Club that meets in Denver, 

but we got the time wrong

(hey, adjusting for time zones can be tricky)

so we ending up hanging out with some

Wake Forest folks for part of their game

before heading home to thaw out.

Even though it was really cold, 

I have to say that the snow-covered

back range is amazing.

I'll try to post a photo soon!

Until then, don't forget to see all my Colorado Fall Color

photos on Flickr.