Photographic odds and ends
It looks like ear infections are upon us, along with a staggering load of spring break grading and class prep (G) and make-up shifts and class prep (T). So lest we forget the good moments squeezed in here and there in the last few weeks, a few photos:
1. A Trip Up Pike's Peak
Last Saturday we drove up Pike's Peak, only our second visit to the top since we moved and our first by car. It was a beautiful drive--and so good to get into the national forest and onto the mountain that is at the heart of our view every day. Driving up the spine of the mountain on the far side opposite our house, I feel as though we got a much better sense of the overall geography, which includes the reservoirs, dependent on snow melt, from which our water comes.
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| Edith took this picture of me at the summit |
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| As you may know, Katharine Lee Bates wrote "America the Beautiful" after a visit to the top of Pike's Peak. It's easy to see why: There are few places from which the purple mountain majesties and the amber waves of grain (or at least, the amber waves of grazing land) are both so clearly visible |
2. St. Patty's Day
I've never seen a place so game for St. Patrick's Day. To be sure, there are more genuine Irish folks in other places we've lived (Boston, New York), but they're sandwiched in with a large number of indifferent non-Irish people. Here, I only saw three people all day NOT wearing green: the repairman who came to work on our garage door, Tom in his police garb, and our neighbor down the street, who lived in Ireland for years and doesn't feel the need to prove her credentials.
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| Pondering what they did to her face at daycare |
The girls have asked recently for bathtub photos of themselves as twin mermaids. They've started to play together more often--and it's a delight for all of us.
4. Hiking
Yesterday during Alice's nap, Edith and I made it to the Waldo Canyon Trail, a popular local hike, for the first time. The full loop is 7 miles, and I'd like to do it with Tom when we can find a babysitter willing to come at dawn on a Saturday morning. Meanwhile, Edith and I did about 3 miles, with probably a 500-foot elevation gain. No sweat. I look forward to going back if and when there's a spring flowering/leafing season.
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| Another photo by Edith |
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| Off up the trail |
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| A good spot for a snack |
2 comments:
That last shot to me seems to hint at what Edith might look like when she's 10-12!!
Same thought as Peter. E looking older all of a sudden.
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