Saturday, July 28

Mystery Solved



I kept seeing people taking pictures of what I could not figure out. I finally did!
There is a den of fox and the kits are grown enough to be out and about quite frequently.
I managed to get this shot which is pretty good because they do not stay still very long.
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Friday, July 27

Hummer Landing


Jason's hand
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Homesteaders



Laura and Jason
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No TV for kids


This is what happens when you take TV away from kids. They began by
building a teepee below but apparently were not happy with the result and then constructed the
wikiup above. As one adult stated,"There is hope for the human race!"
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Wednesday, July 25

From the Peak

Our son Jason and his wife Laura hiked up to Snow Mountain, peak 2, with Butch. They were able to get some great pictures and the first one below will be of particular interest to SMR people. You can see quite clearly the burned area from our wildfire last month. To get an even closer look click on the picture and it will become large enough for a closer look.



Jason and Butch
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Tuesday, July 17

Teeter Wedding Cake


The Teeter (Amanda & Brad) wedding reception pictures can be viewed on webshots.
Click on the webshots link to the right.
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Thursday, July 12

Clover


We have been most busy and it seems the blog gets last priority when I am tired.
One of the things most impressive about our location is the flowers. There are so
many wildflowers and they are so abundant and large. The ones purchased and in pots
struggle to grow but the local ones do not. Pictured above is clover to give you an example and it is
beautiful enough to be a cut flower in my kitchen.
We have heard reports of mountain lions and bears but so far have not seen any.
We also hear the weather reports for "Down the hill" and how hot and humid it is.
Mostly just hot when we speak of Denver but we are living in cool comfort.
We have had 2 hot days whereby we would have normally turned on the
AC for a couple of hours in the afternoon but for the most part it has been quite pleasant.
The dryness of the air makes such a difference. I would never have believed that 50 degrees
would be shirtsleeve weather but when the air is so dry 50 degrees is not bad. By 9:00 AM it is warm and pleasant.
It gets a little warm at 80 by midday and starts to cool down nicely around 5:00 PM. There are very few bugs.
At night we have the windows and vents closed and about 3:00 AM when one of us goes for a potty break we turn
on the heater as it gets down to about 40 degrees most nights. I was shocked one morning
when I noted that it only was down to 50!
This weekend we are headed for KC and Amanda and Brad's wedding reception. It will be a nice midsummer break for us.
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Sunday, July 8

Amanda & Brad


Granddaughter Amanda & Brad Teeter
are now man and wife as of Friday, July 6th.
We all get to wish them well at a reception next weekend
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Got Water?



Butch's brother Bill,of Heber Springs AR got this shot of a deer
drinking from their pond. Great Pic!!
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Friday, July 6


Grand Lake Area



Mountain Wildflowers. The flowers are so amazing at this altitude. They are large, lush and abundant.
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Odds and Ends

Butch and Lum make flags for July 4th
 
Looks good to me!
 
On the road to Granby
 
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Thursday, July 5

Yeah, You are cute!

My sis, Myrla sent me this cute pic of her dog Hewy and cat Tippy.
 
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Chair Dollies


Kay Voss, a friend from Magnolia Park, made these chair dollies and
I have been meaning to post these pictures for a very long time. They are sooo cute!!
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Body Atlas

Body Atlas

http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/7140.html

Monday, July 2

SMR Senior Volunteers


Jerry and Diane Larson from Kansas hosted a BBQ for the senior volunteers.
We were all ready for some un-common food!

Lum gets a call

Brian and Blueberry-Brian related a story about Blueberry last July 4th.
They were attending a rodeo in Granby and Brian was occupied with the
horses and stagecoach when the fireworks started. Blueberry hates fireworks.
It wasn't long when Brians phone rang and it was from The City Market (local grocery store)
and they told him his dog was in the breakfast food aisle. Blueberry was looking for refuge
from the bombs bursting in air!

Thursday, June 28

Craft Shop


Phyllis and Boala make a poster for the 4th of July Parade

Helen adds up a receipt

Joao washes out a tie dye shirt
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Fire Damage


You can see in the photo how close the fire came to the buildings.
These are the Reunion Cabins where families plan to stay for months and sometimes years.
Plans were dashed by the fire, Click on the picture for a close up look.
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Sky Pink


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Tuesday, June 26

Fire update

The firefighters did a fantastic job of containing the blaze. It was heartwarming to see the Y camp kids thanking them when they came to the Commons for breakfast. Six fire departments were johnny-on-the-spot. A fire (Colorado) here becomes everybody's problem. The Y staff also did a commendable job of evacuating the kids. They train for this and it showed.

Everyone forgot to call the night auditor however! He was sleeping and safe from harm but he didn't find out about it until they called him to come to work early at 10:15 PM. Whoops!!

Many of the diseased trees had been cleared because of fire danger and those folks who are unhappy about the tree removal can perhaps now see the need.

So today we are in traumatic event recovery. Or perhaps I should say one of us is. Butch went golfing on the course that yesterday was in peril.