Another Beautiful Day In Boulder

Other than mud from snow melt, Boulder is beautiful!  We reached 70 degrees (F) yesterday, and, if the wind hadn't picked up in the late afternoon, it would have been a perfect day.  Lucy did not want to walk yesterday, which was unusual, so I didn't insist that she come with me.  Rosie, on the other hand, came charging to the door at both my arrivals, and we had some interesting time together.  We looked at a new house that a friend is having built, we saw deer , squirrels, coyotes and all kinds of birds, and, on our return stroll, we were stopped at every other house by people wanting information on my sister and her fight against breast cancer.
   Bodie Miller's crash on Wednesday at the Alpine Skiing Championships at Vail was very upsetting.  This was his first race after back surgery, and he was leading all the other male contestants for fastest time.  Less than half-way down the slope, his right arm caught a course flag, and he went spinning off course.  In falling, he went head over heels a couple of times, plus rolling; his skis popped off his boots.  One of the skis appeared to bounce off the back of his right knee, and all of his gear kept traveling.  Bodie brought himself to a stop, stood up, and made it to the foot of the hill, where he picked up his small daughter and hugged his wife.  In the meantime, EMTs were wrapping his right leg in bandages.  Bodie had to have over 100 stitches to repair the slicing cut from that free ski; it cut deeply into his calf muscle and completely severed his hamstring tendon.  Poor guy is out of racing for a couple of months (at least) again....
   I wrote yesterday about the cement truck rolling down the bank and almost falling into Boulder Creek, also on Wednesday.  The Boulder Fire Department was pretty upset that they found out about the accident through live television coverage...  Here is a photo from that mess:

  I have finished reading two more Special Agent Pendergast books, and have started reading The Faerie Wars - I have the next three Pendergast books requested from the library, and am eagerly awaiting an e-mail stating they are ready for pick-up.