Showing posts with label snow in Colorado. Show all posts
Showing posts with label snow in Colorado. Show all posts
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Colorado Snow
Boulder got very little - two inches - snow from the storm that swept through Friday evening. But other parts of Colorado received much more:
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Snow This Morning!
That's right! We had snow this morning on Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park - about an hour north and west of Boulder.... And it's still August! We had a Canadian cold front drop into Colorado at the beginning of the week, and for the first three weekdays, temperatures were in the 60s for highs. Today it's hit 78, and the heat is supposed to continue to rise for a few days. I actually wore jeans to walk Rosie, Tess, Lucy and Charlie this morning. My T-shirt was OK, but if the wind had been blowing, even a gentle breeze, I'd have needed my sweater.
Finally cleared out my second storage bin from moving in June/July. Now I have to sit down and sort through things - what to keep, what to donate, what to sell. I had no idea I had acquired so much stuff since I moved to Boulder. It's definitely time to clean and clear away the junk. Still looking for my dUSB camera cable - I know that i's packed in a banana box - just discovering which one is the problem...
Friday, May 22, 2015
Recent Colorado Photos, Plus a Water Spout in Tampa
Trail Ridge Road is the highest paved road in the United States. The US Forest Service and the Colorado Department of Transportation have been working for the past 6 weeks to have the Road cleared in time for Memorial Day, it's usual Opening Day. It's not going to be open on Monday this year.
Visitor Center on Trail Ridge Road yesterday, 21 May 2015
Engineer and plow driver stands beside banked snow on Trail Ridge Road, 21 May.
A water spout photographed at Tampa Bay, Florida last week.
One of many riverside parks in Denver, Colorado today, 22 May 2015.
Flooding in Denver, 22 May 2015.
The Cache la Poudre River is rising in the Poudre Valley, near Fort Collins, Colorado.
Breckenridge, Colorado had an eight inch snowfall last night...
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Snow, Betting And Stealing Food
Today is the last day that Loveland Ski Resort is open for skiing... Looking towards the mountains, I can see that Sugarloaf has no snow, the Indian Peaks are almost completely snow covered, and Mount Audubon still has a total snow covering. It was in the mid-70s (F) here yesterday, and we had a thunderstorm about 2 in the afternoon - that happened on both Friday and Saturday. So May is arriving with afternoon and evening thunderstorms, which is fine with me.
I did not actually bet any monies on the Kentucky Oaks and the Derby this year, and it's a good thing. My betting choices were awful this year, and since I'm trying to hang onto my dollars for my summer vacation, I'm glad I didn't place any. Lovely Maria is a beautifully bred filly, who didn't get the respect she deserved in the Kentucky Oaks. I did not think that American Pharoah would live up to his racing history and obvious talent at Churchill Downs. Boy, was I ever wrong. I can only try to do better for the Preakness and Belmont Stakes, which means I'll have to release my dislike of betting favorites.
If I'm extremely hungry, I'm lucky to be able to eat three pieces of a large pizza from Pizza Hut. I ate two pieces yesterday, and closed the remainder (6 big slices) inside the box inside the wall oven in the kitchen. I left the house for 25 minutes, to walk over to a house and feed and love a cat. When I got back, Rosie looked guilty about something. Then I realized the oven door was barely ajar - so I thought Rose had tried to reach, but not actually accessed, the pizza - especially since the box was still closed and the napkin was folded neatly along the front edge. I was, therefore, very surprised when I opened the box an hour or so later, to have a third slice of pizza. The box was completely empty. I can't imagine why, but Rosie was up and down all night long, drinking lots of water, and needing to go outside and relieve herself. My mistake. From now on, I'll have to place the box inside the refrigerator, with a big chair propped under the door handle. Sometimes Rosie is too smart for her own good.
I did not actually bet any monies on the Kentucky Oaks and the Derby this year, and it's a good thing. My betting choices were awful this year, and since I'm trying to hang onto my dollars for my summer vacation, I'm glad I didn't place any. Lovely Maria is a beautifully bred filly, who didn't get the respect she deserved in the Kentucky Oaks. I did not think that American Pharoah would live up to his racing history and obvious talent at Churchill Downs. Boy, was I ever wrong. I can only try to do better for the Preakness and Belmont Stakes, which means I'll have to release my dislike of betting favorites.
If I'm extremely hungry, I'm lucky to be able to eat three pieces of a large pizza from Pizza Hut. I ate two pieces yesterday, and closed the remainder (6 big slices) inside the box inside the wall oven in the kitchen. I left the house for 25 minutes, to walk over to a house and feed and love a cat. When I got back, Rosie looked guilty about something. Then I realized the oven door was barely ajar - so I thought Rose had tried to reach, but not actually accessed, the pizza - especially since the box was still closed and the napkin was folded neatly along the front edge. I was, therefore, very surprised when I opened the box an hour or so later, to have a third slice of pizza. The box was completely empty. I can't imagine why, but Rosie was up and down all night long, drinking lots of water, and needing to go outside and relieve herself. My mistake. From now on, I'll have to place the box inside the refrigerator, with a big chair propped under the door handle. Sometimes Rosie is too smart for her own good.
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