Last weekend, found our family (Mum, Dad, Brother, Sister-in-Law, and I) venturing off to Colorado. The impetus for the trip was my brother’s birthday present tickets to the Minnesota Twins/Colorado Rockies game, but, it was also an excellent opportunity to spend time with my Aunt E. and Uncle K. in Denver.
Traveling across the Wyoming plains:
Aunt and Uncle’s hospitable Home:
Upon arrival a delicious supper was prepared for us on the back patio complete with balloons to celebrate!
Morning Light in my darling, guest bedroom:
Our relations had to work Friday morning, so, we lolled about the house enjoying the refreshing peace and relaxation.
Breakfast on the patio (we ate outdoors a lot):
Auntie is always an absolute dear about letting me play her piano when I’m visiting:
Naturally we had to spend some time shopping. I’m foolishly proud of the fact that I had a grand time and only spent $18. 🙂
So a little confession: despite the fact that my usual attitude toward sports is one of cheerful obliviousness to their existence, I do rather enjoy a good baseball game. It seems so quintessentially, summertime American. Besides, as my brother played it growing up, I have a decent understanding of what’s going on. So, Friday night, I ate crackerjacks and an enormous foot-long bratwurst, belted out Take Me Out to the Ballgame during the seventh-inning stretch, enthusiastically cheered for both teams and had heaps of fun with my family. For the record, the Rockies won 9-2. There were several home runs.
A goodly portion of Saturday was spent exploring the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. The wonder of God’s design as shown through the intriguing stripes of the animals, the gorgeously geometric shapes of crystals, and the vast empires of history is astounding. I was particularly amazed at the model of the vasculature system of the arm. Wow. Just wow.
Oh! And we also watched a very good, 3D, documentary on D-Day at the Museum’s IMAX theater.
For supper, we feasted at P.F. Changs. Back at the house, it was time for another card tournament. I don’t seem to have taken any photos of any of the several card games played over the weekend. Must’ve been too concentrated on winning…
What a treat it was to get to enjoy such rich, unhurried time with family. What a grand way to spend some of the golden hours of Summer!
Songbird Brown 