FINALLY!! First Snow

We broke the all time heat record yesterday at 80°. It's nearly 50 degrees cooler today, hurray!!

The cats are not big fans.

yes, that's a heating pad

but the African violet is loving it as much as me

11/14/16 Moonset

A Day in Breckenridge

Today is Deana's birthday, and it worked out that I was able to get the company condo for the weekend, so we had a lovely Saturday roaming around Breckenridge. 

This was supposed to be opening weekend for the ski slopes, but the lack of snow pushed it back. As you can see, there is only snow on the very tops and nothing on the slopes.

Views from the balcony. Every structure around us is a shade of blue. 

the little Methodist chapel across the street

this was Father Dyer's cabin, not far from the chapel

the masons were really into this building, even in the stained glass

11/12/16 Good morning from Breckenridge, CO

Swift as a spirit hastening to his task 

Of glory & of good, the Sun sprang forth 

Rejoicing in his splendour, & the mask 

Of darkness fell from the awakened Earth.

(from Shelley's "The Triumph of Life")

RMC

The fourth year of Rocky Mountain Con was my first one being there for the whole thing and helping out. A few favorite photos

this Dad and his boys were all the perfect heights to pull off a shrinking Ant Man line

John Wesley Shipp and Michelle Harrison (from the Flash television show) are in back

 

Chris, right, from Goodfellas, was another great addition to the line up.

  

Zootopia was my favorite

Wonder Woman car, complete with golden lasso hanging from the rearview

Nicole and Tim, Bob's business partner, at left, and Eric Moran with his lovely wife Yaneh, right before I got them back to the airport

SCAC Champs

In the middle of the con this weekend, this picture came through. 

Four years after restarting the program, and his first year as a coach, the Southwestern University Pirates clinched their conference championship, in the last year of its existence.

the remaining original guys

think he's a little proud? 

So am I. 

Enter November

Not much happening the last week of October. Morning walks in the near dark even though it feels like I wait and wait and delay before heading out. One more week of this nonsense and we can get our sunrises back on track. 

caught a fun silhouette of Mrs. Owl perched along the drying up creek bed one morning

and I was surprised to find upon returning from Mom and Dad's that my African violet decided, after 6 months, to finally bloom!

Meanwhile, outside, the tree went into overdrive shedding her leaves.

along our walk yesterday morning

got Fisher a new bed this weekend, which she took to immediately. 

The only time she's not sacked out in it is when she's catching the early morning rays

 

this morning's first November sky

Snow is welcomed at any point, please. Warmest and driest October on record in the books. Blech.