Lunar Eclipse

 

  

Really, we were there.  We saw the eclipse; we just didn’t get to the pictures until now.

 

 

 

 

I like how, as the moon got darker, the stars came out.

 

 

It was pretty cool.

 

 

 

 

Wild Kingdom

 

 

When you’re a Swainson’s Hawk.

 

You need to be on constant lookout.

 

One never knows which direction the next magpie will come from.

 

They could be anywhere.

 

Even right next to you!

 

 

 

You just never know.

 

Rain or Shine

 

 

That’s what they said about grandson Conner’s High School outdoor graduation ceremony.  Well, here is what “rain or shine” looked like today.

 

 

 

 

They took pity and moved the celebration to an indoor arena in Broomfield.  The stage was set.

 

Then filled.

 

 

 

 

Conner graduated Cum Laude with Engineering recognition.

 

 

 

 

Congratulations, Conner!

 

 

 

Next up, University of Arizona in Tucson.

 

 

Vail Memorial Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

A quiet visit with Alex.

 

 

 

 

Black-billed Magpie

 

 

 A western bird.

Not something we see in South Texas.

 

A Quiet Comfort

 

No hotel for us.  We’re at an AirB&B called A Quiet Comfort.

 The morning view.

Leaving, on a jet plane

 

 

 Now we’re in Colorado.

 With a rental car.  Two drivers.  Two key fobs.

 

Cabled together.

Can’t be separated.

 We’ve seen this before.  And I still don’t understand how cabling two key fobs together is any different from providing one key fob, other than bundling two together takes up more space in a pocket.

 Regardless, as they say here, 'tis a privilege to be in Colorado.