Archive for the ‘Colorado’ Category

he’s home

Posted on April 17th, 2013 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

We’re SO glad to have this guy home! We thought he was leaving for 6 days, and it ended up being 16, due to technical problems on the job.  It was a rough trip for him, all the way to making it home in the snowstorm.  Bit of a change coming home from sunny Georgia! […]



snow, doughnuts, and a home of our own

Posted on April 9th, 2013 by mountain girl  |  6 Comments »

Well, the snow is here–but so are the doughnuts. We found this cute little donut maker half-price at Target this weekend.  It was just in time to warm up the kitchen…and procure some very big smiles. Cash had his own plans for those doughnuts, but he ended up with a spoonful of mashed banana instead, poor […]



day at the park

Posted on April 8th, 2013 by mountain girl  |  5 Comments »

It’s chilly here today, with a forecast of lots of snow, but last week we had some really beautiful days.  Not that snow isn’t beautiful, of course.  It’s just–well, you know.  Anyway, it was 73 degrees in Boulder on Thursday, and that, to me, is beautiful.  We just couldn’t resist going to the park for […]



the trees are alive

Posted on March 25th, 2013 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

Ever since we moved here a year and half ago, I’ve been trying to get a picture of a Stellar Jay. They are electric blue with a black crested head, and I think they are incredibly beautiful. They’re also very shy, and every time I so much as raised my camera, they would take off. […]



spring at last

Posted on March 20th, 2013 by mountain girl  |  6 Comments »

Last Friday was so warm we stripped down to tank tops and shorts and got sunburns. It felt so good. Cash played outside for the first time ever, and he could hardly believe his good fortune.  He was all grins. I was all grins, too.  I got to hang my laundry outside! Zia was a […]