I met Rosie at A Basin for a day of spring skiing.
Ski bums are made, not born. Suep
Rosie and Sue having lunch on the deck of the Black Mountain Lodge
Rosie coming down, Rosie and Suep at the top of the mountain.
The Basin, April 3o, 2012. It has been a warm spring, so there is a lot less snow that usual at this time of year.
I stopped by my house in Denver.
I am a little behind blogging. Haven’t taken that many exciting photos. Working on glass for the show and catching up on Dr and Dentist appointments, visiting with friends.
French Invasion. John named it. Two pieces made from glass jewelry that did not sell-recycled
organizing earrings for the show, new earrings in the kiln
Cora, Heidi and Addy Clemmer. Heidi is sort of my niece, dinner with John and Mandy Gross
Lab week dinner with the Arapahoe crew, used to be my coworkers. Tiffany, Toni, Lynn, Pam, Sue V, Scott and Pam. Lunch with Carol Nelson and Kay Godowski. We worked together 20 years ago.
Earth Day and we went kayaking on the roaring fork river.
Jimjim, John and Martha eating breakfast outside, Jim Jim leaving the put in. He does not use a paddle, just webbed gloves.
John with Martha in the distance, John surfing and Jimjim in line
Jimjim turning, Sopris in the distance over the river
Blue sky, white cloud and red cliff, John surfing
Bald eagle on it’s nest, small waterfall into the river
barn by the river, Jimjim, Martha and John under bent rocks and spring green
heron rookery, three geese and a chick
pretty scenery, John surfing
John carrying his boat, John, Martha and Jimjim loading boats
80 degrees down valley from Aspen, what’s left of the jumps and half pipe at Buttermilk ski area in Aspen
deer in the field in evening light, spring green aspen
Blue Chiming bells, Martha watching deer in the sunset
evening clouds
We went up to Maroon Bells for a hike. We were going to hike from the lake down to East Maroon, but there was too much snow.
Maroon Bells over Maroon Lake, Some ski tracks in the left chute
deadly bells, John and Martha hiking toward the bells.
Martha hiking by the creek, John with his chacos(sandals) in the snow
Green gentian just coming up, John and Martha on a bench Martha had installed here-on the bench tour
The willows are budding. This is the least leaves we have seen since leaving the plains of Eastern Montana and North Dakota, where there were no trees.
John and Martha hiking, pussy willows
Bench tour, blue grass band at the Belly up in Aspen
Head for the Hills band at Belly up, they are from Fort Collins and Kathy, Martha and Sue. I know Kathy from Denver, I didn’t know Kathy and Martha knew each other.
