August 9, 2009
Day 221 - Kayaking
This photo isn't very sharp......it was taken with a disposable water camera. However, it shows Scott having a fun time kayaking! We're in the Yampa River, running through Steamboat Springs, CO. The river looks fairly harmless here, but there were areas with quite a few rocks that we needed to navigate around.
August 8, 2009
Day 220 - Hiking
What an amazing hike we took today! We hiked the Fish Creek Falls trail. At first, we were only planning to hike to the falls, which were very pretty. But, the trail continued up to Long Lake, so we decided to try to make it there, another 3 miles up the mountain. We made it! In all we hiked over 10 miles today and were sore & tired, but happy at the end of the day.
August 7, 2009
Day 219 - Berthoud's Pass
We arrived in Denver this afternoon and took the 3.5 hour drive down to Steamboat Springs. I took this photo out the car window as my dear daughter was driving. We're looking forward to a fun weekend!
August 6, 2009
Day 218 - Packing
I didn't have much time for taking photos today as I was doing all the things that need doing before leaving on a trip. Here's a quick photo of the things going into my carry on bag. I'm looking forward to spending a few days in Colorado with Kristin!
August 5, 2009
Day 217 - Friendship bread
A friend gave me a plastic bag of Amish Friendship Bread starter. It has been many years since I received one of these. I followed all the recipe directions for 10 days and baked the bread today. I took it to my lunch out with friends today and this photo is all that remains. It was yummy and wonderful to enjoy it with friends!
August 4, 2009
Day 216 - Exercise!
This week, after working with a trainer at the fitness center, I've renewed my motivation to get back to my exercise routine. I've been doing a lot of walking with the dog, but that isn't enough, so it's back to cardio & strength exercises for me.
August 3, 2009
Day 215 - Tomato
I picked our first home grown tomato today. We haven't planted tomato plants in many years, so we are excited to get a nice crop of our own tomatoes this year.
August 2, 2009
Day 214 - Anniversary dinner
Our daughter Cheryl has been married to our son-in-law Seth for two years (as of July 28th). Tonight we took them out for dinner to celebrate.
Happy Anniversary! And, best wishes for many more years of happiness!
Happy Anniversary! And, best wishes for many more years of happiness!
August 1, 2009
Day 213 - Pretzels
I'm playing with a new camera that takes much better close-up macro photos than my other camera. These are pretzels that my dear husband eats with his lunch nearly every single day......yes, he's a creature of habit!
July 31, 2009
Day 212 - Fresh rhubarb
I picked a new bunch of rhubarb from the garden today. I'll use it to make a batch of cinnamon rhubarb muffins in the morning!
July 30, 2009
Day 211 - Botanic Gardens
I went to the Chicago Botanic Gardens today with my friend, Wendy, who lives near there. I took ooodles of great flower photos, but chose this one for my photo of the day because I enjoyed watching these photographers capture pictures of the hummingbirds in this butterfly garden.
July 29, 2009
Day 210 - More lilies
We have another batch of lilies blooming this week. For some reason I thought all our lilies were solid yellow. What a pleasant surprise it was when these two-toned beauties opened!
July 28, 2009
Day 209 - Pink & blue
While out walking the dog tonight, I ran back to get my camera when I saw this beautiful pink & blue sky. The days are getting shorter, which is sad, but it is wonderful to be treated to pretty sunsets.
July 27, 2009
Day 208 - Peanuts
The first picture shows our 'tree man' this morning after my husband filled him with peanuts. The 2nd photo shows a squirrel striking it rich! This tree is outside our big kitchen window and we are enjoying watching the antics of the squirrels as we eat our breakfast in the morning.
July 26, 2009
Day 207 - Roses
One of my rose bushes is putting on a beautiful show this week! Today was a beautiful day to be outside - mild summer temperature, mostly sunny, gentle breeze.
July 25, 2009
Day 206 - Fountain
While on my way through Highland Park today, I snapped this photo of the fountain and flowers on a corner where I was stopped. What a cheery display of color!
July 24, 2009
Day 205 - Worried?
While washing out our box turtle's tank outside, my husband put Rainman into a bucket for safe keeping. Our beagle, Lucy, was worried about Rainman and kept checking on him while he was in the bucket!
July 23, 2009
Day 204 - Bye Kristin
We've enjoyed having Kristin home for a week after she returned from Uganda. Today she packed up her Rav4 and headed back to Denver.
July 22, 2009
Day 203 - Bob Chinn's
Our Summer Lunch Bunch group ate here today. Bob Chinn's Crab House is well known for good food and they do a brisk business at lunch and dinner.
July 21, 2009
Day 202 - Silo
This silo is in the parking lot at the restaurant where I went to lunch with friends. We don't see silos very often in the suburbs, but this restaurant was originally a barn. They creatively turned the silo into a place to hide their garbage dumpsters.
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