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“Rain, rain go away” so says a popular children’s rhyme. As a child growing up in Missouri, I used to chant this a lot especially with all the rain and thunderstorms during our muggy, humid summers. But here in Colorado, it’s the opposite, after several weeks of warmer weather, we…
Continue readingLike many other places around the country, Nederland prepared this evening for the big fireworks display on Fourth of July. Cars were barked along Barker Reservoir, tents were set up along turn outs, and people sat in lawn chairs sipping cold beverages as they waited for the sun to set…
Continue readingAll that remains are a few stone walls. Nature has reclaimed the rest of what was once a vibrant mining town located high in the mountains near the Continental Divide. Now the Columbine flowers bloom, and the green grasses blow in the winds. Marmots scurry among the boulders that dot…
Continue reading“The Columbines are in bloom!” I enthusiastically shared with my friend Nancy. Another friend of ours walked by, making a face. How could someone take affront over Colorado’s state flower? I quizzically turned to her, “What’s wrong?” “When I hear the word Columbine, all I can think of is the…
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