Thursday, June 30, 2011
My first youtube video
Thanks to Harald's suggestion, I took my fox vs. magpie footage and made my first youtube video!
Monday, June 27, 2011
Fixing Stuff
There was some disbelief about whether or not I fixed my bicycle, and whether or not it worked, so I took some pictures today!
But that's not the only thing I fixed! My washer had been broken for a couple of weeks now. The first technician came out and said it had a broken timer. A week later, a second technician came out ... and said it had a broken timer. He didn't have the part, but he said he'd have one shipped to me in time for my next service appointment, which was supposed to be today. My part arrived just fine, but no technician showed up. When I called to ask why, they said I was supposed to call to tell them I got the part.
So now I had two choices: 1. replace the timer myself, or 2. go out and buy underwear. I chose to replace the timer myself. Here is a picture of the first load of laundry washing with the new timer (that's the old timer sitting on the dryer)!
That's about it for fixing stuff the last two days, so onto some sunset pictures from tonight!
Longs Peak (on the right) casting a shadow:
Indian Peaks:
I took this on my way home:
But that's not the only thing I fixed! My washer had been broken for a couple of weeks now. The first technician came out and said it had a broken timer. A week later, a second technician came out ... and said it had a broken timer. He didn't have the part, but he said he'd have one shipped to me in time for my next service appointment, which was supposed to be today. My part arrived just fine, but no technician showed up. When I called to ask why, they said I was supposed to call to tell them I got the part.
So now I had two choices: 1. replace the timer myself, or 2. go out and buy underwear. I chose to replace the timer myself. Here is a picture of the first load of laundry washing with the new timer (that's the old timer sitting on the dryer)!
That's about it for fixing stuff the last two days, so onto some sunset pictures from tonight!
Longs Peak (on the right) casting a shadow:
Indian Peaks:
I took this on my way home:
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Busy and Productive Weekend
As I usually do, I walked downtown Friday night for the Louisville Street Faire. On my way, I saw the prettiest weed I'd ever seen:
The northern catalpas have been in bloom the last week or so. They are a bean pod producing tree:
The Samples played at the Street Faire. They are from Boulder, and made it somewhat big in the 90s, although I'd never heard any of their music.
It was another fun night, and not nearly as packed as last week!
Saturday morning I met Josh, Sara, and Rich downtown for coffee. We all took pictures of this weed growing out of the side of the building:
Josh gave Sara and me a ride home. Just before we got to my place, we saw Andy sitting on his front porch playing his guitar.
We eventually joined him on his porch, where he played a few more songs before his wife, Joan, and their dog, Lenox, came out to join us.
Saturday afternoon, I went over to Roya's place for a barbeque. Sunday I went back downtown for more coffee and lunch, and then did productive things around the house, like doing a little weeding and finally putting together the bicycle that's been sitting in my dining room for almost two years!
The northern catalpas have been in bloom the last week or so. They are a bean pod producing tree:
The Samples played at the Street Faire. They are from Boulder, and made it somewhat big in the 90s, although I'd never heard any of their music.
It was another fun night, and not nearly as packed as last week!
Saturday morning I met Josh, Sara, and Rich downtown for coffee. We all took pictures of this weed growing out of the side of the building:
Josh gave Sara and me a ride home. Just before we got to my place, we saw Andy sitting on his front porch playing his guitar.
We eventually joined him on his porch, where he played a few more songs before his wife, Joan, and their dog, Lenox, came out to join us.
Saturday afternoon, I went over to Roya's place for a barbeque. Sunday I went back downtown for more coffee and lunch, and then did productive things around the house, like doing a little weeding and finally putting together the bicycle that's been sitting in my dining room for almost two years!
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Middle of the Week Update
Tuesday morning, on my way into work, I caught the waning moon setting just above the Flatirons.
I also caught that magpie sitting on the light post!
Tuesday evening, Terri joined Tara, Cora, and me for trivia.
Unfortunately, we didn't do so well: 12th out of 37 teams.
This evening, I went to the park in Louisville for the first in the Concerts in the Park series. Laughing Hands was playing. There isn't a lot of information about them online, but apparently they released some albums in the '80s.
My allergies were acting up, so I stayed in the back (near the road). I ended up taking a lot of pictures of clouds, so here they are!
I liked this shadow (you can kind of see it in the picture above, as well):
If you look closely, you can see a plane flying in front of this cloud:
Here it is!
The sunset reminded me of a forest fire burning on the other side of these trees:
The concert was a good one -- they played a variety of string instruments with interesting sounds.
I also caught that magpie sitting on the light post!
Tuesday evening, Terri joined Tara, Cora, and me for trivia.
Unfortunately, we didn't do so well: 12th out of 37 teams.
This evening, I went to the park in Louisville for the first in the Concerts in the Park series. Laughing Hands was playing. There isn't a lot of information about them online, but apparently they released some albums in the '80s.
My allergies were acting up, so I stayed in the back (near the road). I ended up taking a lot of pictures of clouds, so here they are!
I liked this shadow (you can kind of see it in the picture above, as well):
If you look closely, you can see a plane flying in front of this cloud:
Here it is!
The sunset reminded me of a forest fire burning on the other side of these trees:
The concert was a good one -- they played a variety of string instruments with interesting sounds.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Weekend in Albuquerque
I went to Albuquerque this weekend for my friend from my New Mexico Tech days, Jorge's, wedding. On the flight down Saturday morning, I passed over Great Sand Dunes National Park:
and Los Alamos, with the Parajito Mountain Ski Resort in the foreground:
The wedding was outside at an inn by a golf course. Although it was in the mid-90s, it was super windy, which helped cool us off. These pictures came from the camera of Alicia, one of the bridesmaids, and I got them from facebook.
My entrance with Bonnie:
The ceremony:
The groomsmen:
Charlene and Jorge walking down the aisle:
All in all, it was a good wedding. The worst part was the strong wind throughout, but as I said before, at least it kept us from overheating!
Monday morning, I went to the Albuquerque Zoo with Jorge, Jose (the best man), and Jose's wife, Priscilla. I took a bunch of pictures of all sorts of animals. These were some of my favorite pictures.
White-lipped viper:
Bald eagles:
Polar bear:
Sleeping lion:
After the zoo, I dropped off Jorge and headed to the airport. Albuquerque on my flight home:
Back in time for a Colorado sunset:
It was a fun weekend! I hadn't seen Jose or Jorge's family since I was in Costa Rica in 2005, so it was good to see them. Hopefully I'll see them again in Costa Rica!
and Los Alamos, with the Parajito Mountain Ski Resort in the foreground:
The wedding was outside at an inn by a golf course. Although it was in the mid-90s, it was super windy, which helped cool us off. These pictures came from the camera of Alicia, one of the bridesmaids, and I got them from facebook.
My entrance with Bonnie:
The ceremony:
The groomsmen:
Charlene and Jorge walking down the aisle:
All in all, it was a good wedding. The worst part was the strong wind throughout, but as I said before, at least it kept us from overheating!
Monday morning, I went to the Albuquerque Zoo with Jorge, Jose (the best man), and Jose's wife, Priscilla. I took a bunch of pictures of all sorts of animals. These were some of my favorite pictures.
White-lipped viper:
Bald eagles:
Polar bear:
Sleeping lion:
After the zoo, I dropped off Jorge and headed to the airport. Albuquerque on my flight home:
Back in time for a Colorado sunset:
It was a fun weekend! I hadn't seen Jose or Jorge's family since I was in Costa Rica in 2005, so it was good to see them. Hopefully I'll see them again in Costa Rica!
Friday, June 17, 2011
Little Feat! At the Louisville Street Faire!
Earlier this year, I bought a piano song book with a bunch of rock songs, including two by Little Feat. It made me think that I should check them out to see if they were still touring, hoping maybe they'd come to Denver this year. Imagine my surprise when I checked their tour schedule and saw they were coming to Louisville!
It was certainly a popular concert. I'm glad I got there early!
It was certainly a popular concert. I'm glad I got there early!
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak
Today, Terri and I drove down to the Colorado Springs area to visit the Garden of the Gods. The entrance to the park, with Pikes Peak in the background:
We parked and walked around a bit.
Some of the rocks had names, like Cathedral Spires:
This stop off point from a road provided a nice look at the gardens we had walked in:
We made our way over to another part of the park to see the Siamese Twins:
We saw most of the park after only a few hours, so we decided to drive to the top of Pikes Peak.
The view was a little hazy due to the fires in Southern Colorado, but it was still spectacular. Here is the Garden of the Gods from the summit:
After walking around and taking lots of pictures, we drove back down and stopped for coffee (and ate the fudge we bought at the summit) in Manitou Springs.
We walked around Manitou Springs and did some shopping. It's a nice little town.
Then we drove back through the Garden of the Gods, stopping again at Balanced Rock. Later in the day, the light was better (and the crowds smaller), so this picture of Balanced Rock made the cut:
Then it was over to the visitor's center for more shopping and dinner. This is the view we had while we ate:
If you look closely, you may be able to make out a feature on the large rock on the right that they call the Kissing Camels.
Our drive home had a nice sunset.
It was a fun trip!
We parked and walked around a bit.
Some of the rocks had names, like Cathedral Spires:
This stop off point from a road provided a nice look at the gardens we had walked in:
We made our way over to another part of the park to see the Siamese Twins:
We saw most of the park after only a few hours, so we decided to drive to the top of Pikes Peak.
The view was a little hazy due to the fires in Southern Colorado, but it was still spectacular. Here is the Garden of the Gods from the summit:
After walking around and taking lots of pictures, we drove back down and stopped for coffee (and ate the fudge we bought at the summit) in Manitou Springs.
We walked around Manitou Springs and did some shopping. It's a nice little town.
Then we drove back through the Garden of the Gods, stopping again at Balanced Rock. Later in the day, the light was better (and the crowds smaller), so this picture of Balanced Rock made the cut:
Then it was over to the visitor's center for more shopping and dinner. This is the view we had while we ate:
If you look closely, you may be able to make out a feature on the large rock on the right that they call the Kissing Camels.
Our drive home had a nice sunset.
It was a fun trip!
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