Cora also won the internet question prize!
Thanks Geeks Who Drink for the photos!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Trivia
We had the full team together for the first time in weeks. We came in third.
Cora also won the internet question prize!
Thanks Geeks Who Drink for the photos!
Cora also won the internet question prize!
Thanks Geeks Who Drink for the photos!
Monday, October 18, 2010
Fall is here
Since we didn't place last week in trivia, I didn't do my usual trivia update blog. So now I have two weeks worth of pictures to get caught up on! I'll choose an autumn theme, although it still feels like summer hasn't quite gone away most days.
I'll start with the holiday weekend (Columbus Day). I had coffee
at an unusual place. It was a store that specialized in both coffee and bicycles!
One night last week got a little cold, and there was frost the next morning on Bear Peak:
On Saturday, it was perfect weather yet again at the Farmers' Market (the last one of the year, unfortunately). I ate and read a little before Sara and Rich joined me.
Afterward, we swung by the grand re-opening of the Louisville Fire Station.
On my walk back home, I realized that the ladder truck could probably reach the top floor of any building in Louisville.
Before I got home, I took this picture of the fall colors surrounding a bike path.
Sunday, I went with Rich and Sara on a hike to Royal Arch. We started at Chautauqua Park.
We passed under the third Flatiron, where I took a picture of some climbers.
The air was clean, so the views were good from Royal Arch. South Boulder Road heading to Louisville:
The third Flatiron:
Beneath Royal Arch:
On the way back, we saw a black squirrel, which looked almost like a rabbit, it had so much hair on its ears.
We made it back to the car just as the clouds were rolling in.
Today it was cool, but the next few days should be sunny!
UPDATE: Here are a couple of pictures of Sara and me that Rich took.
I'll start with the holiday weekend (Columbus Day). I had coffee
at an unusual place. It was a store that specialized in both coffee and bicycles!
One night last week got a little cold, and there was frost the next morning on Bear Peak:
On Saturday, it was perfect weather yet again at the Farmers' Market (the last one of the year, unfortunately). I ate and read a little before Sara and Rich joined me.
Afterward, we swung by the grand re-opening of the Louisville Fire Station.
On my walk back home, I realized that the ladder truck could probably reach the top floor of any building in Louisville.
Before I got home, I took this picture of the fall colors surrounding a bike path.
Sunday, I went with Rich and Sara on a hike to Royal Arch. We started at Chautauqua Park.
We passed under the third Flatiron, where I took a picture of some climbers.
The air was clean, so the views were good from Royal Arch. South Boulder Road heading to Louisville:
The third Flatiron:
Beneath Royal Arch:
On the way back, we saw a black squirrel, which looked almost like a rabbit, it had so much hair on its ears.
We made it back to the car just as the clouds were rolling in.
Today it was cool, but the next few days should be sunny!
UPDATE: Here are a couple of pictures of Sara and me that Rich took.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
More Stuff
This past Tuesday, we came in second place in trivia. Not bad for being shorthanded again!
Watching this video brought back some memories (like awe and disbelief) of the hail storm at New Mexico Tech.
Speaking of videos, here is one from Schilthorn:
Watching this video brought back some memories (like awe and disbelief) of the hail storm at New Mexico Tech.
Speaking of videos, here is one from Schilthorn:
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Catching Up
Highlights from the past week:
The clouds right outside my place, taken last Friday morning:
Cora, John, and I tied for third (but lost the tiebreaker) at trivia. Not bad, shorthanded (and we still won a prize for 4th place)!
Tonight, Rich, Sara, Joe, and I went to the University of Denver campus to see a Punch Brothers concert.
The Punch Brothers are a modern bluegrass band, led by mandolin player Chris Thile (center).
Steeple on campus:
Rich, Joe, and Sara:
The clouds right outside my place, taken last Friday morning:
Cora, John, and I tied for third (but lost the tiebreaker) at trivia. Not bad, shorthanded (and we still won a prize for 4th place)!
Tonight, Rich, Sara, Joe, and I went to the University of Denver campus to see a Punch Brothers concert.
The Punch Brothers are a modern bluegrass band, led by mandolin player Chris Thile (center).
Steeple on campus:
Rich, Joe, and Sara:
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
More Sunset Pictures
I was amazed by yet another sunset tonight, so I might as well post some pictures of it! This one was from when I had just left work:
These were taken during my walk to trivia:
As usual, the pictures don't capture the bright oranges as well as my eye...
I also recommend the latest video from OK Go, White Knuckles.
UPDATE: I tried to tweak that last picture so it was more realistic. I gave it a gamma correction of 0.7 and a saturation of 70, whatever that means.
Heck, that was fun. I'll do it again for another one.
These were taken during my walk to trivia:
As usual, the pictures don't capture the bright oranges as well as my eye...
I also recommend the latest video from OK Go, White Knuckles.
UPDATE: I tried to tweak that last picture so it was more realistic. I gave it a gamma correction of 0.7 and a saturation of 70, whatever that means.
Heck, that was fun. I'll do it again for another one.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Various Pictures
Today I finally amassed enough pictures since my last post to post again!
Last Thursday morning, I took a closer picture of my honeysuckle bush (this one's for you, Mom!):
As I was leaving work last Thursday evening, the sunset gave everything a warm, orange-yellow tint, which complemented the warm late evening wind.
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This morning at the bus stop, I noticed yellow leaves on the tree across the street. Fall is right around the corner!
Then tonight, as I was leaving work and heading toward the bus stop, two deer crossed my path:
Once they crossed the drive in front of me, they met up with the rest of their herd.
Here they are again, with some neat looking clouds from nearby thunderstorms:
These neat looking clouds made for another interesting sunset. Once I was off the bus, I took this picture,
which looks like the remains of a picture Rich took of the same sunset.
Last Thursday morning, I took a closer picture of my honeysuckle bush (this one's for you, Mom!):
As I was leaving work last Thursday evening, the sunset gave everything a warm, orange-yellow tint, which complemented the warm late evening wind.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
This morning at the bus stop, I noticed yellow leaves on the tree across the street. Fall is right around the corner!
Then tonight, as I was leaving work and heading toward the bus stop, two deer crossed my path:
Once they crossed the drive in front of me, they met up with the rest of their herd.
Here they are again, with some neat looking clouds from nearby thunderstorms:
These neat looking clouds made for another interesting sunset. Once I was off the bus, I took this picture,
which looks like the remains of a picture Rich took of the same sunset.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Pictures I took from other websites
Tuesday night, we placed third at trivia:
(picture courtesy of Geeks Who Drink).
Yesterday, I saw this picture on the NASA Earth Observatory website:
This was the first day of the Fourmile fire, when the plume stretched off to the east (which I blogged about). For scale, Denver is the city just to the south of the plume.
(picture courtesy of Geeks Who Drink).
Yesterday, I saw this picture on the NASA Earth Observatory website:
This was the first day of the Fourmile fire, when the plume stretched off to the east (which I blogged about). For scale, Denver is the city just to the south of the plume.
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