11.24.11

3rd Annual Turkey Trot

Well, my time wasn't as good as last year, but it was better than two years ago...working at getting back to my "Tri for the Cure" fitness level. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

07.19.11

Thunderstorm

Last week we had a number of storms roll through Castle Rock...unfortunately, I wasn't at home to enjoy them. Tonight we had a storm come through that had a TON of lightning and it was GREAT. This is one of the bolts that hit just on the other side of the interstate - just about 2 miles away. We had one that was literally just across the fairway, but didn't manage to get a shot of that one.

I loved the chance to sit outside, under the deck, and enjoy the rain, lightning and thunder...there's nothing like a good rumble.

07.04.11

Budweiser Backyard BBQ House Party

We had a wonderful night with family! The weather was perfect, the burgers were yummy and the free Budweiser beer was cold! I was selected to host the House Party (you can check them out at: http://www.houseparty.com). One of the items included in my party pack were plastic cups...we did find another use for them! :o)

05.18.11

Golf????

Wednesday evening means golf league...even on nights like tonight! I actually wouldn't have played tonight if we wouldn't have had a scramble tournament. They had been calling for rain all day and it was raining off and on. At the beginning of our tournament we were lucky in the fact that the wind died down. Just two minutes after I got this photo, it started raining - with small hail mixed in. Other than some wet pants...we survived!

05.16.11

Eggs

Yesterday afternoon I got a little scare...I saw a pile of feathers in the middle of the backyard. Upon further investigation I couldn't rule out the possibility it might be the female bluebird. I kept a close eye out for her the remainder of the day yesterday, but no signs. I also didn't see her this morning before heading into work. Fortunately, around 5 o'clock this evening she peaked her head out of the box. I decided to do a quick next check and discovered 6 eggs!! VERY excited!!

05.15.11

New Project

Well, Kelly and I got a new project underway today...creating some animal letters for the soon to be arriving Jack. We managed to get the animals picked out (I still need to create the patterns for those) and we got the first coat of paint on for the letters. I will be sure to update you on the progress.

05.12.11

Springtime in Colorado

Yesterday we had a storm set in over most of Colorado. We had probably an inch or two of snow and some rain. (When I checked the rain gauge around 5:30 there was just over an inch + one small bug.)

Today we woke up to this! By around 8:00 we had about 4 inches and the big, wet flakes were still coming down!

Snow in May isn't that unusual for Colorado. For the unusual part, check out my blog post from May 12, 2010! http://everydayinaphoto.blogspot.com/2010/05/051210.html