04.09.15

Leftover From the Storm
We had our first thunderstorm last night. Fresh rain on the new plants.

Today is Buddy Check 9 Day. Decided to post a pic of my aunt with her siblings. Missing her.

02.21.15

More Snow
Feeling better today. Was able to head out and take a few pics of the snow...unfortunately the snowflakes were crap! 

I will say that watching the huge, white flakes coming down while I could smell the chocolate banana baking in the oven...made the snowy weekend even better!

02.04.15

Snow?
Well, today's storm really just ended up being rain and a few flurries. Looking forward to getting some of the white stuff!

I didn't take the Oreo pic...made my sister do the hard work. She has the Oreos "secured" now I just need to get them to try them! Read online tonight that S mores Oreos should be coming out soon! 

12.26.14

Last Bit of Fun
Yesterday there were Legos for both young and old. After some inspiration from Matthew, Kelly and I decided to make a Lego movie using his gold mine set. Below is the video.

Fortunately, the roads weren't too bad heading back home. Glad the weather forecast of 6-12 inches didn't pan out.

08.21.14

Afternoon Storms
Had a meeting up in DTC this afternoon. Heard the rain and thunder...when we came out the rainbow was shining bright in the east.

On the way home, found a different flavor of Oreos to try...even though it's been out for a while.

07.30.14

Is it Really July?
We have had steady rain all day...not a typical July day. I would have loved the day much more had it NOT been Wednesday!! No golf league this week. Checked the rain gauge before it got dark and we were just under 2 inches.

07.16.14

Rain & DMV
The day started with rain and ended with rain...SHOCKER!! We had a storm go through just before 6AM, even included a little thunder and lightning. The day was overcast with crazy clouds and a TON OF HUMIDITY!!. While finishing up the last few holes at Bear Dance there was a storm moving in. We fortunately missed that one. Then of course there was golf league!! We made it to the tee box of #7 before the crap rolled in. But we FINISHED!!

Prior to hitting the links I had to stop by the DMV to renew my license. It was actually very painless and the gals that work there were very nice. I was in and out in probably 20 minutes!

07.12.14

Monsoon
Well, tonight was a perfect example of what the Colorado Monsoon Season looks like in Colorado. We ended up with three bands of heavy rain moving through. Between the small amount of rain Friday night and tonight, we ended up with 2.60 inches.

07.11.14

Oh Hail!!
We've been lucky ALL summer and we've missed the hail portion of all the storms...not tonight. I was able to move around the flower pots, but the veggies on the back fence didn't fair so well. The zucchini was looking the best out of everything. Hopefully it will bounce back quickly!

07.09.14

Wednesday Night League
As usual, the storms came rolling in on Wednesday night! We had to take a short break, but managed  to get back out and finish our round on the back nine.

06.18.14

Wind + Storms = Wednesday Golf League
The day was great...until it was time for league. We've all gotten really used to crappy weather on Wednesdays! We did manage to miss the storm and enjoyed a beautiful rainbow as we finished up the last hole.

06.13.14

HDR Photos
Chad worked his HDR magic on the storm photos I took last week...I love them!! I'm anxious to get some other shots and eventually start learning the process myself.

06.08.14

Is it Really June???

We were so excited to be headed out to Burlington to play with my dad in a 3-man scramble. That excited met some dissappointment when we woke up and saw the weather...cold, wind and a little mist/rain mixed in. We did pretty well the first round, but not as well the second round. :( We still managed to have fun. We are beginning to plan our comeback in September!

As we were golfing, we heard that there was bad weather up at home...once again. We managed to hit the storm around Arriba...crazy clouds, wind, rain, and lightning. We then drove ALL the way home in RAIN! We missed the hail and saw a lot of it piled up next to the road as we headed west. I was pleasantly surprised to see that we missed it again since my flowers were all out! The storm itself was huge! I had to take a pic of the radar. 

06.06.14

Busy Day
Today was the first "official" day of summer vacation. We had a 7:09 tee time and I was looking forward to some warm weather...not so much. We had post-storm winds that made it a little cold.

 

I didn't post the pic yesterday, but a male blue bird was out on the deck with a piece of grass. Today the female was hard at work hauling in nesting materials...very exciting!!

We had some exciting storm clouds...managed to get a tornado warning. We saw a lot of rotation in the clouds, but never a funnel. 

06.05.14

Missed It
Looking at the cool wall cloud on the south side of Castle Rock...glad we missed it!

05.25.14

Oh Hail!
We were keeping our eye on radar and we getting lucky with the storms...luck finally ran out! We tried to ride it out, but that wasn't going to happen. LOTS of rain and LOTS of hail!

We headed over to the Kenyon's for ribs that Dave fixed on the Green Egg. Had to post this pick of Ryan's watermelon. He enjoyed just taking one big bite out of each piece.

05.15.14

Is it Friday!?!?
OMG...this week needs to have an end. Considering the state of my thyroid and the "Seriously??? That's what you chose to have your students do? That wasn't in the plan!" I think I made it out of this week fairly well. I have officially decided to make Thursday the new Friday...who's with me!?!?

I had great plans to take and post a photo of my TAC, but I forgot. I did manage to get a pic of my crime/dog fighting cat...yea right!! If you haven't seen the video of the cat chasing off the neighbor dog, you HAVE to watch it here! 



I had a pic that I didn't get to post yesterday. My swallows survived the crazy storm this week...yea!

05.12.14

No Snow Day

I know that many teachers had some hopes that Teacher Appreciation Week would continue with a snow dat, but that wasn't the case. I would say we ended up with about 10 inches...everything should be nice and green in another week. Anxious to see if we'll get golf in on Wednesday.

05.11.14

May Snow
Well, as a farm girl I should never complain about moisture...but I should also be golfing in mid-May!! We managed to get in 18 holes yesterday before the front moved in. Of course there was WIND...and of course I was cold. Today's tee time was cancelled due to several inches of white stuff. :( We are actually under a Winter Storm Warning through tomorrow morning!

I know...everything will be GREENER in about a week! I'm sure that in a few months I will be wishing for "sweater weather!" :)

04.14.14

12 Hours
Well, we didn't get the 12 inches predicted, or even half of that. One photo from the AM, one from the PM.