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A Very Merry Un-Birthday to You!

Thanks to the Mad Hatter for expressing a perfect sentiment. It's John's un-birthday today. He's a Leap Year baby - so he only gets to celebrate on the actual day once every four years.  So we're celebrating today. Frankly, if it was me, I would parlay an un-event such as this for an entire week.

This means he also gets un-presents...

I just take comfort in the fact that even though he's had fewer birthdays, he'll still always be older than moi!

The big day comes around again next year.

So til then, Happy Un-birthday to all those Leap Year babies out there!

Achilles OK - ACL OOPS

You may remember my periodic posts over the summer months about the mountain lion incident with John and the dogs. Betty nearly became a mountain lion morsel. John ended up with a severed achilles tendon and spent the rest of the summer in a rainbow variety of casts. Fortunately, the achilles cast-off happened in September and he continues to improve on two good legs now, as you will soon see.

But just when you think things are getting back to normal...  a few weeks ago Humphrey, our golden retriever, tore his ACL while chasing tennis balls on the trail. So, here we go again.

Here's Humphrey during his most recent session of physical therapy at the Canine Rehabilitation & Conditioning Group.  It's so cool that there are these kinds of facilities to help our best friends recover from injury. He gets about half an hour of non weight-bearing exercise in a therapeutic pool a couple of times a week.

  Here it comes...

  It's mine - I've got it !

Hey - it may have been a tennis ball that got me here in the first place, but I'm still Retriever Supremo!

  Thanks - I needed that...

Just a towel dry is fine.

I'm a happy dog...

See ya next time--wags!

To my Dad...

... and to all veterans who have so honorably served our country. Thank you.

And especially to those who currently serve. Regardless of the personal feelings that deeply divide our nation over the reasons you have been asked to serve now, and that may find you in harms way. Your commitment and sacrifice should never be diminished and are deserving only of our heartfelt respect and gratitude. Thank you and return safely home soon.

Saturday Sky

Here's my Saturday Sky framing statuary on the Esplanade near an entrance of Denver's City Park. It's a glorious fall day, but there's a bit of a blustery wind and clouds are moving in over our beautiful Rocky Mountains. Looks like a change in the weather is coming.

And so...

Hudi found a perch with a good tummy warmer to watch the birdies and all the other goings on that kitties find so entertaining.

  He wishes you a warm tummy - bird watchy - clicky needles - fuzzy - loopy - yarny kind of day!

Somewhere between Emeralds and Diamonds

I just returned from a short visit this week with my mom and dad.  On Tuesday we spent a lovely day celebrating their 58th wedding anniversary (slightly belated, it was on August 22). They've passed their Emerald (55) and are approaching Diamond (60), but 58 is right there in the middle with no recognized standard.  What to do... so, we found some beautiful rocks of a different nature to commemorate their year and celebrated with a gourmet lunch and beautiful ride on the Royal Gorge Train, near Canon City, Colorado. The scenic views along the Arkansas River through the canyon were spectacular and the route passes under the magnificent Royal Gorge Bridge, the highest suspension bridge in the world! Its span is more than 1,000 feet above the canyon.  (Be sure to click on the photo and enlarge it)

Then we took a drive through Phantom Canyon on the way home  -  fall is in the air and the leaves are just beginning to hint at the color spectacular about to come.

More photos are in the Royal Gorge Train Trip photo album.

No knitting was involved, but it was a five star day!

Happy Mom's Day!

Just a quick wish for a happy Mom's Day to my mom and to say "love ya lots!" Here she is hanging out with dad. We're meeting for lunch today before I have to run to the airport.

And to all of you out there who are moms - have a wonderful day!