Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Picnic with the family

We've had a run of brutal weather here in Colorado. Between the daily thunderstorms that roll in, there have been far too many overcast days. The thunderstorms have produced some vicious weather. Thunder loud enough to set off car alarms is the least of our concerns. The regular tornado warnings have far more serious implications. Before, most funnel clouds have waited to touch down until well east of Denver. We have now had funnel clouds and tornadoes around Denver in Aurora and Westminster. The hail storms have ruined cars, roofs and landscaping.

For us, we just sit back and watch. The new roof on our house protects us. The cars are garaged. Landscaping? At our house? Ha!

Today dawned with a beautiful blue sky and the gorgeous weather continued through lunch. Instead of going for a bike ride, I opted to meet Hope and Emiko at Foothills Academy and enjoy a little picnic with them. Gibson joined us on the lawn and the four of us reveled for an hour in the shade of a tree. Emi played with her snacks, Hope and I munched on some food and Gibson watched over us contentedly.

Life, for that hour, was perfect.

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