This has been a big month in our household!
My husband retired on the 20th,
I applied for Medicare,
and we have abandoned winter
for a vacation in the tropical sun.
So the pictures for this post
have been picked up
all over the place.
My husband retired on the 20th,
I applied for Medicare,
and we have abandoned winter
for a vacation in the tropical sun.
So the pictures for this post
have been picked up
all over the place.
February's List
1. Flowers
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King Soopers Gears up for Valentine's Day!
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2. Love
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A Valentine's Day Tradition
1. Flowers
Hibiscus, Honolulu
2. Love
We always exchange valentines and maybe a bit of chocolate!
We're not big on valentine splurges.
We'd rather spend the money on other things.
We'd rather spend the money on other things.
3. Number
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32 Thirty-Two XXXII
A little over thirty-two years ago,
I sat on this bench and was slammed
with such a premonition that I fled to my car,
making a choice that changed my life forever.
I suddenly knew that if I rented
an apartment here, I would take
the WRONG fork in my road
and miss out on something critical.
Some days later I rented a place
in a different part of the city
and met my future husband.
Our paths would never have crossed,
if I hadn't listened to that premonition.
I sat on this bench and was slammed
with such a premonition that I fled to my car,
making a choice that changed my life forever.
I suddenly knew that if I rented
an apartment here, I would take
the WRONG fork in my road
and miss out on something critical.
Some days later I rented a place
in a different part of the city
and met my future husband.
Our paths would never have crossed,
if I hadn't listened to that premonition.
4. Something Beautiful
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Waikiki, Late Afternoon
On our arrival day in Honolulu,
we raced to Waikiki to walk in the sand.
5. Your Favorite Color
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Red: Fremont Street, Las Vegas
6. Bird
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Macaws Waiting at the Crosswalk
6. Bird
You never know what you'll see along Waikiki!
7. On the Road
Liftoff from Denver International Airport
took us over this cloverleaf exchange
filled with late afternoon traffic.
8. Tap
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The Snowpack Along the Front Range
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Many millions of people,
Many millions of people,
east and west,
depend on Colorado's snowpack
for water to flow from
their taps.
9. Price
Such a small price
to fly SlotZilla,
the world's largest
slot machine:
Shoot out the bottom
below the logo for $20
to zip halfway
down Fremont Street.
Or shoot out the top
above the white reels
over 10 stories high for $40
to zip all the way
under the canopy.
Now if I could just work up the courage!
I rode the precursor to SlotZilla,
but this is a whole different animal!
10: Heart
East Fremont Street, Las Vegas
11. A Corner of Your Home
In one corner of my home
are three of my most favorite things:
A basket beautifully woven
by an Iban woman in Sarawak, Borneo
(whom my husband and I met when we
stayed at her tribe's jungle longhouse).
and two Indonesian puppets
that my brother and his wife gave us.
The puppets are about 20 inches
or 51 centimeters high.
are three of my most favorite things:
A basket beautifully woven
by an Iban woman in Sarawak, Borneo
(whom my husband and I met when we
stayed at her tribe's jungle longhouse).
and two Indonesian puppets
that my brother and his wife gave us.
The puppets are about 20 inches
or 51 centimeters high.
12. Whatever You Want
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Rescuing a Stalled Flyer
Sometimes high flyers get stalled near the end
of the zip lines under the Fremont Street canopy.
Here the front flyer is zipping along,
but the second one is being rescued
by the man in green.
He quickly hauls the flyer back
using some kind of equipment
that pulls them along the line.
of the zip lines under the Fremont Street canopy.
Here the front flyer is zipping along,
but the second one is being rescued
by the man in green.
He quickly hauls the flyer back
using some kind of equipment
that pulls them along the line.
Thanks to Jill (Greenthumb)
and her Made with Love blog
for setting up the scavenger hunt.