Colorado hikes:
definition of summer
plush with Columbines


Colorado hikes:
definition of summer
plush with Columbines


he corrected me
even though it’s in Spanish
white buds. so pretty.

‘no’ is a new word
yet so familiar to me.
so adolescent.

we’ll see where this goes.
a flat road to nowhere fast?
or the sky, endless?
trying to find peace
in simple, everyday walks
with green below snow


in 2019
Bruce learned to ski from up high
into a new life

in 2019
a drain drained our resources
and worsened our debt

in 2019
my girls adjusted again
to life’s challenges

in 2019
we were given the rare chance
to make a difference

in 2019
we traveled through the country
searching for ourselves

in 2020
we’ll make a better life
everywhere we go

first: the moon and sun
second: 8.5 miles
third: a fourteener



fourth: pomapoo strength
fifth: learning to climb mountains
sixth: altitude high




packing to backpack:
more effort than backpacking
as puppy attests


weekday hiking joys:
mostly-empty trails with dogs
who love each other


uncompromised views
of our blue-sky perfect peaks
and wildflowers


best of all? no work
to big down miles of fun,
of escapism

a sunny Sunday
is made for panting puppies
searching for blue skies


