Pockets of Hope

Colorado hikes:

definition of summer

plush with Columbines

Cilantro (Culantro)

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?

Coronatine, Day Nine

trying to find peace

in simple, everyday walks

with green below snow

New Year’s Eve

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

Mount Bierstadt

first: the moon and sun

second: 8.5 miles

third: a fourteener

fourth: pomapoo strength

fifth: learning to climb mountains

sixth: altitude high

All in a Day’s Work

packing to backpack:

more effort than backpacking

as puppy attests

Life’s a Hike

wildflower hike
with pup who will never whine:
a perfect Wednesday

Summer Break

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

Catch Me a Breeze

a sunny Sunday

is made for panting puppies

searching for blue skies

Just Like Home

four miles in mountains
sea-level city in view
small leg miracles

20121118-225710.jpg

20121118-225722.jpg

20121118-225738.jpg

20121118-225752.jpg

20121118-225800.jpg