Side Trips

SCENES FROM A BLIZZARD Bob and Camille weather a Winter Solstice Storm December 20-21, 2006 WEDNESDAY EVENING By nightfall, the snow had stopped falling. We took these pictures out the back door. Wonder how long it will be before we’re sunning ourselves on the deck again? UP AND AT ‘EM! Camille headed downstairs to clear […]

FIRST ANNUAL THANKSGIVING WEEKEND CAMPUS ARCHITECTURE TOUR As an alternative to shopping, Bob, Camille and Shirley went to the Colorado State University campus to look at fifteen buildings that were designed by Eugene G. Groves between 1922 and 1952. The photos are in the order we took them as we wandered across the lovely, quiet

CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAYS WITH STYLE In which Bob and Camille spend the night at Shirley’s Thanksgiving Weekend, 2006 SETTLING IN Ahhhhhh! Wine and roasted chestnuts by the fire in Shirley’s living room and then whipping up a Thanksgiving feast in her kitchen. Life doesn’t get much better than this! Shirley’s fireplace was painted by an

Loveland, Colorado Reporter-Herald Publish Date: 11/20/2006 Senior Amy Armantrout, 17, practices part of the Niwot High School dance team’s routine for state at the Twin Peaks Charter Academy in Longmont on Tuesday. She and Holly Rotter are two of three captains on the dance team and will participate in the 80th annual Macy’s Day parade.

A SUNSET TO REMEMBER Captured by Bob and Camille in their magic box November, 2006 On November 21, Bob looked outside the plant to see a sky gone wild. Camille snapped a few from the back deck of their apartment, a few blocks away . While these photos speak for themselves, I do have to

OUT AND ABOUT We are amazed that we are still living 40 degrees from the equator after more than a year. What keeps us here? Well, for one thing, the pace of life in this little walking town is wonderfully slow. Because Bob walks to work and Camille bikes to the grocery store, we seldom

THE OLD TIMER 1956 INTERNATIONAL MISTY’S WORK TRUCK Still Going Strong at Fifty Years Old October, 2006 AN ENDURING PIECE OF ENGINEERING You’ll have to admit there is a certain majesty about such a machine. This International 200 glows when Misty is around. ON THE WORK SITE Misty, her dad, Tom and the International were

THE EVOLUTION OF AN OCTOBER GARDEN Winter was upon us but Bob was loathe to give up the garden. So he ordered seeds for cold-tolerant winter greens and asked Steve to build some cold frames. At the end of the month, the garden was still flourishing and the winter greens had germinated. October, 2006 BEFORE

IMPOSSIBLY BLUE SKIES September, 2006 All summer Bob and Camille wondered what happened to the Blue Skies. Then, this month, they returned. EYE CANDY   Roses are always enchanting but even a colorful bush against skies like these can demand a second look. The pods of a golden raintree hung like candy and all the

A TRIP ON THE WAY BACK MACHINE In which Bob and Camille step outside their front door to find themselves in the year 1910. The local Historical Society had gotten all dressed up to honor the 100 year old business district on our street. September, 30, 2006 LOOKING BACK IN TIME It was a fine