3 Day Weekend

The weekend went as anticipated.  A Saturday full of yardwork...

We dug into the pond project.  I don't think Bill wanted to start it, but with gentle encouragement, he decided to dive in and at least get it started.  We've had the pond for the past 7 years, and have loved it.  It has been home to many fish, and a drinking hole for numerous wild and not-so-wild creatures.  Bill replaced the pump about a month ago, which then created an air bubble underneath the liner... and we've had leakage and seepage for the past year or so... it's time for an overhaul.  And that overhaul is now in progress.

We also managed to get the lawn edged and mowed, and the garden planted.  It may not look like much now, but we are hoping it will be productive... despite the clay-like soil and countless rocks.  If we can just avoid the hail storm that seems to pummel us every year just as the seedlings are sprouting...  Hope springs eternal, right?

A Sunday full of church... (and relief at making it through my talk)...

And a Memorial Day of family togetherness.

We went hiking in Castlewood Canyon.  It was a beautiful day.  We have taken this hike many times, but this time we did the hike backwards and discovered that it's not nearly as physically strenuous that way.  I've taken a mental note.

We stopped to refresh our feet in the creek...

...and relax on the rocks.  

(And lest you think we had the canyon to ourselves, it was the busiest day EVER.  People and pets all over the place.  Happy people, sad people -- a few kids that were NOT enjoying the hike, and dogs of every breed imaginable.  Shilo and Mauri were in dog heaven.)

We took the back way home and followed this for the last 20 minutes of the drive:

What a view.

Our neighbors had a BBQ later in the day.  We came.  We cooked our hamburgers.  We ate.  Then we went home for a nap (shhhhh.... don't tell).

There were a ton of people there, so we figured we wouldn't be missed.  Once we were rested and the temps had cooled, we slyly (okay, maybe not) slipped back outside and visited for a little while longer.  It was a fun day.

Now I keep thinking it's Monday, which means I'll be a day behind all week.  That must be what the horse trailer was telling me.