A KC bonus!

Before Charles left for home yesterday, he went downtown Kansas City to take in two art museums, The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

Last morning in Kansas

 Charles' last day in Leawood was filled with more meetings, a book signing (Adam Hamilton), and a rousing closing worship.

Day two in Kansas

The second day for Charles at the Church of the Resurrection was a full day of discussions on the future of the UMC. In the evening, he went to the nearby sushi place, Maru Sushi, for some Japanese fusion food, yum!

First Day at COR

COR sanctuary building

Charles is present!

Adam Hamilton addresses the gathering

Worship is electric @ COR

Charles had a full day of workshops, fellowship times, and worship at the 2019 Leadership Institute at the Church of the Resurrection (COR). 

An afternoon free

An oasis in the city

Monet sculpture

One view of Monet's garden

One of the 25 works on the sculpture park

One of the 25 works on the sculpture park

Charles had a wee bit of free time this afternoon which he put to  good use by visiting the nearby Overland Park Arboretum. After a full day of workshops, it was nice to have some quiet time!

On the road again!

On the road again at DIA

A slice of American history

James family home

A stop on the road north

Together again!

Charles is in Kansas this week, attending a conference at The Church of the Resurrection in Leawood.

Today he had a free afternoon and went to have lunch with his sister, Jackie. They hadn't been together since the family reunion in 2016. On the way to lunch in Cameron, he stopped to tour the home of the James family (of Jesse James fame). An interesting slice of American history to be sure.

Connecting with old friends

Charles made the drive south today to Fountain, near Colorado Springs, to lead the remembrance service of the father of friends from our time in Sidney, Nebraska. It was nice, all the same, to reconnect to these wonderful folk!

Wesley's week

A quiet moment on the front porch

A quiet moment before bedtime

A new place to sleep

Trying out the new outdoor space

Looking for bunnies

Wesley is enjoying the waning days of summer and looking forward to cooler days and nights to come.

Late summer in Boulder

Late summer evening with the bunnies

Charles' entry into a juried competition

Expanding our horizons

We're in the last bit of summer here in Boulder and we are enjoying the pace of life here! 

We've been able to enjoy the evenings on the patio, sharing the beautiful nights with the backyard bunnies. Charles has been able to get some studio time in and together we have begun to take part in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute program!

Saturday in Boulder

Nice day in Boulder! We watched a bit of  a regional bike racing event at the nearby park, navigated the pregame traffic for the Colorado-Nebraska football game on our way to the Boulder Farmers Market, lunch at Sforno, and a stroll along the Pearl Street Mall.

Simple things

Charles went for a walk around the neighborhood this morning and spotted this  bee hard at work.

"Now what?"

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 We broke down today and bought pots/pans for the parsaonge! Now what to do with them?

Happy Labor Day

Labor Day was a blistering one here in Colorado and with its passing, we marked the beginning of our third month here in Boulder!