Almost autumn

With Wednesday's snowfall in the rear view mirror, it was time to take advantage of the pleasant weather and prepare the church and parsonage for the coming of autumn!

Last snow of the summer!

And the cat sleeps on...

The snow starts to accumulate Tuesday afternoon

Cleaning up the debris from the storm

On Monday, we had temperature over 94°, by Tuesday, it had dropped to 34°. A steady rain Tuesday morning turned to ice in the afternoon and more than 4.5" of snow fell before Wednesday morning.  Charles spent some time this afternoon cleaning up the downed branches in the back yard.

One last project

There was time for Charles to tackle one more project before tomorrow’s snow, replacing the rotten wood (30 years old) that was part of a French drain system. He got wood, cut the wood to size, stained the pieces, and then installed four sections at the church. 

This time he really does believe that this is the last outdoor project at the church and parsonage for the summer!

Pray for rain!

There are a number of fires here in Colorado including a major fire near Estes Park & Rocky Mountain National Park (about forty miles northwest of us). We had a dusting of ash this morning, bringing the seriousness of this event close to home!

A smoky Sunday

There are major fires burning in Colorado and even here in Boulder the smoke is heavy and some ash has been seen. After our online worship, Charles retired to the studio to work on several projects: working with scrap pieces of moulding; getting twenty-five donated pill bottles ready for painting; and having forty outlet covers on standby for painting this week.

A nice touch to the front garden

Belinda found a nice bench to go into the new rock area in the front of the house. Charles changed the look from black to teal and added some color to the leaves and roses with a nice result!

A great day!

Belinda surprised Charles today with an assortment of campaign buttons from the 2020 Democratic field!