Summer's eve

On the eve of summer, we spotted the first changing leaf on the chokecherry tree in the backyard!

Fore!

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Two tired golfers!

Birdies everywhere you look!

Charles took advantage of the break in the heat to get in nine holes at the Flatirons Golf Course here in Boulder with Myrle, a member of St. Paul's UMC. This was the first time either of them had played this year and the first time Charles had played since October!

Time with Sammy

 Sammy came by the office twice this week, spending several hours each time, getting plenty of quality rest before heading off on his neighborhood rounds.

Holding down the fort

Wesley missed Belinda (while she was in Utah this weekend). He's spent a lot of time napping in her chair, keeping it safe until she returned!

Touch up work

Charles did some touch up on the large jars in the front and a new batch of pill bottles for the back yard. It is a lot of work but the colorful result is worth it!

A busy Saturday

The theme of the bishop's celebration

It was a great time!

Seven couples got married this afternoon!

More buttons!!!

Charles had another busy day, starting early this morning with the church family breakfast, always a fun time. After that, he made the drive south of Denver to Highlands Ranch for a celebration of the ministry of our Bishop Oliveto. On the way home, he stopped at the Adams County Pride event (where he got some buttons!).

Touristing in Denver

With one of the "spirit guides"

Peregrine Falcon part of Raptor Day

The division got its start in Colorado

Old/new in the pueblos of the southwest

fabrics from around the world - this is from Armenia

First up was a visit to the Denver Botanical Gardens. Special exhibits he saw included Raptor Day, Spirit Guides: Fantastical Creatures from the Workshop of Jacobo and María Ángeles, & River's Voice: Textiles by Alexandra Kehayoglou.

After that, he went downtown and stopped at the History Colorado museum to see two exhibits, including one on the 10th Mountain Division and a ceramic exhibit called Revolt: 1680/2180.

The last stop of the day was at the Denver Art Museum where he saw several special exhibits - Perfectly Imperfect: Korean Buncheong Ceramics, Sandra Vasquez de la Horra: Awake Volcanoes, Biophilia: Nature Reimagined, The Russells in Denver (1921), Weaving a Foundation, and Painting in the Andes: 1680-1780.