Five Acres with a View

Glenwood Springs from the Train Station

Talatat with Cow

I saw this talatat with a carved cow back in the spring at an exhibit of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

Bandit in the Sun

Bandit seems to feel that this is HIS chair.

Chatfield Farms

In July, we went to Chatfield Farms near Littleton, Colorado, a facility which is part of Denver Botanic Gardens.

Yesterday evening, we had the most intense afternoon thunderstorm that we have had since we moved here. At one point, we were receiving close to five inches an hour of rain. (Fortunately, not for a whole hour.) The swales around the house did their job, but when I went out this morning, I found that the contents of one of the swales had washed down over the pavement, which is the first time this has happened since we moved here. It took us about ten minutes to put the rocks back.

Mediterranean Nicoise Salad

In an effort to get out of our cooking rut, we have been trying to make a new recipe every week. This recipe for Nicoise Salad came from Mediterranean Every Day by Sheela Prakash.

Red Verbena

CDorner Fitness

Early this year, I decided to increase my fitness by doing step aerobics at home. One of my best resources for doing so is the CDornerFitness youtube channel. Not only does she have a variety of routines from basic to advanced, she usually tells you how many beats per minute the routine is. She also has additional activities that can be done at home.