Broken Record

Rain is forecast for this weekend…
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Rain is forecast for this weekend…
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Rain is forecast for this weekend…

I hate to sound like a broken record, but this weather pattern is driving me nuts. Every weekend for the past 6 weeks has had rain storms. There have been some sun breaks (one right now as I type this) but everything is soggy. On the other hand, the lawn and flowers look the best they have in the 10 years we’ve lived in the De Beque high desert zone. Even so, how many flower photos can I post before “Geeze, Jer, enough is enough!” At the risk of repetition, here are a few more photos from around the house.

Peonies in bloom

Front flower bed and garage

Front yard

Green grass in the high desert

Hollyhocks are growing in front of the house and some have huge leaves the size of salad plates. We’ll have to wait for a while until they flower to see what colors we get (they cross-pollinate prolifically). It would be nice if the weather stayed dry for a while, but the upcoming week has a high chance of rain forecast through next Friday. I guess I just need to enjoy the green while it lasts.

Note that The Box (RV trailer) is still sitting in our yard. Maybe next week I’ll be able to tow it up to to the Sanderling lot! Intermittent snow and occasional overnight temps of 29 degrees at 9,000 + feet — nope, not time yet.

Craig and Dianne are moving ahead on their house build back in Wisconsin. Here’s a recent photo Craig sent us of the progress as of Friday this week:

Paroubek home under construction.

We are following the arrival of the lumber and walls going up with much interest and hope the project continues smoothly.  Craig is the general contractor, one busy dude.

I am writing this on Saturday instead of my usual Sunday morning, as we are taking a day trip to the Durango/Lake Vallecito/Bayfield area of SW Colorado on Sunday. The dogs will remain behind this trip; the neighbor will let them out frequently during the day and feed them dinner as we fly by the seat of our pants through western Colorado.  It has been some time since we actually visited the Durango area (I’ve been to a cycle rally there fairly recently). We’ll be looking at general development + amenities + services, as well as trying to locate a few home listings we have seen on-line. It will be a long day and we hope the weather co-operates, at least going over Red Hill Pass (11,018 feet) between Ouray and Silverton. If the weather turns ugly, we’ll abort the trip and return home. More on this outing will be in my next post.

Thats it for now. Thanks for looking in!

Pam’s Two Cents Worth:

Trips into different areas of southern Colorado should be scheduled throughout the summer.  With the Sanderling property now designated as “recreational” into retirement, it appears that much like the Boll Weevils in the old folk song, we are “lookin’ for a home…”

Happy Trails.