Home Sweet Home

Barb skiing Vail

We arrived back home in Colorado a month ago.

Early snow painted our property and the mountains white.

frost on the window of our room in Vail

Cancer treatment takes a toll physically, mentally, and emotionally.

First the diagnosis, then the research, and finally the treatment are all-consuming.

our backyard

In the intricate medical maze that is cancer treatment, there are many questions without answers.

Each person/family must endlessly advocate for the patient.

Bob skiing Breckenridge

We're back to our normal routines.

We exercise daily, eat healthy, and take time to relax.

We keep moving - there is so much to see and do and enjoy each day.

We appreciate people's prayers and positive thoughts on our behalf.

We give and receive affection.

We know that connection and love are healing.

the purity of white calms us

In this post, I share some photos of our beautiful, snowy landscape in CO.

However, the final photo is one of my favorites from our time in CA.

Nature manages to nurture us in many ways.

My friend sent me this quote from the Dalai Lama:

"There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live."

Happy New Year to all!

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Wildflowers and Fire Danger

Wildflower and tourist season are in full-swing in Colorado.

heart-leaf arnica

I prefer the flowers to the tourists!

lousewort along Lehman Creek

Our state is very dry from lack of spring moisture.

fireweed on banks of Gore Creek, Vail

Wildflowers along water sources are surviving.

lupine

Forest wildflowers are slow to bloom and fast to wilt.

flower garden in Vail

I work in my gardens  and hike the trails.

sunset on my street - orange from smoke blown from wildfires

We watch for smoke plumes indicating fire.

paintbrush

Currently, 10 wildfires are burning in Colorado.

brook cress and chiming bells along Lehman Creek near my house

I pray for rain.

Nature's gardens are my one good thing today.

All photos iPhone X edited in Snapseed

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Vail Village and Meeting a Genius

covered bridge, Vail Village

a day at Vail

skiing in the morning

lunch and people-watching in the afternoon

on a quiet side street

Einstein was relaxing

face raised to the sun

he didn't seem to mind my company

here's what he told me:

"I never think of the future. It comes soon enough."

"If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z.

Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut."

"Anyone who has never made a mistake

has never tried anything new."

"Not everything that counts can be counted,

and not everything that can be counted counts."

"The difference between stupidity and genius

is that genius has its limits."

"if you can't explain it simply,

you don't understand it well enough."

Wow - I'm glad I had this chance meeting!

(musing about these ideas is my One Good Thing)