Summertime......

....... and the livin' is easy................

The summer concerts have started and we are right in the mix ...... first one was at the public golf course in town.   Great music and when you buy wine/beer in the local bank plastic cup, it looks blue.   

A week later found us at the park in beautiful Ouray, listening to one great all girl band and one not so great band of guys from Austin Tx who were described as an "Indie Band".   Not so much to our taste but the wine was good, the views spectacular.   Oggie insisted on being part of the picture.   We know Oggie well from last year's hikes and watching him grow from a small puppy.  

The rain/snow  in the mountains has been heavy and is keeping these jeeping and hiking enthusiasts to lower altitudes.    On Saturday, a bunch of us headed over to Dennis Weaver Park for some paved walking and one fairly dry loop that followed the Uncompaghre River.    It started out sunny but

by 11ish and after 4.5 miles, the dark clouds rolled in, the thunder started and we hustled back to the car.   I nearly had a coronary when a smallish but lively snake slithered across my path.    I didn't know I could be so 

nimble on my feet !! 

While I was out dodging creepy snakes, Paul ( in the red ) was involved in the Montrose Pickleball Tournament.   Rain forced it indoors.    He and his partner, Jimmy, played against this grandfather and his young teen grandson.    I chatted with the GF later.   They've just been playing 3 months and the kid is good at every sport he tries.   It was fun to see his youthful exuberance and he shows all the signs of being a very good player in the next year.    I loved that the GF didn't dress to impress !!
They lost all of their matches but I have no doubt they'll keep trying.    Meanwhile, P and his partners ( Tina in mixed doubles) won a few and lost a few.