It's been a busy summer. Golf ( Couples and Ladies), Pickleball ( in the Cobble Creek groupings and with Montrose Rec Dept ( a beautiful new Rec Center will be ready in winter...yea !! ), Hiking with our Hiking Club friends in the stunning beauty of the mountains and Jeeping into the thin air of the mountain passes to revel in the carpets of amazing wildflowers and the unparalleled vistas.
That would be huge herds of sheep.....and if you get up close, they are smelly and dirty and really mess up the place.......
Telluride.....
That's the shelf road down to Telluride.....no room for passing....
Meanwhile, when we are having down time, we are enjoying the high-speed antics of the hummers at the feeder. We have about 6 that are feeding all day and they do not always play nice. They can be very aggressive and defend their habitats and feeders. I think they are black chinned hummingbirds. I can stand up close and personal and they seem to not even notice....but I do wear glasses to avoid a run in with that beak.
And the BIG consuming summer activity has been the buying and selling of houses. ( altho the house seems to be a bit crooked, I think it was the photographer who was not quite awake ) We've been thinking of making some changes for awhile and have considered any number of options. After all of the angst and pondering and hand wringing and a bit of wine, we are in process...... We are selling this house and will sell the FL house (going back in Oct to get it listed) and we are going to combine all of our 'stuff' into one larger house just a few doors down the street here in Cobble Creek. We are excited about staying in this wonderful part of the world but a bit stressed by all the changes and commotion that needs to happen. We just feel like this is where we belong, surrounded by great neighbors and friends and nature at its best. We will miss our Florida friends and neighbors and warm winters but we probably won't spend too many snowy days here and look forward to exploring Arizona or Mexico or .......
Great pictures...as always! Congratulations on your decision to make CO your more permanent location...I'll have to head out your way for a visit at some point.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos--you both look fit and happy. I agree that CO is a much better place than FL. And AZ is only a short distance away. I have a friend who lives in CO and they hike in winter too. We used to have a hummingbird feeder and one little guy sat on top of it all day long and scared off any other birds that came...it was HIS feeder! And if you were out bbq-ing in the evening, he buzzed you because you were too close to HIS feeder! Funny little creatures they are.
ReplyDeleteThat road sign sure would have scared me away, but look at the gorgeous pictures you got!
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised to hear about your move. Selling two houses cannot be fun. It seems like you just bought that CO house.
If you went over Black Bear I'm impressed
ReplyDeleteGreat plans Sue and Paul. I'm sure maintaining 2 homes and an RV would not be easy or fun. Hope we see you in Tucson sometime!
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