Early July and the "livin' is easy"....

I find it very frustrating to use this platform for my blog.....I'm too entrenched to change anything so it might just look like a jumbled mess of pictures.  

   

Like everywhere in the west, we are feeling the affects of the heat.   The mighty Colorado river is at record lows which means the farmers and ranchers are desperate to keep their crops alive and to have enough hay to feed the cattle.   It is very sobering to listen to the news.    We live on a high desert so without irrigation, we would look like Utah, without the arches and monuments.    The massive irrigation here is the life blood of the community and the county and the state.    I feel bad when I take a long

 shower....as more of us should.    

We drove up Last Dollar road.    The ranch barbed wire fences were covered in wild roses.   Similar but not quite the same as tony and manicured Martha's Vineyard.   But a rose is a rose and the smell is delicate  and delicious.  

 

Lupin and paintbrush and assorted wild flowers were carpeting the landscape.   

    

A quick pic  out the Jeep window of a distant view near Telluride.

And then there were sheep..... lots of recently shorn big ones and little ones.    They

poured over the road like liquid wool.....fascinating to watch.   I should have done a video.    The Mule's Ears were a mass of yellow for acres and acres.   

 And then I played golf.     The LadyBug Annual tournament is a big draw on the Western Slope.   It was hot and humid ( yes, sometimes we get moisture in the air).     Sheri found these shirts and others and their golf carts were appropriately adorned.     It is always fun despite my worst-score-ever.    Fortunately, we were paired with 2 others who had less than stellar rounds.    I haven't been playing much and it really showed.    I am determined to get back to my usual game.   

I just finished listening to "Project Hail Mary".   Quite a change up from my long foray into 12th century England.   The author  is the same as "The Martian".    I liked this one better and the audio version gives a delightful voice to the alien, Rocky.   The narrator sounds like Tom Hanks.     It's a great companion to sock knitting.   And a perfect ending.......