Thanksgiving

 

I meant to include this at the end, but I can't get it to move.   This is Charlie in his younger days.   He is now quite grey and moves slowly.   We have done many hikes with him when we were both more vigorous.    His tongue was actually longer but I shortened it ..... 

We drove over to Mike and Jenna's and met up with all these lovely people.   I have no pics of the delicious spread of food and the joy of watching great grands having rambunctious fun or the wonderfully soothing pedicures ..... putting my feet into warm melty wax until it hardens is the ultimate in self care.

We strolled along the colorful paths at the Botanic Gardens light display at Chatfield farms.   The giant 

cottonwoods were stunning.   

Chilly but not uncomfortable....We cancelled last year's outing when it was windy and near zero.  

We had to delay our drive over by a day due to spectacular amounts of snow.   The drive is long and busy on a sunny day so ice and snow are way out of our comfort zone.     I think this was the prettiest we've ever seen the Canyon .   Well, Glenwood Canyon is always spectacular but the snow added the perfect touch.   

So this ad pops up on my phone..... I know ads usually reflect what you've been googling but trust me, I was no where near this topic.   Well, unless my lichens and fungus group on FB was a trigger.   I'm sure it's available somewhere in Colorado....I'll let you know.  

 Usually, I get my drawings matted at a local framer.  John knows what I want and I suspect, charges me a bit less.   Well, his back gave out and he needed some treatment so was closed.    My only other choice was Hobby Lobby.    The nice person in the frame dept was very complimentary of my drawing of Charlie.   And then she showed me a picture of her cat and asked what I charged.    When I saw those eyes, I knew I had to try and capture that expression.    I finished Chloe yesterday and took her back to HL.    When she saw it, she started crying.  It was all very emotional.        And, I don't charge.