One in a Million
Yesterday was errand day. My husband is going to summer camp for a week so we were at the Sporting Goods store for supplies. Actually it isn't summer camp, it is a 7 day, 6 night paleontology dig which is the final requirement for his Paleontology Certification from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. B has been taking two to three classes per year for five years and with the completion of this course will be allowed to join the major paleontology projects of the museum.
The errands took less time than we had anticipated so since B had not seen the Chapungu exhibit--and I relished the opportunity to see it again--we went to the botanic gardens. We arrived just in time for an explanatory tour and saw even more of the sculptures--some in secluded trails or shaded sitting areas. This time I took no photos of flowers--except for the one above. Out of the millions of flowers in the gardens, this crimson lily captured my attention. What an exquisite bloom!
Goodbye to a Rockies legend.
Those of you who read regularly know I am an avid Colorado Rockies fan. We've had season tickets since 1993. When Larry Walker joined the Rockies in 1995 he not only energized the Rockies but the entire state of Colorado with his innate talent and aggressive style of play. A former hockey player from Canada, he plays right field with a hockey mentality, throwing his body to the ground to make spectacular catch after spectacular catch--often rising to make a pin-point throw from deep right field to home plate for an out. His body has rebelled the last few years but when he is healthy there is no better all-round player.
Yesterday it was announced that Larry Walker has been traded to the St. Louis Cardinals, a team with a chance at post season play. I wish him well but I will miss hearing Ozzy Osborne's Crazy Train play as he steps up to the plate as one of the Rockies' original Blake Street Bombers and I will miss his subtle sense of humor in the interviews.
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