Ouray, Colorado

Bob and Andrea finally arrived home to their home in Green Valley, Arizona after a good long trip around the country side and I was lucky that they made a stop here and I had a chance to share time with them and listen to some of their adventures.    After they left Oregon, they headed towards Washington, on to Idaho, then found their way to South Dakota and on to Montana before heading to Colorado.    I begged for pictures and yesterday they sent me some of their trip through Ouray, Colorado.    I know nothing about this area so googled and found Ouray is known as "the Switzerland of America"  . . . why?   You asked . . . Because it has the towering peaks of the Rockies (7,792 feet) surround on three sides with 13 thousand feet of snow capped peaks.     Ouray was named after an Indian Chief, who signed a treaty with the Government which allowed the settlers to come in.    Silver mines was the draw.  So you can see from the pictures that they snapped along the way, that the trip was spectacular and they enjoyed driving through this area.   I am betting they took notes and on one of their next adventures they will put Ouray, Colorado on their 'to-do' list and enjoy the amenities of the delightful small town, the hot springs and all that draws the adventuresome spirit in that direction.    Oh my, my travel bugs are jumping today, wanting to go there and lots of other places as well....but....travel is passe for me as I woke up fuzzy headed today and went grocery shopping....that woke me up in a hurry...prices...soaring, my favorite Boston Baked Beans have gone to $2.99, unbelievable...well, they can sit there as I have a recipe for Boston Baked beans and if I can find it, a good size bean pot, then I can make my own.   Jeez....what a time to go berserk when folks have no jobs, losing their homes, earthquakes in strange places and a hurricane called 'Irene" bearing down on the east coast.   We had a thunder storm in the middle of the night and I missed it . . . had to be after my long reading session as I certainly didn't hear anything.   It has some good to it, as now I do not have to go out and water the front bushes as they got a good drink during the night.

So today, my son Michael is entering the land of 'middle age';   I cannot believe it but he called this morning and left me a message on my recorder saying he imagined I felt OLD today.....ha....ha.....he is right... ancient would be a good word.    If you are close by Mike today, give him a hug for me, sing him "Happy Birthday" and remind him how special he really is.    I am glad he wasn't twins!    Check around maybe a friend of yours is having a celebration and you can join in the fun, a great way to use up some of your seconds.   Find reasons to laugh out loud as it is a sure cure from the blahs.   Hugs to all.