Home from St Vrain SP

After our delightful walk around the perimeter of Blue Heron Reservoir, we returned to our site. It seemed such a shame to be leaving the park just as the weather was improving. But we felt it was important to get the CR-V checked out thoroughly before venturing too far in the car. Going home to do so was the smart thing to do.

It didn’t take long for the blue skies and sunshine to disappear as we made our way home ... a drive that the GPS estimated as 2 hours and 1 minute. By the time we arrived in Denver, the skies were entirely overcast. What a difference from where we were in Longmont.

The closer we got to Colorado Springs, the lower the cloud deck became. We could see snow in the mountains, the low clouds swirling around the peaks indicating that more white stuff was probably falling in those high elevations. No snow on the roadsides ... and the roads were completely dry. The temp was down into the high 30F range ... brrr!

After a quick lunch stop at the Smashburger on Briargate Parkway, we tucked the Cruiser into its spot at the storage facility and headed home. The car hesitated twice as we drove the short distance to the house ... validating that cutting our trip short to get it checked out was the right decision.

Except for a tiny bit of snow in a corner of the deck, the only evidence of the recent winter storm was the dead flowers in the baskets hanging on the railing 😔 We’ll trim them down and hope for the best, but their roots are not deep in the ground, so I’m not too hopeful about reviving them. The plants in the front and back yard are in good shape, though ... something to be grateful for.

We had a nice surprise, though. A welcome-home-committee! Our pronghorn herd is back from their summer birthing/grazing grounds! We’ve been seeing them only in twos and threes this summer. I was afraid the next-phase construction in the community had scared them off. So happy to see that’s not the case!

(I didn’t have my camera handy today, so I’m going to add a photo from the last time we saw them visiting as a herd ... which was many many months ago. Mostly I’m doing this so that the photo of our shriveled flowers isn’t the only one included with this post 🤪)Baca lagi