Most of my Amtrak trips have meant getting up at 4am to catch a 6am bus, then traveling for 4 hours for the connection.  This time, though, I'll be boarding at 8pm.  What a luxury.  Bye, bye - back in a couple of weeks.

There's a lot of artwork at DIA, including a whole area of Native American art.
This 'floating baby' one caught my eye.

I went to DIA last night to pick up Sugar and saw "Notre Denver" again.  I love this gargoyle that protects the Frontier baggage area.   Hopefully, it'll help Frontier get through this bankruptcy and back to normal. Last night, I got it that he's in a Samsonite suitcase - there used to be a Samsonite factory not too far from DIA.    Great public art. 

I went to the new REI prototype store.  Eco-prototype.  I'm not sure about the details but I read that it's remarkable somehow (in a lot of ways).  Frankly, I preferred the feel of the other store better but I respect the change.  These solar light fixtures fascinated.  They are under openings in the ceiling so they are skylights but there is a stick of light hanging down inside, probably for night time.  The covering fabric reminded me of Denver International Airport tents.

Last week we got a letter from the Boulder Planning Department telling us that our outside light fixtures are not kosher since they don't have covers on them.   They are about 21 years late in letting us know but what the hay?  I had my suspicions about the letter since it was stuck in our box with no stamp and it wasn't on city letterhead, but so what.   I do wonder if someone from the city drives around after sunset to see which citizens are using light bulbs illegally.

The next day, a neighbor stopped by while I was outside pulling weeds and introduced himself as the HOA president from across the street (their HOA, not mine).  He said that we would be getting a certified letter in the mail to remind us that They own the strip of land next to the street and We don't.  Yes, we know that - we have been mowing the strip since for 21 years for the privilege of having our mailbox there.  He said it was a friendly way of making sure that we know that We don't own it but They do. Please, take it! I'm tired of mowing it!

That adverse possession case has gotten people spooked around here. Paying property taxes and having a deed to the property isn't enough these days.

Today I heard a sound that I haven't heard for months - bees buzzing in a tree.  They happened to be in one of the peach trees that came up as volunteers from some long ago sheet composting .  The buds have started opening and I wonder if we'll actually get some peaches this year.