Celebrating Strasburg, Colorado, a small, friendly town in the plains east of Denver...
I’ll admit…it has been a hard week…and a hard day. But, I was smart enough to climb on my bicycle and get a chance to…at least for a moment…
Forget about that and remember just how amazing God’s creation is…
Here is the first video I took…wanted to capture the train sound in the background (and got crickets too!):
Here is a quick toy camera time-lapse of 10 minutes of today’s sundown:
And here is a gallery of pictures I took while getting eaten alive by mosquitos: 🙂Continue Reading
We asked Augie what he wanted to do for his birthday and the result of that conversation was…
Road trip to Kansas! (Goodland, Kansas to be more specific.) Hitting the road yesterday it quickly morphed into a fun Pokémon Go-related visit to Pokéstops between here and there. Instead of reposting all the pictures here, below is my public timeline on Facebook that documents the what/when/where. 🙂
We were tuckered by the time we got home (late)…but I think birthday treks are in our future going forward. 🙂
I think I’ll call this one “Augie’s First Annual Birthday Road Trip (and Pokéstop & Pokémon Hunt).”
Without further ado…Continue Reading
What a great start to a beautiful day! Although normally we’d be at church on a Sunday morning, our new Strasburg church plant doesn’t start up until next Sunday…so off we went to check out some of today’s activities, starting with a delicious breakfast at the Strasburg Elementary School sponsored by the National Honor Society.
After that it was time for Mr. Ed’s Cool Classic Car Show…and this video will give you a little flavor of it:
I didn’t videotape every entry, but the gallery a bit further down will include photos of every vehicle that was there when I was.
So…we have breakfast…an amazing car show…what next?! Mud volleyball of course!:Continue Reading
Hi everyone, I’m back! 🙂
We did end up doing a little yard sale shopping…although it was kind of late in the day for it. That was followed by the Chili Contest (sponsored by 4 Rivers Equipment) and an entertaining High Plains Music Ensemble concert (sponsored by Strasburg Veterinary Clinic and IREA). Michelle and Augie taste-tested the six entries and made their votes as I Facebook Live broadcasted most of the concert, which you can watch here:
We didn’t stop there…heading over to watch some Colorado Vintage Baseball (sponsored by the Friends of Strasburg Metro Parks and Rec):Continue Reading
Hello everyone…it has been a busy, busy, busy (but fun!) day already.
Up early ’cause the munchkin wanted Burger King (in Centennial) for breakfast, and we had to line up for the parade at 8:30. Translation: Awake before 6AM. My proof:
A beautiful view after a night in a backyard tent, eh?
Either way…because, as Cubmaster for Strasburg Pack 439, I was marching in the parade…it meant I had to take all my photos and videos before or early-on (as I walked toward the back where we were placed). While we were waiting, I really liked this amazing cheer done for Strasburg Rocks! viewers by the Strasburg Parks Cheerleading Camp:
“We are Strasburg!” Well, at least Sparta and Strasburg both start with an “S”! 🙂 The girls did great, didn’t they?!
I’ll wrap up this first post of the day by posting a gallery of very quickly taken pictures…along with two Facebook Live sessions. (I was either doing Facebook Live and taking pictures at the same time…or doing Facebook Live and interacting with parade watchers…so please be kind with your comments. :-))
Well, here are the photos and Facebook Live sessions (just remember, there is stuff going on through the whole weekend, so come on down/over/up!):Continue Reading
I started vacation last night, so we are trying to make the most family time. Mom had to run out to get something for Cub Scout Pack 439‘s float (see it in tomorrow’s Strasburg Home Town Days parade)…and Augie wanted to go to Taco Bell for breakfast.
So, we climbed in the car…and even though it is a hybrid…we do need to get gas sooner or later. That’s where we got to see flags that that same Pack 439 put up:
Now, I can’t provide a review because I’m not a coffee drinker, but I am glad to say that Strasburg Express Coffee Shop officially opened this morning! (I believe someone said it was formally Becca’s Espresso?) Either way, just quickly snapping some pictures with my iPhone, it looks like it’ll be a nice, open atmosphere to read a newspaper, surf the net, or catch Pokémon…all while imbibing your favorite form of caffeine! 🙂
I’ll post the pictures below…it does have more than just coffee…so you should check out Strasburg’s newest business! (Open 6:00-2:00 Monday through Friday and 7:00-1:00 on Saturday…closed Sundays.)
If you click on a photo you can see a larger version…
Well, here is hoping you haven’t gotten sick of my posts about clouds. 🙂
Tonight dad cooked…so on the way home from McDonald’s :-), we saw these scenes (mainly north, east, and south):
Did you know those are called anticrepuscular rays (as compared to the crepuscular rays that fan out from a light source in the clouds)?
Lots of pink…Continue Reading
This may still be going on as I post this…look northeast! 🙂
I. Love. Clouds. 🙂
(These are from today, just before we got home from our anniversary lunch…)
Although I should be able to do basic maintenance on my own bicycle, space and time constraints meant I wanted to find someone else to do it and a friend recommended Andrew at Bring the Bike Ltd. I am glad she did.
I am just back from an anniversary dinner and am looking forward to an afternoon bike ride on my freshly cleaned and tuned two-wheel transportation. Andrew did a bang-up job for a great price, and I know I’ll be a repeat customer. I am not sure of everything he does, but I do know it includes tuning and repairing! 🙂
And he’s a really nice guy on top of it!
So a “We Recommend” and 5 Bulls from Strasburg Rocks! for Bring the Bike Ltd.
Okay, it wasn’t much of a storm. 🙂
But, Augie and I did our normal Friday night activity of sleeping in the tent last night, and although it was predicted in WeatherBug for midnight, it came through 10:30ish. Here are a few tweets during it…sneaking them out before waking up the little guy, heading to breakfast, and getting haircuts.
Good morning Strasburg and towns nearby! It’s a beautiful, high plains morning…may it be an awesome weekend for you!Continue Reading
I’m just back from getting eaten alive while using my FujiFilm XP90 to capture this time-lapse of a sunset on E 48th Avenue near Strasburg Road. Maybe more photos tomorrow. 🙂
It appears that Pokemon Go is all the rage (just Google it if you are unfamiliar), and sure enough, our eight year-old, Augie, has decided to become a Pokemon trainer. Good news is to catch many of these elusive creatures, kids need to get out of the house. 🙂
So, out we went as a father/son team…scootered from home to The Pizza Shop…and then walked to the Strasburg Convenience Store. Now, without the game you cannot see just how infested our wonderful town is with these somewhat magical rodents. Augie caught four or five during our short trek downtown!
I also snapped this photo while heading back to The Pizza Shop from the corner before Valley Bank and Trust:
Just love the way forcing a flash worked…
Hope you all have had an awesome weekend!
Happy Independence Day everyone! (240 awesome years and counting….)
I am just back from my Cub Scout Pack 439 Cubmaster duties. First, we marched with Troop 439 at the front of the Independence Day parade in Byers, Colorado. (I am so proud of our boys!) Second, we met up at Lions Park in Strasburg, ate lunch, and then watched a Cub Scout/Boy Scout/visitors water fight that moved from water balloons to squeezing water bottles at each other. 🙂
The parade had all the usual…floats…old cars…politicians…emergency vehicles…and since we are in cowboy/cowgirl country…horses…and one goat. 🙂
Now, I should note that I had to march in the parade, so I tried to snap photos of everything ahead of time. However, since we were at the front of the parade, I was able to take a bunch of pictures walking back to the car. Before sharing those images, however, here are four videos…starting off with the 2016 Dust Devils doing a little dancing:
Their float also has this cool fake shotgun action:Continue Reading
