Since the temperatures have still been reaching into the 90's every day, the bike club decided to have an evening social hour. We all laughed about not being able to recognize each other when we weren't wearing helmets - especially the men who tend to be gray-haired or bald. The people who hosted the party had a nicely landscaped back yard complete with patio, pergola, firepit, barbeque, and even a mini putting green.
I had to take my car in for its annual oil change. No, this is not my car hanging on the wall of the dealership, but it is a real car on display up there. I guess that's one way to get a buyer's attention. At least it's not one of those giant SUVs.
In the process of doing the oil change, the mechanic said I also needed new brake pads. So, I went back to the shop on Thursday, and rather than wait around again, Bruce, Charlie, and I went on a hike to Panorama Point Park in Morrison.
I hiked up to the top of the point, but when the trail started to go back down again, I let Bruce and Charlie carry on while I stopped to do a sketch. I rarely get a chance to sketch something besides a coffee shop these days, so this was a welcome opportunity.
I went to one of my ladies lunches this week (this is the original group). It's been quite a while since we've been able to get together since everyone's been so busy. The lady in back is getting ready to move to Dallas, mostly to be closer to her kids. If it were me, I think I'd try to get my kids to move to Colorado. Dallas weather and traffic are horrendous.
We had our last concert for the summer on the family side. As a member of the social committee, I volunteered to help with setup. My job was to move the orange cones blocking the entrance to the parking lot when the food trucks showed up. After they all arrived, I decided to "reward" myself with a hot fudge sundae from the Sweet Cow ice cream truck.
Along with the concert, they always have a lot of activities for kids. This time they had glitter tattoos, face painting, tie-dye t-shirts, a selfie studio, a foaming bubble machine, and this climbing wall. I couldn't believe that there were no mats at the bottom - just the bare asphalt. Luckily I didn't have a kid who wanted to climb that wall, even if there were ropes hanging from the top.
We're supposed to get a lot of rain this week, so we decided to separate and transplant some of the perennials. Bruce is a lot braver than I am, because he didn't mind working next to the catmint which was loaded with bees.
But I did manage to put in a Mugo pine by myself (grass and rocks don't attract bees).
While we're doing all this, Charlie likes to supervise from the garage. This is just a temporary little fence Bruce got off Amazon, but Charlie hasn't figured out that he could probably knock it over if he leaned against it.
