Back in July, on our first full day, Saturday in Laramie, our gracious host ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
hanarobi took some of us in the afternoon to a place east of Laramie called Vedauwoo, pronounced Vay'-de-voo, or rhymes with "Made a zoo." It was a picture perfect day, so it was easy to make lots of post-able pics.
This pic is actually from the end of the visit through the car window, just to give you the long vista.
And here we are--big impressive rocks surrounded by beautiful aspen and fur trees, and other flora.
We took a path part of the way around the cliffs.
Mallorns Aspens--oh how I love them!
Anyone know what this wildflower is?
Cliffs through a veil of aspen leaves.
Climbers love this place.
Lothlorien.
There are interesting colored lichens on the rocks--lots or red and yellow patches.
Big round boulder is contentedly perched.
A patch of wildflowers among the boulders.
There's a guy perched up among the rocks, happy climber, with his happy black doggie a little ways below him right above some foliage looking straight at us.
Lots of big round boulders sitting around, minding their own business.
Update: The weather has been sucky--hot and humid. I've been on the down and anxious side. Lots of thoughts to tell Mom something, except, oh yeah, not. But I had a mammogram a week ago and it came out clear. Work is going fine, but I'm a little nervous about some reorganization that's going on that will have our office move to another part of the building this month or next, and the really bad part is that contractors will probably be kicked out of the parking garages and we'll have to use parking lots that are a several minute walk away--which will suck in bad weather and lengthen the commute time. Even with that, I'm still blessed to have this job at this place I've been at over a year now. Today, though, is a special day, which I will post about in a little bit.
hanarobi took some of us in the afternoon to a place east of Laramie called Vedauwoo, pronounced Vay'-de-voo, or rhymes with "Made a zoo." It was a picture perfect day, so it was easy to make lots of post-able pics.
This pic is actually from the end of the visit through the car window, just to give you the long vista.
And here we are--big impressive rocks surrounded by beautiful aspen and fur trees, and other flora.
We took a path part of the way around the cliffs.
Anyone know what this wildflower is?
Cliffs through a veil of aspen leaves.
Climbers love this place.
Lothlorien.
There are interesting colored lichens on the rocks--lots or red and yellow patches.
Big round boulder is contentedly perched.
A patch of wildflowers among the boulders.
There's a guy perched up among the rocks, happy climber, with his happy black doggie a little ways below him right above some foliage looking straight at us.
Lots of big round boulders sitting around, minding their own business.
Update: The weather has been sucky--hot and humid. I've been on the down and anxious side. Lots of thoughts to tell Mom something, except, oh yeah, not. But I had a mammogram a week ago and it came out clear. Work is going fine, but I'm a little nervous about some reorganization that's going on that will have our office move to another part of the building this month or next, and the really bad part is that contractors will probably be kicked out of the parking garages and we'll have to use parking lots that are a several minute walk away--which will suck in bad weather and lengthen the commute time. Even with that, I'm still blessed to have this job at this place I've been at over a year now. Today, though, is a special day, which I will post about in a little bit.
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The flower is what I'd call rosebay willowherb but you might know as fireweed?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamerion_angustifolium
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Thank you for the info. Wow on their love of ashes and growing in ruins! California and Washington state are going to be filled with a lot more of them next year, I expect.
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I'd never thought of how much aspens resemble mallorns (especially when the leaves turn gold in the fall!
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Glad that you found Lothlorien. :D
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The weather has been so horrible this past week. I hope it cools down soon.
I'm glad to hear things are still going mostly well at work. That is always good news. :)
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We're supposed to cool down tomorrow, but my town hasn't gotten that needed rain that was promised today--my poor trees!
My work and team is great, so I am lucky for that. But it looks like we're going to lose our cubicles next month--I don't know if they're going to put us in row desks or what--not having my cubby hole habitat to hide in makes me anxious.
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Truth be told, I had that urge plenty when she was still alive, and I knew she wouldn't be interested in listening then, so it's not a totally new feeling, just a sad reminder that she's not alive anymore. Yes, I suppose it's about time I formed my own Platonic ideal Mom to talk to. *hugs*
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glad work is a bit more than tolerable......i think that is mostly what we can hope for....
Sometimes, even after 10+ years, I still bouncily wake up, wanting to share something with mom. So...I just do, anyway. Somewhere, far away, their voices still echo, and all they were continues.
love to you, dear.
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I know I am very blessed to have work that is at times fulfilling and lovely coworkers. I'm just worried about my impending loss of habitat that might leave me without an adequate cubby hole to hide in--I'd be happy with a smaller cubicle, but dreading that we're going to be put at row desks. And cross your fingers that we contractors don't get kicked out of the parking garages to make room for the new feds--that would make my commute longer, which would be tough. But it looks like we may have a reprieve on that for another couple of months at least.
*hugs* Love to you, too, my friend.
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You should be elected the Moot Official Photographer. Your pics are so awesome!
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Thank you! :-D