Friday, May 19, 2023
Letter "T" --- Friday's Weekend Roundup 10 / Reflections and-or Street/Candid Captures
- Tom's Requests: Starts with "T"; A Favorite; and Tom's suggestion, "T"errific.
- James' request, Reflections and/or Street Photos/Candid Captures.
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All these start with "T"???
A hint: Besides "Terrific" though they are.
The couple you see in these pictures were our Texas
next-door neighbor until they moved to Colorado.
First we went to Mountain Village where we parked our car. Then we would have lunch at the Peaks Resort & Golden Door Spa, Hotel Telluride. Below is the outdoor patio eating area, as we had Luke with us this day, we would go to the patio for eating.
Lunch was excellent, every one of us had different orders.
Mine was the best! But now I couldn't take bites or chew
it up. Take care of your teeth!! I did but I have outlived
my uppers.
Our drinks were Arnold Palmers and water.
The Arnold Palmer is becoming quite popular,
it consists of unsweetened ice tea and lemonade,
half and half.
Luke would be good in France. He just stayed nearby
or under the table while we ate.
That wouldn't work right now for Adi and Katrin,
they stand looking at us with big eyes and drooling!
Isn't the view from our table fabulous!
Next summer we might bring golf clubs.
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Mrs. Jim caught the first car, but they wouldn't let dogs on this one.
She was waiting for us on a bench when we got to the top.
At the top, we entered another cable lift to go down
to Telluride at the bottom on the other side of the mountain.
This is the view from the top,
looking back over Mountain Village where we departed.
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| And looking down at the old city of Telluride. |
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| Downtown Telluride [click picture for a larger view] |
Starts with "T": The Town of Telluride, Colorado starts with a "T".
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| Can you believe there was an airport in Telluride on the side of one of the hills, straight down |
A Favorite: The view down and out was my Favorite scenery there around Telluride.
Tom's suggestion, "Terrific": Luke was a Terric dog but was a little apprehensive going up the mountain side in the cable car.
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| "But Officer, I ... " - photo taken in Sorento, Italy - Copyright 2006, Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved |
James' request, Street Photos/Candid Captures: The street in Sorento, Italy. There are a lot of Motor Scooters in Italy with it's cooperative warm winter weather.
Something "Light": Kids Advice on Love and Marriage
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HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHOM TO MARRY;">You got to find somebody who likes what you like. Like you both like Hershey Candy Kisses. Or like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming.
* Alan, age 10" _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The Fine Print:
- [Click on any picture for larger, click it again for extra-large.]
- The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Traveler" (click here, Link, for Tom's Weekend Reviews)
- I am also linking again this week with James of "Weekend Reflections/Street Photos" (click here for his Street Folk and Reflections Photos).
- The pictures mostly are all mine and rights are reserved to me under Copyright Law.
- I am linked with Tom of "Backwoods Traveler" (click here, Link, for Tom's Weekend Reviews)
- I am also linking again this week with James of "Weekend Reflections/Street Photos" (click here for his Street Folk and Reflections Photos).
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Labels: Colorado, Colorado 2011, Colorado Holiday, Dogs, Eating, First Times, Friends, kids-1
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
In Colorado some more, Mountain Village and Telluride, Part Two -- Colorado Holiday Part IV
Dog Days in Telluride
This post continues our visit in Colorado with our Montgomery neighbors, Roger, Mrs. Roger, and Luke at their ranch near Telluride.
Today's post shows us in Telluride viewing many friendly dogs as our friends act a wonderful tour guides.
This is part two of two for the Telluride post.
Click on any picture for large sized view.
Change the "800" to "1600" in the URL Address for super sized view.
[large picture] [super sized]
Here three (+ Luke) of us four (+ Luke) had stopped in for a cooling refreshment. Roger had his usual Arnold Palmer drink (half lemonaid, half unsweetened tea).
Telluride has dogs, a lot of dogs. It reminds me of my hippy days when everyother person had a yellow dog. At the University of Houston they would park their dogs like modern students park bicycles, just near the stairs.
There are a lot of bikes in this hippy-like town too!.
Bike pictures: [pretty bike] [lots of bikes]
I wonder if they ever get mixed up?
This post continues our visit in Colorado with our Montgomery neighbors, Roger, Mrs. Roger, and Luke at their ranch near Telluride.
Today's post shows us in Telluride viewing many friendly dogs as our friends act a wonderful tour guides.
This is part two of two for the Telluride post.
Click on any picture for large sized view.
Change the "800" to "1600" in the URL Address for super sized view.
[large picture] [super sized]
Here three (+ Luke) of us four (+ Luke) had stopped in for a cooling refreshment. Roger had his usual Arnold Palmer drink (half lemonaid, half unsweetened tea).
Telluride has dogs, a lot of dogs. It reminds me of my hippy days when everyother person had a yellow dog. At the University of Houston they would park their dogs like modern students park bicycles, just near the stairs.
There are a lot of bikes in this hippy-like town too!.
Bike pictures: [pretty bike] [lots of bikes]
I wonder if they ever get mixed up?
Dogs, dogs, dogs everywhere.
Roger, Mrs. Roger, and Mrs. Jim made a lot of new friends.
People were very willing to pose with their dogs.
Luke also made himself a lot of friends this day.
Luke is ready for home!
Super sized pictures [left] [right]
And see how relaxed he is now on his fourth cable car ride
(two legs over, up and down the mountain, and two legs back)
Luke loves car rides, here he is on the watchout for deer
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Tag: Colorado Holiday
Tag: Colorado Holiday
Labels: Colorado, Colorado Holiday, Dogs, Friends, Holiday Posts, Jim Bunch Eats, Jim Does, Travel
Friday, August 08, 2008
In Colorado some more, Mountain Village and Telluride, Part One -- Colorado Holiday Part III
This post continues our visit in Colorado with our Montgomery neighbors, Roger, Mrs. Roger, and Luke at their ranch near Telluride.
Today's post shows us in Telluride as our friends act a wonderful tour guides.
This is part one of two for the Telluride post.
Click on any picture for large sized view.
Change the "800" to "1600" in the URL Address for super sized view.
First we went to Mountain Village where we parked our car. First we would have lunch at the Peaks Resort & Golden Door Spa, Hotel Telluride. Below is the outdoor patio eating area, as we had Luke with us this day, we would go to the patio for eating.
Lunch was excellent, every one of us had different orders.
Mine was the best!
Our drinks were Arnold Palmers and water.
The Arnold Palmer is becoming quite popular,
it consists of unsweetened ice tea and lemonade,
half and half.
Luke would be good in France. He just stayed nearby
or under the table while we ate.
That wouldn't work right now for Adi and Katrin,
they stand looking at us with big eyes and drooling!
Isn't the view from our table fabulous!
Next summer we might bring golf clubs.
Mrs. Jim caught the first car, but they wouldn't let dogs on this one.
She was waiting for us on a bench when we got to the top.
Luke was apprehensive!
Next posting coming back, you will see how relaxed he became.
Today's post shows us in Telluride as our friends act a wonderful tour guides.
This is part one of two for the Telluride post.
Click on any picture for large sized view.
Change the "800" to "1600" in the URL Address for super sized view.
First we went to Mountain Village where we parked our car. First we would have lunch at the Peaks Resort & Golden Door Spa, Hotel Telluride. Below is the outdoor patio eating area, as we had Luke with us this day, we would go to the patio for eating.
Lunch was excellent, every one of us had different orders.
Mine was the best!
Our drinks were Arnold Palmers and water.
The Arnold Palmer is becoming quite popular,
it consists of unsweetened ice tea and lemonade,
half and half.
Luke would be good in France. He just stayed nearby
or under the table while we ate.
That wouldn't work right now for Adi and Katrin,
they stand looking at us with big eyes and drooling!
Isn't the view from our table fabulous!
Next summer we might bring golf clubs.
Mrs. Jim caught the first car, but they wouldn't let dogs on this one.
She was waiting for us on a bench when we got to the top.
Luke was apprehensive!
Next posting coming back, you will see how relaxed he became.
At the top, we entered an other cable lift to go down
to Telluride at the bottom on the other side of the mountain.
This is the view from the top,
looking back over Mountain Village where we departed.
And looking down at the old city of Telluride.
These Segways aren't for sale, you can rent them.
You are seeing my first ride on
one of these wonderful fun machines.
Roger, Luke, and Mrs. Jim stood in the shade
while we tried the Segways out.
Later the ladies would go into that real estate office
to peek at home offerings.
Way out of our budget was the verdict for Telluride homes.
Click here for a super large view.
Even if you don't do all the others
this one is worth it.
Labels: Colorado, Colorado Holiday, Dogs, Friends, Golf course, Holiday Posts, Jim Bunch Eats, Jim Does, Places
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
A few days with our friends at their Eagles Landing Ranch in Colorado -- Colorado Holiday Part II
The second of three parts of our Colorado Holiday in July, 2008.
(Part one) (Part three/TBD) (All Colorado Holiday posts)
Every evening a group of deer would come down from the groves to graze. Also in the evenings, the doe would gather their young ones that had been 'parked' for the day. Isn't that cheap day care? And a nice and tender feast for a coyote!
The elk would come in the early morning light to graze. During the day all wildlife was pretty scarce unless we went out to the hills and trees. But we didn't see anything but birds on our picnic hike to a neighboring ranch in the forest.
This is our friends' ranch near Telluride, Colorado, where we would relax for a few days. The home site sits on a hill and looks out over the beautiful San Juan Mountain Range (link).
Mrs. Jim is getting the lowdown from our hosts. From left to right, Roger, Mrs. Jim, and Mrs. Roger. Also in the picture are Luke, their (from the pound) rescue dog, Luke, and the John Deere Gator. Behind us is the barn, which is mainly used for a horse barn.
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Looking out from the porch are a couple of views, to the left first, then to the right, of the San Juan Mountains. The picture on the left is a deer we spotted on the road looking into the ranch.
Every evening a group of deer would come down from the groves to graze. Also in the evenings, the doe would gather their young ones that had been 'parked' for the day. Isn't that cheap day care? And a nice and tender feast for a coyote!
The elk would come in the early morning light to graze. During the day all wildlife was pretty scarce unless we went out to the hills and trees. But we didn't see anything but birds on our picnic hike to a neighboring ranch in the forest.
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You can see the 4-wheel vehicle we had traveled to Colorado in was no match for where we were headed. The original plan was to ride the horses over here. That was scrubbed because Roger had a lingering back ache. He thought the walk would do him and us good. We could have taken the Gator but those things are hard on backs as well.
You can see the ladies (and Roger, well out of sight) had gotten ahead of me. I had stopped to take this cow pie picture. Please click on it to see how big, fresh, and juicy it was. We never did see the cows. Could it have been an elk pie?
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Finally we reached the top. Somehow I didn't get Mrs. Roger's picture taken. Perhaps she was pouring the wine and didn't want any kids to see that. Even Luke had a nice lunch, we all did.
Didn't we have a wonderful view from this future home site! But better views were still to be had further up our hill. (All told, this was about a three mile hike.)
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So off we went. Again, I was bringing up the rear, taking a record number of pictures. The wildflowers and crusted tree limbs were beautiful.
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.You can see the Misses got tired trying to keep up with our leader, Roger. He was out of sight by this time. Probably he was already looking at his favorite view from his favorite vantage point.
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And off we go again, with Mrs. Jim in the new processional's lead. You can see Roger in the left picture sitting on the bench enjoying the sights. They all were up there already when I took the second picture, they sent Luke back to see if I needed his help.
With Luke's help I made it. And shared the rest of my drinking water with him. Here Mrs. Jim and Luke are sitting on the bench also enjoying the hilltop view of the mountains across the hills and valley below.
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It was worth the climb. We all rested and enjoyed. I think the ladies finished the wine while Luke and I finished my water.
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Roger asked me to take a picture of this 'worm fence.' Worm fence posts are not anchored in the ground. Instead the design of the fence with it zigzag pattern holds itself up.
Also there are no nails or bolts used. Drilling into the rocky soil for fence posts can be done but it is really hard on the equipment. And because the rocks must be dodged, the fence won't be straight anyway.
We approached the farmhouse. I didn't tell of some stops in between our hike and getting here, in general we were just enjoyed the aspens, hills, wildflowers, lakes, and the likes that Southwestern Colorado has to offer.
Luke is happy, he can attain his position, on the lookout for deer, elk, coyotes, and birds. I suppose other creatures like chipmunks and ground squirrels would get his attention as well.
All good things have to come to an end. Roger and Mrs. R. drove us to the airport in Montrose, the daily flight to Houston leaves at 11:30 AM and gets in at 2:30. We gained our lost hour back.
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Doesn't Luke look sad to see us leave? He is a nice dog, he minds sooooo good. And he was really glad to see his long lost neighbors come for a visit with him. He showed off accordingly.
Luke, we will see you in Montgomery come November.
Of course, the Jim Bunch eats, wherever they may be, at home, in town, on the road, or like here, in the air.
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This is Continental Airline's snack. If this is a snack, my definition of a meal may change. We had crackers with peppercorn Parmesan cheese and beef salami, a bag of tail mix (I pulled the peanuts out for Mrs. Jim), a bag of M&M candy, and a whole can of Diet Coke.
Then there was another Diet Coke (my fave soft drink) and two cups of coffee for after dinner time, and an ample supply of water for my meds.
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I read my Blogstock '08 book, made by Ralph, from cover to cover while in-flight. Here I am reading Ralph's bio, it is most interesting, especially after meeting him and Mrs. Ralph.
Note also that I had my GPS on continuously when the all clear for electronic gadgets was announced. This picture was taken while we were over Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.
I like to look at the sky views and the different clouds. I took a lot of pictures, these beauties were to be found over the Houston area.
Labels: Colorado, Colorado Holiday, Dogs, Friends, Jim Does, People, Places, Travel
