That makes it almost perfect!   Almost, only cuz the whole group isn't here.

 

Sharon had promised her kids some tee's from the Hard Rock Cafe, and since Denver is kind of on our way home frm the airport, we decided on dinner there last night.   For Mike, chicken and beef fajitas, and for Sharon and me French dip.  Yummy!   Once we got home and let Sharon put her things in her room, we had cheesecake (from the Cheesecake Factory) and coffee, followed by lots and lots of conversation. 

 

 

Once again, I woke up at 4 AM.  This is getting really OLD ~ and so am I!   grrrr.

 

Breakfast this morning was just a quick and simple one in the kitchen ~ coffee and apple strudel, cuz we must be on our way.

 

Hint:

 

 

I wish I could tell you ~ really tell you ~ about the Lion King last night.  It's been here twice and the reviews have been 'rave', so I expected it to be wonderful, but I just wasn't prepared for HOW wonderful it was.  We sat in the second row, center, and from time to time 'birds' flew over our heads or long necked creatures reached from the stage and almost touched us.  Cast members and fantastic animals came down the aisles on either side of us or performed from the balconies.  You've all heard the music, so you know it is beautiful ~ but the costumes, sets and puppets are beyond description, or at least beyond my ability to describe.  I know I just sat there with my mouth open and a wide child-like smile on my face for at least half the performance.  Awesome.  Enchanting.

Sharon, thank you again and again!

Ok, as requested, a few stills ~

 

   

 

Vail ~ Gore Creek                                                    and my favorite.    Rabbit Ears

Estes Park ~  

Mike was trying hard to redeem himself for my Elk Butt picture by stopping often for us to take pics.  He got quite a few points back, but that really would have been a once in a lifetime shot.   He still has a ways to go.  lol

 

 

 

  After all these years, this is the first one

we've ever had of Mike and me at The Estes Park Sign. 

 

 

We usually ~ but not always ~ encounter Elk Herds in The Park, but this time it was a large herd

and they were soooo close, on either side of the road.  You could have walked right up to them

and petted them ~ if you were idiot enough to attempt to pet a wild elk.  lol

 

I was so delighted for Sharon to have the best possible 'elk viewing', and the opportunity to hear

them bugle as well.

 

  

Dorothy's Trick Photography.  Doesn't the one on the right, especially, look like Sharon

is standing on the same level, and the elk are Miniature ~ teeny-tiny, even?  Just tickles me.

 

                 Young buck.

 

And the big guy, who posed for me AND bugled for us.