May 2024
Books read: North Woods by Daniel Mason Flights by Olga Tokarczuk Fire Weather: A True Story From a Hotter World by John Vaillant The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen Trails walked: Mount McConnel near Fort Collins (May 2nd) Bear Peak loop near Boulder (May 8th) North Fork trail near Drake (May 22nd) Ouzel Falls Loop near Estes Park (May 29th) Song(s) of the month: Bob Schneider Honeypot Tarantula Round and Round 40 Dogs Scientist Spotlight – Hildegard of Bingen - polymath May Summary: This month my son-in-love was able to get free tickets for a baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the Philadelphia Phillies (his favorite team). So my wife and I, along with our daughter, son-in-love, granddaughter, son, daughter-in-law, and two grandsons all went to the game on a beautiful 70 degree day in Denver...and with a 4 month old, 16 month old, and 4 year old we lasted all 9 innings! Of course baseball's new rules helped to make that possible with the game lasting less tha...