May 2025
Books read: Death’s End by Liu Cixin (translated by Ken Liu) Adventures in Memory: The Science and Secrets of Remembering and Forgetting by Hilde Østby and Ylva Østby Dream State by Eric Puchner Orbital by Samantha Harvey Trails walked: Camping trip at Rustic Creek Ranch near Bailey (May 3-4) Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park (May 8) Dinosaur National Monument near Vernal, UT (May 20-22) Estes Cone from Longs Peak ranger station near Allenspark (May 27) Song(s) of the month: Grace Potter I’d Rather Go Blind We’ll Be Alright Eachother (with Jackson Browne, Marcus King, and Lucius) Mother Road Ready Set Go Love is Love Lady Vagabond May Summary: Back in my April 2024 blog under things my grandkids say , I had this gem from my oldest grandson: "If your favorite color is blue then why do you have a white car?" My next car is definitely gonna be blue now...Well, I finally got my blue car. You can see it in the photos of Dinosaur National Monument below....