Perhaps it’s environmentally incorrect, but Kelsea and I went for a drive. We weren’t quite sure what to do with ourselves today. So we just went. First we went to see how close we could get to Haystack Mountain. Haystack Mountain is this weird little pimple on the landscape of the foothills of Boulder. It just rises out of the ground, in the midst of pasture land, and has no discernible purpose. Kelsea had always wondered about it.

Photo from http://www.whimsyspeaks.com
So we went on a quest.
We discovered a golf course. Kind of anti-climactic. The rest of the area surrounding the stack was fenced-in fields. She now has another goal, this one for her 17th birthday – to climb to the top.
We continued on from there, just idling, with me stopping to take pictures. We went down county roads, and to the edge of the little town of Hygiene. We cruised on into Lyons and had a tea and ice cream, and sat in a little sculpture area until they turned the sprinklers on us.
Then I took her home. I got weepy saying goodbye. I haven’t seen much of her lately. Although I am away next weekend, we agreed that we will try to have dinner one night a week at least.
Here are some images so you can share our time today.
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September 18, 2011 at 10:02 pm
slpmartin
Sometimes we confuse the quanity of time with the quality of time…a few moments of joy are better than a life time of sadness…take care my friend.
September 19, 2011 at 7:17 am
Cin
I like going for drives too. Theres something about being in the car that lets you talk or just sit quietly.
~hugs~
September 19, 2011 at 8:52 am
TheIdiotSpeaketh
I like whoeever put up the sign about the dogs! 🙂
September 19, 2011 at 12:32 pm
Seasweetie
I know, id, I loved that.
September 19, 2011 at 10:28 am
photokunstler
Ah, letting go of daughters is so so hard. Meghan is coming to “take care of me” while Rudi is in Japan in a few weeks. She is already saying she doesn’t want to leave until we go back to the Bahamas at the end of October.
So sad, so much love…
Celebrate that Kelsea is near enough that you do get time together, and that you can make the plan to share food once a week. That is so special, so fortunate for you both!!
September 19, 2011 at 4:48 pm
suzicate
Love your photos…the clouds were so awesome this weekend!
September 19, 2011 at 4:51 pm
Seasweetie
It was such a beautiful day yesterday. I too was going to write a Change of Seasons post, but you beat me to it!
September 20, 2011 at 3:32 pm
Munira
I noticed the clouds too…..pretty! And what were those bear sculpture-type-thingies?
And why don’t you and K live together?
September 20, 2011 at 4:26 pm
Seasweetie
The bear sculptures were holdovers from when the town of Lyons used to have an Art Trail. They are basically The Three Bears sniffing the flowers around the stone benches. Kelsea and I don’t live together because she lives with her Dad who doesn’t work, so he can do all the carpooling stuff. I work two jobs so I’m gone too early and home too late to accommodate her schedule very well. And besides, I left her Dad, so he got the familial home and I was hesitant to fully uproot her and have her come live with me the bulk of the time. Sigh. I made my life pretty complicated, but I did it to try to have a better one.
September 21, 2011 at 3:01 pm
Munira
Thanks for the reply SS 🙂 It’s great that you two have such a wonderful time when you do spend time together…