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April 8th to April 9th 2024
Our Eastertide celebration witnessed and explored early April highs and lows; from viewing the total solar eclipse (high above Brady Lake State Park, TX) to amateur spelunking (low in the depths of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM). No, it wasn’t the highest heavens or the lowest depths, but these natural wonders were spectacular to behold, especially with family.
The family exploration party included Steve and Mary, and David, as well as LyNette and Larry. Larry’s brothers Steve and David are pictured deep inside Carlsbad Caverns. The eclipse picture at the beginning of this update highlights a Charles Wesley quote from the Easter hymn Christ the Lord is Risen Today (LSB#469). Steve and David were the sun chasers, keeping track of up to the minute cloud cover projections. Texas, the day of the eclipse, had unusually cloudy skies. However, many of the locations along the path of totality nicely cleared by early afternoon, when the eclipse was at totality.
On the way to the eclipse we visited the Fort Sumner Cemetery where Billy the Kid is buried. After the eclipse we toured Fort McKavett.
e-clips from Texas to New Mexico
Ancient art
Chaco Canyon and Canyons of the Ancients National Monuments
These aren’t the ancients pictured at the dinner table, though some of us are getting there. May is full of family birthdays (see Goodly Heritage page).
David was our tour guide in Chaco Canyon, a wonderful stop on our way from Roswell, NM (no living space aliens found) to SW Colorado. Ken and Laure were wonderful hosts and guides through the Canyons of the Ancients once we made it back to the Centennial State.
Southwest
David, Steve, LyNette, Mary, Laure and Ken
Just some of the many hieroglyphs in Canyons of the Ancients National Mounument
Chaco Canyon pueblo
LyNette, David, Steve and Mary in Chaco Canyon National Monument
Bear paw hieroglyph
Mary, Ken, David, Steve and Laure at Lowry Pueblo in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument
Analysis Paralysis - Revisited
Why Choosing a House Color is so Difficult and an Uncertain Result
In the March Update the challenges of choosing a home color were lamented. Well the decisions on color were finally made with 'Grays Harbor' selected as the base color. Our home was trimmed in 'Gossamer Veil', gotta love those names. Basically, we now have a gray and white home, tinged in blue.
Although we looked at many samples and painted numerous swatches to try and understand how the finished house might look, it was for naught. Luckily we're happy with the finished job (lower photo in this section). Sherwin Williams consulting and Tall Pines Painting did a wonderful job and helped us get off dead center from our analysis paralysis.
