Day In The Life – Wednesday

Snow on the Flatirons

The beautiful, sunny weather of this past week turned into a different kind of beauty today. It snowed most of the night and during the day but began to clear during the afternoon. I drove up the road which leads to NCAR (the National Center for Atmospheric Research) to get some pictures of the Flatirons this afternoon. After getting a couple nice shots, I began to drive down. I pulled over to get another picture and to let a minivan pass by. But it didn’t pass. It just waited, staying some distance behind me.

Then I noticed some lights on the top of the vehicle, but they weren’t turned on. As I began to drive, so did the van, still staying at a distance. Then I realized this was a security van. As I drove down, the van continued to follow for the mile or so to the main intersection. Then it turned left where I turned right, the driver never looking at me. Perhaps a car stopping near the NCAR building and a person taking pictures was enough to get the attention of a security guard. Or maybe he was just going home.

Looking north

Then I went to the Southern Sun Pub, just around the corner, to meet my friend, Kari. We met when I started working at the library several years ago and have been tight buds ever since. We are also committed backgammon-playing-coffee-drinking fiends, so after a bite at the Sun, we always walk over to Caffe Sole for a game (or nine) and some java. Tonight was no different except that this time I actually won! Watch out.

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