MOON SHADOW

As I shut the front door to keep the dog from getting out, I promised I would take him for a walk when Ana and I got back from the movie. It was dark dusk when we started out for the hike. The moon was shining so brightly that it was reflecting off the buffalo truck windshield. I could easily see every pocket and the stitching on my coat. Looking behind me my shadow contrasted brightly with the surface of the road, even the length of my walking stick was distinctly silhouetted upon it. Turning forward to walk toward the moon again I smiled at the jewel like planet hanging beneath the moon.

Emma learned at camp that it takes your eyes 20 minutes to adjust to the dark and see at their full capacity on a dark night. With the time taken to walk to the bench and back and the glowing moonlight, my eyes seem to adjust to the descending darkness just fine.

I can't believe it's been so long since I've written on my blog. I think I'll do so more now because sometimes I want to expand on my thoughts or musings and Facebook is more of a sound bite type of social interaction forum.

These photos are from the Canyon City area where Dave and I went to stake out a house for his clients. I always enjoy the ride to Canyon City, you get to see the May Insect Museum, and the Pet Cemetery, and what remains of the Turkey Canyon Ranch which is now a subdivision. Large lots, but it's sad. The family who owned the ranch had to sell it to pay off inheritance taxes. The law firm I worked for in Colorado Springs, represented the family and I personally tried to find ways to either reduce the tax burden or get some entity like the Nature Conservancy to purchase it for preservation. It looks like after I left the firm it got sold to developers, which was one option the family was interested in.

I guess I should correctly spell Canyon City, "Canon City", but I don't know how to make a tilde over the n so we know it's pronounced Canyon. I understand that, but what about colonel, being pronounced kernel, what's up with that?