Spring yard

 

Rainbows!

 Catching up now that the trip photos are behind me, and I am excited to post these shots from early May in particular...  Syl and I were working with our faces in our respective machines when, luckily, Syl looked out the window and saw the most spectacular rainbow. She hollered loudly enough to frighten me, and we scrambled outside. 

Moments later, Syl yelped again - a DOUBLE rainbow was appearing!

This one worked out well.

I don't know that I've ever seen the actual END of the rainbow so clearly. Sadly, if there was a pot of gold, someone else got to it first.

Hiking Trip Day Five: One last "hike" in Vegas and then home (and a link to ALLLL the photos!)

 Our flight home wasn't until noon, so we took a morning "hike" around the strip. It always amazes me how clean Las Vegas is, considering...

One more chance to sit and ponder...

Then off to the airport for home. We had time to grab lunch...

...and my travel companion fell asleep on the table!

I am so lucky to have this kid as a travel companion. Words don't do this trip justice... maybe all of the photos come closer. You can find them all by clicking here.

"Hiking" trip Day Four (afternoon and evening): Vegas, Baby!

 We stopped at a fun gift store / compound on the way out of Zion. Syl then promptly conked out, and totally missed Arizona!

While planning this trip, I was torn about flying in and out of Las Vegas. I almost shifted to Salt Lake City. Boy am I glad I didn't! 

Syl's one ask, to my surprise, was that we find time to go to Omega Mart, an immersive art experience styled as an alien grocery store. So we drove straight there from Zion, before even checking into our hotel. 

Holy moly, was this a weird experience. These photos don't even scratch the surface.

After about an hour, we both had sensory-overload headaches and were happy to head to our room at the Venetian, in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip.

Syl was amused to find that, like any self-respecting Vegas hotel, the Venetian is set up to route everyone through the casino in order to get anywhere at all.

After showers and a little down time, we share a delicious Italian dinner and then headed to Cirque du Soleil at the Bellagio.

I have never been to a Cirque show. Wow, what an incredible spectacle. Every single performer should be rich and famous for what they do and what they risk. We chose "O," the variant of Cirque that is performed over and in a massive pool of water. I don't think either of our jaws closed the entire time.

I had been sort of dreading Vegas, but this turned out to be one of the most fun evenings of the trip.