Now that we're working all day, we don't get to enjoy the sunlight during these dark months in the shadows of the mountains. As the days get longer, we do enjoy a silhouetted Pike's Peak in the sunset on our way home from work. The native Ute indian tribe called it Sun Mountain because it is the first piece of land to feel the sun's warmth every morning.
Since today is Saturday, we tried to take advantage of our day off by seeing the sights and spending some quality time with our dogs. We slept in and took them to the Bear Creek Dog Park this morning. It was busy since today was in the 40's after a subzero week. They ran and chased and played for over and hour, up and down the hill, even through a cactus plant. We had to due an emergency operation to pull a few thorns out of Oscar's paw. He was back on the ground in no time.
We then took them to Garden of the Gods again for a hike around the rocks. It was also busy with hikers, climbers, runners, cyclists, and of course dog-walkers. We took the camera since it is such a beautiful day and we got a lot of really good shots. You can see a lot of the pictures we took by clicking on the link HERE. We will also post them on the shutterfly account as well. After Garden of the Gods, we went to Manitou Springs to get lunch. We had a really good time as usual walking through the shops. Once, the sun started to set, though, it became pretty chilly and we decided to come on home.
Now that the daylight is gone, we are home in the apartment. We'll settle in and maybe watch a movie (500 Days of Summer). We've made a tradition of playing a card game called San Juan every now and then. I may try to see if Josh wants to play racquetball again tonight. So far we've played every night this week. The night is young.
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