by Alice Liles | Oct 3, 2016 | Bright Lights
The plan for our last day in Colorado Springs was a trip to Ramparts Reservoir for Bill to fish and for me to hike and take a few pictures. Which we did. Because the lake is a municipal water supply, swimming and motor boats are not allowed, which makes it totally...
by Alice Liles | Sep 30, 2016 | Cactus Are Cool
Went shopping on a recent trip in one of the many junk/antique/thrift/whatever stores that seem to dominate the streets of small towns in the Texas Hill Country. I came upon this discarded piece of farm equipment all cleaned up and displayed as an interior decorating...
by Alice Liles | Sep 27, 2016 | Bright Lights
Today we ventured up Pikes Peak, one of the main reasons we came to Colorado Springs in the first place. We also learned that it wouldn’t have killed us to put at least one of our watches-or the clock in the car- on Mountain Time because we showed up for the train...
by Alice Liles | Sep 22, 2016 | Cactus Are Cool
I discovered some blooms I wasn’t expecting while checking on everything. Thought I might as well share them with you. My lithops have bloomed before, but I like them and I don’t know that I have share this white one with you before. And even if I have, it never hurts...
by Alice Liles | Sep 20, 2016 | Bright Lights
Sorry, Clovis, I just can’t agree: New Mexico doesn’t make a great Texas, and this is not an Oscar-worthy movie. I checked out a few other movie reviews, however, and I seem to be the only person on the planet who thinks this movie is pretty much a pile of stereotypes...
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