Sand, gravel & the pits - a photo on Flickriver

            Bottle up time again while awaiting a spring that continues to stretch away while I am trying to build up energy after a year of insults to my energy levels. I snagged a shot of this almost permanent blank sky at the Isaac Walton Pond and Park on a trek over Roger's Grove Park and views of winter's latent trees while  sidelined by my move back to the Thistle apartments unfinished construction. Construction din continues and the thrid plumbing outfit showed yester day. There is still snow season time left to get my baseboard heating functional... or not. Got my doubts. I will probably not need it this summer especially if they never added insulation to the attic. I have watched the sky but I need to get out when there is a suggestion of a good sky and decent day around here. But for now the scene still looks dead, dead, dead. Today is a bad sky day as we shuffle between bad sky and no sky days. 

Here is an example of the state of the St. Vrain Valley. Sand, gravel and rock has all been extracted from what used to be growing agricultural lands and turned into pits and heat sinks, buildings and pavement for the future climate while the pits fill with permanent ground water without climate cooling agriculture of any sort. It will all pay back sooner or later. Flashback to Pogo Possum, "We have met the enemy, and he is us!"

The beginning of Roger's Park that lies between Golden Ponds and Isaac Walton parks on the Greenway Trail was a foundation gift to Longmont from Roger Jones and his wife, long time Longmonters. I met Roger in the 50s. Still, it is now a pretty good place for a quiet walk in local nature. That is, if you can track down a spot to park at any of them. Same on this Sunday! Sheer luck parking then. 

I am praying the area rebounds soon this spring after both jabs and if I manage to avoid herd immunity (today is over two weeks after my second and last jab) when they really mean herd stupidity. CU Boulder students erupted again - I thought they checked for IQ before college and presidential acceptance. We are currently about 10-15 degrees over normal in the valley. We could use a lot more masks worn at Logmont parks, especially by the covidiots. Why take advice from scientist or doctors warning of consequences?

Taken on: April 10, 2021

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