{"id":12252,"date":"2019-05-24T09:35:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T14:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=12252"},"modified":"2019-05-24T09:35:16","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T14:35:16","slug":"high-plains-skywatch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=12252","title":{"rendered":"High Plains Skywatch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2fUAaXw\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/47852812392_308399a614.jpg\" alt=\"20190520-144609-2\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This past week we ventured to Colorado Springs from Tulsa for our great nephew&#8217;s high school graduation.  We had quite the adventure going up, wind, rain, snow. Yep snow in May!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2eMrfww\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/47115499514_7074f21221.jpg\" alt=\"20190520-184928-6\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yep, snow, luckily it was very slushy and not icy and Heather&#8217;s new car has all wheel drive with a &#8220;snow mode.&#8221; I love snow mode but not snow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2eMrgX7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/47115504304_5621145b12.jpg\" alt=\"20190520-200630-9\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Heather found this cool little Casita for us to stay in an older part of Colorado Springs. Ultra cool and snug in the freezing May weather. It was adobe and I love the look of snow and adobe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2fZQzec\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/47912204721_8f0706bfb0.jpg\" alt=\"20190522-130539-6\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We went to my sister <a href=\"http:\/\/ellensnewblog.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Ellen's  (opens in a new tab)\">Ellen&#8217;s <\/a>place out in the plains east of town. Here is son Logan out in the pasture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/25oe15t\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/40945619243_867042f3ff_c.jpg\" alt=\"20190522-130326-5\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ellen is an artist and she showed off her new &#8220;She Shed&#8221; where she does her painting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2fVfdkm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/47860234642_74a7fe891e_c.jpg\" alt=\"20190522-131100-10\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And we got to see her horses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/25o5N9F\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/40944018223_f960028e17_c.jpg\" alt=\"20190522-112211-1\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And I found my BIL Irvin&#8217;s geocache out in front of their house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2g1Qd9x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/47923450303_9877357783.jpg\" alt=\"20190523-130659-1\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The trip home had some great skies that looked threatening but we didn&#8217;t have the rain and snow that we had going out. 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