In the Merry Month of May

This was the view we had today at our oldest grandson's Lacrosse first playoff game.  It was a wonderful view of a large section of the Colorado foothills with the snow-capped Rocky Mountains in the distance behind them. His team won the game so they were all excited.  The beautiful field was artificial grass astroturf, I'm sure it is a good solution to have fields like this in a recent drought plagued state.

 

Another large beautiful cloud hung over the Little League baseball field where our middle grandson played in the middle of the week.  It always looks like it could rain but it never does. 

We attended our last Opera Colorado production for this season--the always magnificent Georges Bizet opera "Carmen,"  It was a lavish production in four acts.  The orchestra performed the music exceptionally well, led by conductor Ari Pelto. Soprano Kate Aldrich was magnificent as Carmen, and baritone Nmon Ford brought the house to their feet with his dramatic regal portrayal as the flashy toreador Escamillo, with tenor Bruce Sledge singing the emotional role as Don Jose. Another standout was soprano Susannah Biller in the poignant role of Michaela.

We wore our N95 masks during our entire time in the opera house. just to make sure we'd be safe from any covid exposure, even though masks were now optional to attend the performance. We were surprised by how few in the audience chose to wear them! I'd rather not take the risk, but I guess many do not care any longer.

May is the lilac season here and the air is perfumed by many throughout our neighborhood.

The weather is lovely so we can do much more outside...

...and soon beautiful wildflowers will be blooming along our local trails.

I'll close with this sweet photo. 

 I opened my side shade early one morning to see two deer resting in my yard. Next to the lower deer, in the lower right of the photo, was a young sleeping rabbit. They were so content and very close to each other. It was a vision reminiscent of the "peaceable kingdom" to me. Do you agree?

Have a wonderful week! 

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