Learning Some New Tricks

Candy: Today we decided that we'd like to rent a place in Pueblo and began the paperwork. It's kind of weird to be taking action on sticking around one place for a little while, especially with all of our things in storage back in Ohio. We're supposed to be able to move in on Friday, or possibly Thursday night, and when it's official we'll be sure to let you in on the specifics.

This afternoon we did four of our favorite things: we spent a couple hours at a Barnes & Noble, saw a movie (The Sentinel--didn't really like it), ate a nice Italian meal at an authentic place called Rosario's, and explored the area as the sun was setting.

It was another beautiful sunset behind the Rocky Mountains, which are visible about 30 miles to the west, and the sky was amazing. I didn't have the camera in the car today, which was fine, because I think I've taken enough photos of sunsets to last all of us for a while!

While at the bookstore, I found two great books on Photoshop and began experimenting with some of the techniques demonstrated. This post includes a few of the experiments. It was cool because it opened up for me a whole other world of art that I can produce with my photographs.

The image at the top of the post is, of course, an Andy Warhol-esque pop art image of my nephew Austin. The image below is a simulated lith print, and the one at the bottom of the post is reminiscent of Les Fauves artists. I had a lot of fun creating these and hope that you enjoy them too.

Tim and I have both been struggling a little bit with adjusting to the altitude. Pueblo is situated at 4,695 feet above sea level, and we've had minor headaches for the past two days. However, we're confident that our bodies can adjust, and we've decided to spend a few nights in (what else?) a KOA Kamping Kabin. Yep, we're at the Pueblo KOA just north of town and the heaters are running.

It's been chilly here, with temps in the 30s overnight and in the morning and evenings. However, the blazing sunshine during the day pumps the temperature up to the 70s and it's supposed to hit 80s on Thursday, so we're ok with the cool nights.

This weekend we intend to visit Canon City (the n should have a tilde ~ over it) where there's apparently a pretty cool train ride to be had. It seems the Royal Gorge is in that vicinity of the Rockies and there is a 2-hour train ride that offers great views of the area.

There is also a very high bridge (1,053 feet) that crosses the Arkansas River gorge (1/4 mile long). That should be really fun to walk across. We are looking forward to the wildlife and the scary tourist human life that is bound to be present.

We hope that you're enjoying the start of your week and that you, too, are learning some new tricks. We'll write again soon.