I should find out… why 'steamboat'? There's a river but it doesn't really look like one a steamboat would fit on. The town, however, is lovely!

Maria took me out for a morning walk today and I snapped lots of pictures. Here are a few:

That's Maria, taking photos of some spectacular delphiniums…

We were at the botanical gardens. The landscaping was perfect – lots of rocks. Flat rock paths, bigger river rock borders, big rounded boulders in some retaining walls. I love rocks. This pile, at the edge of a wide path was interesting. The rocks were thoughtfully out of place…

There was one stand of what we think is a thistle. There was one purple flower on the plant and several of these nearly white seed pods. So pretty! Although, if it is a thistle and it was in my yard I'd be pulling it up and hoping that none of the seeds shook loose.

We went to a coffe shop in town and the bathroom door was open. I spied this collage decoupaged on the wall. The words are from a poem by Robert Frost…

The design flowed around the room, above the tile, with colors blending into each other. Inexpensive and lovely. 

You know me and my feet photos. I just love manhole covers that say sewer, pronounced sew-er! I like this composition, in shades of gray with that tiny bit of blue on my shoes. 

Tomorrow is a class day and then the drive back to a hotel near the Denver airport. I take I70 for part of the drive and one section is going to be closed for bridge construction. I am trying to be mentally prepared for delays. I think I have a good detour planned but I'll bet I'm not the only one that will go that way. I'm glad it's on a Saturday evening, not Monday morning.