That time of year: Marty’s sporting bunny ears, Ash & Tom are colouring eggs. Happy Easter 2018!
Added a new tradition this year: Hot Cross buns after sunrise service, followed by 2-hour nap 🙂
Afternoon activity: 5 years at Louisville’s Casa Alegre. All ’bout tradition – Mexican fiesta, olé! Too chilly to sit outside this year by the [railroad] tracks. NOTE to self: Even a Naked Donkey [veggie burrito] doesn’t feel super healthy smothered in cheese/sauces, hefty side of refried beans [lump in da gut]. Oy. Another nap por favor but not before a scoop at Sweet Cow. Yep, tradition ❤
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- Happy Easter Papa ❤
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- Egg Fest 2018
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- new holiday tradition: Hot Cross buns at Moxie
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- Mexican fiesta, olé!
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- PEEPS
Casa Alegre feasting (our 5 year tradition)
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- Mexican fiesta, olé!
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- our annual Mexican tradition
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- home in time for Mexican — it’s Easter, right?
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- continuing with tradition – Easter @ Louisville’s Casa Alegre
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- starting new traditions @ Louisville’s Casa Alegre
With no traffic, about an hour 15 to Red Rocks. Parking closes at 5am. So…needed to set my alarm for WAY WAY EARLY Sunday morn. Colorado bucket list item: Easter Sunrise @ Red Rocks 🙂
Late airport return from PA, home just before midnite. Crazy tired but better sleep than Saturday nite’s rental car snooze. Quick shower, hot chocolate to-go & layered UP warm. Outdoor service high above Denver, morning forecast: light SNOW. Just details, right?
Arrived early, queued for parking. Quick walk thru the Colorado Music Hall of Fame before finding a seat outdoors. Blanket & a parka, ready for Easter Sunday – HA! – me & 11,000 others.
Sponsored by the Colorado Council of Churches, the 5 major Protestant branches took their seats on stage. Mix of music ensued including Korean Christian singer Soo-Jin Kim. Volunteers passed milk cartons to collect offering, offsetting the cost of this FREE program. And then…the main event.
Rev. Tawana Davis did NOT disappoint. Her message: “Resurrecting Hope”.
More perfect? As Reverend Davis finished her sermon, the sky opened & snow fell on Holy Easter Sunday – snow in Colorado, mighty perfect ❄ White doves released. Spirit-fed day.
Easter Part 2: our family’s annual Mexican Easter tradition. Not forgone, postponed a couple hours while Papa Bear catches some zzz’s. LIVING B-I-G this holiday. FULL day, stay tuned.
Russian Easter
The most common phrase is Христос воскрес! (Chris-TOS vas-KRES) Literally that means, “Christ is risen!” Whether Христос воскрес (Christ is risen) is said as a greeting from one person to another or in a service shouted by the priest, the congregation responds with Воистину воскрес (va-IST-in-oo vas-KRES) which means “In truth He is risen!” Some people even answer the phones with these greetings instead of the usual алло (Hello).
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- Colorado bucket list item
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- WAY WAY EARLY Sunday morn
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- Colorado Music Hall of Fame
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- John Denver ❤
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- me & 11,000 others
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- parka & a blanket
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- “Resurrecting Hope”
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- After the doves were released, there was loud cry from the high rocks. HAWK!
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- Easter Sunrise
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- Colorado snow ❄
Easter Sunrise Service, Red Rocks Amphitheatre
“Resurrecting Hope” by Rev. Tawana Davis
She wore her yellow sun-bonnet,
She wore her greenest gown;
She turned to the south wind
And curtsied up and down.
She turned to the sunlight
And shook her yellow head,
And whispered to her neighbour:
“Winter is dead.”
“Daffodowndilly” – A.A. Milne (1882-1956)
Spring in Colorado.
Sunshine & 70’s then snow & 20° – even trade, every 3 or 4 days. Global warming? Nah. Happens same way every year. Bulbs push thru the snow. Geese are back on Hecla. Wildlife in my neighborhood explodes. Coyotes, barn owls, prairie dogs, sooo many rabbits. Even my Pup’s mood seems to swing daily. Gotta hike, gotta hike, gotta hike – then back in hibernation mode.
Spring in Colorado. Welcome back friend. Good to see ya again.
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- 2nd day of Spring
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- Pup’s wintering spot
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- haircut & a smile
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- gruesome snow-melt find
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- Geese back on Hecla
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- grandpup Marty
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- lil’ Fashionista
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- Spring SNOW ❤
