The storms in the area have been fast and furious this spring. Yesterday, we had a tornado warning for 12 hours but nothing developed over Castle Rock directly…there were at least three reported tornadoes in the area, however. Here are some pictures from the cell after it passed over…

The last post was the people, this one is the place.

Ramat Hasharon

Earlier this year, my Savta had a stroke. It was severe enough that it has left her unable to move anything on her left side, and she is now confined to a wheel chair. At 91 years old, any physical activity is hard, and the mental struggle with the new reality must be extraordinarily rough. I took a brief opening in the calendar and scheduled a very quick trip to Israel, unfortunately without Ahna or Ezra. Only 4 days in Israel on the ground, making for the travel plus the time change difficult.

Without going in detail on the emotional highs and lows, there are always grand moments spent with family – no matter the circumstance. Best of all, was two great visits with Savta where we had strong conversation about all sorts of things, but mostly she wanted to talk about Ezra. I also had the chance to spend some time with the rest of my family in Israel; be it a short lunch or a couple of dinners.

In this post, we share the photos of people.

Tamar

A sunny Sunday morning with nothing on the agenda turned into a sunny Sunday morning navigating through a marathon (literally) on the way to the Denver Zoo. Ezra and I had been there recently (as posted), but Ahna had never been to this zoo with Ezra. As we arrived into the parking lot, Ezra started getting really excited shouting, “animals! lions! tigers! monkeys! animals!” It was a gorgeous morning as we strolled around looking at everything, seemingly just ahead of the massive crowds that were pouring in as we left.

PS – the kiddo has been a little sick recently, as evidenced by the snot-filled nose in the close-up below.

Well, I think that yesterday was my last day skiing for this year (Arapahoe Basin doesn’t close until the first week of June, but I don’t see the schedule allowing for anymore days to happen). It’s always sad when driving away for the last time each year, but the hope and promise of a summer of hiking and trips always helps brighten the mood. There is still a lot of snow up there, helped significantly by the weather these last couple of weeks. I ventured up there by myself for the day and enjoyed the serenity of being in the mountains. PS – I’m telling you, get the podcast of This American Life and Radiolab…