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April Showers Will Hopefully Bring May Flowers
Late April Sunrise in Telluride
As T. S. Eliot wrote in his poem, “The Waste Land,” ‘APRIL is the cruellest month.’ It has been extremely cruel to many, especially those that have perished due to COVID-19 and all their loved ones as well as those that tirelessly cared for them. It would have been easier not to feel such pain and to have remained in Eliot’s winter state of mind, numb and protected from all, as he wrote in ‘Winter kept us warm, covering.’ But it was not meant to be.
Already from this profound place, most of us have experienced a sense of rebirth and renewal, a recurring motif for the month of April and the most prevalent theme of the messages put forth in this year’s Easter, Passover and now Ramadan messages. I attempted to encapsulate this in a story I wrote for Discovery Map, entitled Map Geek’s Worldview: We Are One. I hope you’ll find a moment to take a look at it and that you’ll find some hope within it. Unlike T.S. Eliot’s renowned poem, April does not have to be the cruelest month despite the fact that it has indeed been very harsh.
Love to all!
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Closing My Ski Season at Telluride, Snowbird and Alta
Closing Day Celebration in Telluride
Parking Lot Closing Party at Alta
Alpine Views at Snowbird
Let me see here. Hmmm. I feel like I’ve forgotten how to write.
Although I’ve had mountains of stories crafted in my head these past months, I have not been able to sit down and write them. I’ve either been too tired or just too busy skiing–both for work and pleasure. (The former being a product of the latter of course.) And as much as I miraculously remained fairly healthy throughout much of the season, I was slammed with a horrific cold at the end of March, which turned into a sinus problem that’s been hard to shake. Ugh.
Celebrating the End of Ski Season is for All
Mary Ann and Mary Dawn at the KOTO End of Season Street Dance
But here I am now, slowly but surely transitioning into my writer’s life. I hate to make promises, although now that I’ve put my skis away, you should be hearing much more from me in the coming months.
What a Setting for a Party
Cheers to a Great Season
It was a super season here in Telluride topped off with a fun-filled closing weekend made even more merry by the visit of a dear friend, Margie, from Scottsdale. The snow gods blessed Telluride with a spectacular snowfall the last week of the season, so we closed with a base of mid-winter proportions. Sigh. I suppose all good things have to come to an end. Thank goodness Telluride Ski Resort and KOTO Radio know how to throw great parties to mark the end of the ski season. No matter how you look at it, we went out with a bang!
Closing Day Scene in Telluride
Margie and Me
Partytime
Oh Yeah
Striking a Pose in Vintage Ski Gear
Margie, the Llama and the Guys
After having logged a lot of much needed couch time–yes, there’s always a big accumulation of fatigue by the end of the ski season–I was thrilled to go on one last hurrah in Utah with my boyfriend, Steve. We always enjoy skiing at other resorts once Telluride closes and this time we decided to travel far–beyond our usual Aspen and Vail visits–to meet up with my brother Frank and some of his old friends in Snowbird. It’s a six-hour drive from Telluride but boy, is it worth it.
