The man in question being our city's founder, General William Jackson Palmer, and the home being quite literally a castle. This is where my mom's birthday party took place over the weekend. They do a high tea thing on the weekends. I am a big Colorado Springs history nerd as you know, so naturally a visit to Glen Eyrie Castle is always a treat.
Saturday was my mom's 90th birthday, and we celebrated this landmark achievement with a tea party at Glen Eyrie Castle attended by many friends and family. Glen Eyrie was built in the early 1870s by our city's founder, General William Jackson Palmer, who was quite the anglophile and fancied a proper English castle for his beloved wife, Queen. (Yes, that was really her name.) If you step out the front door and walk around to the patio, you're treated to quite a lovely view indeed! More to come.
On the first day of every month, City Daily Photo bloggers post with a common theme in mind, and this month the theme is white. Just by chance, I was at Costco the other day when this smartly dressed woman clad all in subtle shades of winter white sped past me with her cart. I managed to sneak a picture of her before she disappeared behind a giant stack of gluten free crackers. I love it when my style shot randomly coincides perfectly with Theme Day!
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My last post in this weeklong series from our California trip. The Mennonite children laughing in the surf made my whole day. I hope you've enjoyed my vacation pics! Cheers!
More from the San Clemente pier. The long haired guy was typing poems for tips on an old manual typewriter. I didn't have a single dollar on me (my last buck had just gone into the parking meter) so I sneaked a photo from far away and felt a little bit guilty since I had no way to tip him. I suppose he gets his picture taken a lot, though.
Here are a few things I saw at the San Clemente pier on Friday. The chilly wind did not deter the surfers, who had after all been waiting all week for a sunny day. They're like skiers -- the cold never seems to bother them. More tomorrow.
I managed to squeeze in an hour or so at the San Clemente pier during our last day of vacation, and although it looks nice and sunny it was actually somewhat windy and chilly. No one seemed to mind. More tomorrow.
