Snowbirds?

My Grammie had a dry cleaning business in Florida and her livihood was dependent on the winter months when the “snowbirds” came south to escape the brutal weather. She worked hard taking dry cleaning to a plant in West Palm Beach, and she did the laundry by hand, starched and ironed shirts. Now Jerry and I are “snowbirds, feeling Colorado for more tropical weather. The fallacy is that the winter weather in Denver has been unlike most winters we remember — no snow, sunshine and temperatures requiring no gloves, parkas or boots.

Well, as many observed on the Denver Broncos final playoff game, a rogue sudden flash of snow robbed the SuperBowl-bound Broncos of a trip to Santa Clara. But, that weird event aside, we have actually loved the warm days while worrying about our water supply from high mountains.

Love the art at the Inn on the Alameda in Santa Fe , our first stop. A favorite place I’ve enjoyed for many years with girlfriends.

A highlight of our time in Phoenix, to see longtime dear friends Bev and Mark Krol. I babysat Bev when we were kids, our fathers were business partners.

Ron and Susie Tilton were our hosts at their beautiful desert home in Scottsdale.

There is a serenity in the desert landscape and beauty in the cactus.