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Yellow

Many Yellows

Vibrant

Not the cars honking

Wallflowers of a different kind

Which means only one thing… well, maybe a few more things like shoveling, cold, tracking snow into the house… but….

The Return of Snowy Sunday

Yes, I have been filming and am working on videos. I am really going to try and beat last year’s measly six videos I made [by leaps and bounds] and put myself in edit mode uploading videos all winter long. Whatever weird funk that 2010 has done to my creative side will be shaken off going into 2011. Clay, LEGO minifigs and yours truly (and a host of other guests, places, events and items) will be making the snow and cold as fun and enjoyable as I can make it.

And if I fail, you can bury me in the snow [or I may just bury myself and film the whole thing].

The Last Snowbender

We got dumped two Sundays in a row here in the Salt Lake valley. Out of all the captured scenes, these next few photos amazed me. They remind me of something both Kevin bloggers (Chicago and Phoenix) would take.

the cold temps warmed up just enough to allow the snow to melt into a curve

the view from the driveway level (which isn’t very level at all)

the snow pulled away from the fence

Stay tuned for some winter wonderland digital fun! We are in for a long season.

My wife and I wanted to head out to Wendover for her birthday [which was on Monday, Aug 3rd]. The idea was to stay two days at the Wendover Nugget gambling, hang out at the pool, eat and gambling some more. We get there to check in and saw this sign:

So we look at the girl checking us in and the following conversation ensues :

Me: So the pool is closed today and tommorrow?
Girl: Yes it is.
Me: Can we use the pool across the street over at Montego Bay?
Girl: No. That pool is only available to guests of Montego Bay
Me: But you own Montego Bay. That seems a bit odd, doesn’t it?
Girl: I’m not sure. But it’s not available
Me: Ok.
Girl: Would you like a room overlooking the pool?
Me: Um, if it’s going to be closed, no.

At this point, we check in, head up to our room, run down to the discount liquor store and enjoy the next 18 hours of gambling, drinking and eating.

After that swimless fun, we decide to head back to Salt Lake. I still have the day off for Tuesday and I still want to lay out and try to tan my out-of-shape torso and enjoy a bit of water refreshment. I don’t know anyone that has a pool and I don’t really want to leave the house. Only one thing comes to mind:

Slip ‘n Slide

And of course, I’d like to share this fun with someone who would enjoy it as much as I would. My wife’s granddaughter Ayla was the first person that came to mind. Of course she was excited.

First a bit of setup. It doesn’t take long to get it in place…. just need to find a place in the yard that needed some watering.

Once Ayla got there, she was ready to start sliding.

Ayla looking over the slide

Ready… set… GO!

And if you needed proof we actually used the Slip n Slide, here’s a short video [unedited] that shows Ayla and I making multiple runs.

And as a bonus, here’s footage from my view of going down the slide.

I’m a bit sore today, but it was all in the name of fun.