We have discovered the world of Lego and are hooked! Like I needed another addiction. The Safari Jeep and the X-wing fighter started our journey and I have completed a city block since then. It has a pet store, coffee shop and a second story apartment with solar panels. Erich and I decided to go all in and assemble the Hogwarts Castle. 6,000 pieces and 30 hours of construction over the course of three weekends. Wow! It was so much fun! Great teamwork too. I foresee a Lego team building exercise for my team at work....when we go back to the office that is. Hogwarts has the Chamber of Secrets, the Room of Retirement, Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, the Great Hall, Dumbledore's office, the Mirror of Erised, the Wizard Chess Board, and the room where the keys are flying around. So much detail. And yes, we watched all the movies again too! We were immersed in Harry Potter for three weekends. The Pirate Ship is in my future, but that is after I build the dinosaur fossi…
The Denver Zoo has been struggling since the pandemic and stay at home orders. Just bringing in enough money to care for the animals has been a strain. In order to reopen the zoo needed to put some social distancing measures in place and I must say they did a fantastic job. Reservations are required with timed entry and enforcement of 50% capacity. Foot traffic was one way and the routes were clearly marked making it easy to navigate. The indoor exhibits remain closed. We chose to take a Friday off for our safari, with a 9:00 am reservation. We wanted to make sure we gained entry early to view the animals before the temperatures began to soar. We have been experiencing a heat wave in Colorado, temperatures in the upper 90s. It has been baking hot!Camera: FujiFilm XT3 - 100-400 mm