Slither and Crawl to Denver

Last week we drove to Denver to see the Lizards and Snakes Exhibit at the Museum of Natural History http://www.dmns.org/lizards-and-snakes/exhibition-features/species-on-display/

Meredith’s book, Slither and Crawl was prominently featured in the museum store and outside the exhibit. It’s a beauty!

We wanted to time things so that we also got to see an IMAX film on flying dinosaurs in 3D: http://www.dmns.org/imax/current-films/flying-monsters-3d

All of this had to be done before arriving at Chelsea and Neal’s house as they returned from work. The additional bit of good timing involved waving goodbye to the hoards of school buses as they left the parking lot and being able to slip into the featured Lizard/Snake exhibit before the VIP Members showing that afternoon.

Tighter than a bullfighter’s pants…but we did it!

Vivi had a bit of a cold, but with a little Tylenol and LOTS of strokes from her caring parents, the drama of sickness was dialed down to human levels. Oh, and the movie Finding Nemo helped a bit also.

We brought the leftover brisket from our meal with the neighbors, and really enjoyed our visit as usual.

I met with my drawing group, and this time we all explored different facets of a small illustration brought again by Judy Judy who is making a book on the subject. The illustration shows a woman in a 1960s red suit with a pill box hat looking back at a railroad station. She is carrying one suitcase and a shopping sack. Judy is fascinated by this work and has had all her friends write observations and stories about what they think is going on in the illustration.

We drew what we thought was going on. For instance, Ron Lupton sensed danger in the piece and had her fleeing the scene much like Eliza fled across the frozen Ohio river in Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

I broke the illustration down as if it was a design for stained glass (I’m still finishing the birds design for Laurie’s window to be made by Shannon).

Others did little painted sketches or pencil drawings. Judy will include these in her book.

Thursday night, Cath and I went to see In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play) at the Fine Arts Center. http://www.broadway.com/shows/next-room-or-vibrator-play/

We thought it was pretty good – actually a pretty well-written play and only good performances from the actors. The set and the story really made the entertainment.

Christine and Doug Massey arrived from Kansas to look at houses in Colorado Springs. She has been assigned to Ft. Carson and both are excited about living in the Springs for several years and maybe retiring here. We went to La’aus for Mexican/Hawaiian tacos and then we headed off to the Philharmonic for a great night of Mozart, Prokofiev and Mendelssohn. Yum.