New York events and Colorado Alert

We have our own fire - view from North Boulder Park Looking South to flatirons.  South Boulder on evac alert -Rico's school's neighborhood.  

One hour later - 6:30 p.m. -  same view.  We've had clouds and a bit of rain during the day.  I was parking the car just off east Pearl at 1 for lunch and saw lightening flashes to the south and west - fire started about then from a lightening bolt.  It is tinder dry - no rain in weeks.  Yesterday's ( and this afternoon's storms are erratic and drop rain in different spots - we got none yesterday but 10 blocks away - our lunch friends had puddles when we took them home.  thew we got a soaked deck about 7:30 but very little rain hit the grass - the leaves got it all!
The fire looked much more under control; this morning but we have not checked anything this afternoon.  It is almost 5 and the Kelloggs are coming for an inside - we think - picnic.  The temp this afternoon went down to 88 - 90s this a.m. as every day since we got back except for one.  Tied the 102 record last Sunday.  East Coast get ready - we're sending it your way I'm afraid.

Grad and grandparents - it was a lovely event and a very nice dinner afterwards.

The family.

Nice sun set - wrong photo!

Toasts at dinner - it was very well done as the siblings spoke first and then the  two grads.  A fine end to a nice day.

Grad party time - afternoon to be followed by

evening.  Our grad is up in the air!

We'd stayed an extra day to enjoy the jump out the window ritual at Julie's kindergarten end of year picnic.  Lots of fun orchestrated by a great teacher.