It was October in Jemez Springs when we met. The cottonwoods were changing as we were about to.
They were already iconic for her and over the ensuing years the became even more so as we camped our way though and around New Mexico, Arizona, beloved Utah, Wyoming, Nevada and California. 8 years we traveled together.
After his 6-week tour of Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Viet Nam, Cambodia and Sri Lanka, he's stopping by to do the things that need doing and that I can no longer do.
Trixie blames Michelle. It's bad enough she has to put up with me.
Steve lives in Denver but travels the world as, he claims, protocol requires of people his age with nothing else to do.
Decades ago when Michelle announced she wanted a new office chair we all thought she'd pick a diminutive secretarial style run-about. 25 years later it's shedding its outer coat but still no rips or tears. And it's as comfy as ever.
