Colorado: Boulder

After my conference was over, Tim flew out, and we spent the rest of the weekend with Jeannette and Xavi in Boulder. They even took Friday off of work to take us for a drive into the mountains. It was beautiful; the aspen trees were turning colors (what is this "autumn" business everyone is talking about?). We had a little picnic lunch by a lake and then headed back for dinner. By the way, they live in what appears to be one of the most perfect places ever (if only it wasn't cold and snowy). They're in Louisville, CO. It's a lovely little town with an old-fashioned main street within walking distance of their house. They're a very short drive from Boulder, and not a long drive from Denver. And close to the mountains. Saturday, we went to the Denver zoo. This was Maya's first trip to a zoo, and she was crazy about it. The only problem was that she had trouble saying goodbye to one animal in order to get to the next one. Tim and Xavi both took pictures (it turns out Xavi is an excellent photographer (Tim's not bad either though). Here's a smattering of their images (and I have over 500 of them to choose from...).