a couple of good summery things I forgot in my last summer sum-up:
ALPHORNS!
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| Two friends from Switzerland of one of my college professors came to the Tetons, so we spent a wonderful weekend together, hiking, canoeing, hiking more, and playing (in my case: listening to) a SWISS ALPHORN! Hanspeter has a collapsible, lightweight carbon alphorn, which he carries with him on all such adventures. He said he played out in the middle of a lake in Canada, and could hear a tune echo back three times. On Jenny Lake, the waves were too big to really play well, but we stopped at a little sandy island near the shore for lunch and he played Brahms over the water. We then sprinted past the hordes past Hidden Falls; this picture was taken at Inspiration Point. Could you ever feel more inspired? |
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Behold the largesse! |
KITTY-CATS FROLICKING IN THE TOMATOES!
KITTY-CATS FROLICKING UNDER A BENCH!
ANGUS BEEF!
No picture here, but a story: a visitor came into the center and asked me, “What are those big black things?”
He was not referring to anything in sight of the building, so I had to start a guessing game. “Where did you see them? In the sagebrush?”
“Yeah. I don’t think they were bison. Or buffalo, neither,”
“Did they have long antlers?”
“No… they had horns, though,”
“Did they look like big, shaggy cows?”
“Yeah, sort-of,”
“Well, they were probably bison, then—they’re also called buffalo—and both the males and females have horns,”
“Here, I have a picture of one,” he said helpfully, pulling out his camera.
[Pause]
“Um, sir…? That’s a cow,”
FRIENDS, COWORKERS, ROOMMATES, and HOBOS!
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| Roomies & buddies. No me. (These are not the hobos I was referring to; one of my roommates likes to pick up hobos, hitchhikers, and anyone and everyone who needs a place to stay, and bring them home. I've met some pretty interesting people this summer.) |
and last, but not least, DOUBLE RAINBOWS!
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