bolder, boulder

Boulder, Colorado is at about the same altitude as where I live, but in a vastly different climate. We went to Boulder this weekend for Zimfest, an annual Zimbabwean music festival, where my partner's marimba band had a performance. I had a chance to visit a schoolmate and his family as well. I haven't seen Alex in 12 years.

Boulder has had a wet year, and the creeks were even overflowing the walkways. If you look carefully, you can see someone on the flooded path. But take a look at the trees. Real trees... tall trees... Despite the similarity in altitude, this ain't Albuquerque.

In case you don't know what a marimba is, here it is in action.

He also plays the mbira, here it is wired for sound.

Apparently someone built a cairn next to the stream at some point. Now it's in the middle of the stream.


This is probably an invasive weed in Boulder, but since it is blue, a photo had to be taken.