An uninvited guest has come to stay with us. We wish he would leave on his own but it sounds like we have a lot of work ahead to evict him. John has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Yesterday we met with the urologist to discuss treatment. So far, after a bone scan and a CT scan, there is no evidence the cancer has metasticised—it hasn’t spread. That is good news. But this guest is embarrassed to come in to somewhere it isn’t welcome. That means we have to fight to get rid of it. That means tests like an MRi, radiation who knows what else. I do know that this guest claims a lot of time and space in our time, space, future plans. Our calendar is full of encounters with the visitor or plans to get rid of it. all began with a colonoscopy in July. That led to two endoscopies in September and October, then a biopsy in October then a bone scan followed by a CT scan this month. The urologist also wants an MRI. Since John has a pacemaker, that means he needs to connect...

 We have been here in our Lone Tree apartment since April and have watched the seasons change.  This fall the leaves have been absolutely beautiful, probably the most colorful we ever remember here. I was ready to post a blog about changing colors. But yesterday we had a taste of winter--that means snow--and so I will change the focus a bit. In May, soon after we arrived, we looked out our window and saw this. Fast forward to October and November and the trees were no longer green or white.  The leaves had changed to yellow and many shades of orange and even red. Driving down city streets. Walking along paths near our apartment. This was the view of our courtyard a couple of days ago. The snow fell on the mountains last week.  Isn't it beautiful? The snow moved down to Lone Tree and we looked out our patio door Wednesday to see this. Today, we visited the Lone Tree Recreation Center and saw these trees.  Aren't they stunning?  They remind me of what we saw ...