Wide Open Spaces

I don't normally ooh and ahh over Colorado - unless it's Mexican food we're talking about - but I have to admit it was a gorgeous day yesterday. In fact, we were swearing at ourselves for not wearing shorts. Today, of course, the Spring's sick sense of humor returned, and it dumped snow midway through an otherwise sunny morning while we were walking outside in light jackets and t-shirts. The photos here are from Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, a free park that's unparalelled on scenery. We also spent a good chunk of the day in a penny arcade in Manitou Springs where they have four rooms of Donkey Kong, Frogger, Space Invaders, Ms. Pac-Man and you-name-it (all still in working order) for a quarter, plus all the pinball and "love testers" you can dish out for 5 cents. I scored high at skeeball, as usual. The Elton John pinball machine (below) was super vintage cool and in great condition.