Blackbird Tavern for lunch and a visit to Chatfield State Park

The beach there was really pretty, and I was happy my whole crew was up for walking in the sand toward the water. I  wish we’d had more time, we were all enjoying ourselves, watching the children play in the lake, and paddleboarders and kayakers and a dog wearing a life jacket! Then a scenic drive on our way to lunch, we drove up into  Deer Creek Canyon. Music in the car today was exceptional, it’s always wonderful to observe the joy it brings us, but today was a riot. The highlight for me was “I Will Survive”, J about went through the roof she was so happy, belting out the tune, with J clapping and dancing, and G singing backup. When J realized G, who was behind her, was also singing, to what she probably thinks of as a pretty feminist song, she was thrilled. “Even the guys are singing!” G and J talked for quite a while about Billy Joel, I had no idea what a fan G is!

Lunch today was  at Blackbird Tavern and Café, with that table we like so much, right alongside the river. We had a waitress who always treats us so well, all was good, then back down the hill and headed home. Smooth sailing today.