Medieval Castle Under Attack

This is the view I had of Krak des Chevaliers about 16 months ago when my brother and I visited. Today I saw video taken from the same location that show the castle and the surrounding town being shelled by Assad's forces.
After we left Syria things started getting really bad, so we were probably among the last to be able to photograph in the castle. No telling what this 800 year old structure will look like by the time the violence ends.

Come Away With Me...

...and that's how Norah Jones ended her concert and we ended our week in Colorado.

Come away with me in the night

Come away with me

And I will write you a song

Come away with me on a bus

Come away where they can't tempt us

With there lies

And I want to walk with you

On a cloudy day

In fields where the yellow grass grows knee-high

So won't you try to come?

Come away with me and we'll kiss

On a mountaintop

Come away with me

And I'll never stop  loving you

And I want to wake up with the rain

Falling on a tin roof

While I'm safe there in your arms

So all I ask is for you

To come away with me in the night

Come away with me

Norah Jones

As soon as the opening act (Cory Chisel) was through and the stage set up, Norah Jones and her band came out. She started with material from her new album, but eventually did several old favorites.

Red Rocks and Rain

It rained on us as we drove to Red Rocks Amphitheater and it rained on us while we waited in our car for the gates to open, but once we got inside the amphitheater, the rain was over for the evening.

Outdoor Mall, Denver

Denver has converted 16th Street into a pedestrian promenade lined with shops and restaurants. Coors Field home of the Colorado Rockies is nearby as are museums and Union Station.

Bee and Flower

I grabbed this photo just before leaving Estes Park this morning. I know I've already published a photo of a similar flower but I think they are really pretty, and this one has a bee checking it out.

Oxygen Deprivation

I sealed this bottle when we were at the highest point in RMNP, well over 12,000 feet. I went on a hike there that took me even higher. By the time we got back to Estes Park at about 7,500 feet the bottle was crushed like this. The missing volume demonstrates how much less oxygen was at the higher elevation.