Indy Films are back in town

December marks the return of Independent and art films to the historicWright Opera House (WOH). The movie theatre that used to operate out of the WOH closed a few years ago. Recently, the town has been buzzing about the reopening of the space as an arts venue. I helped organize the Ouray Movie Club as one of the first organizations to use the space since the Movie Theatre closed.
Visit my other weblog, ourayfilm.blogspot.com for more info.

December 14, 2007
Special to Plaindealer

Award-winning cinema returns to the Wright Opera House next week, as the Ouray Movie Club kicks off its 2007/2008 season with a showing of La Vie En Rose on Friday, Dec. 21.

The movie explores the life of legendary French singer Edith Piaf. Raised in poverty, Edith's magical voice and her passionate romances and friendships with the biggest stars of the period made her a star all around the world known as the Little Sparrow. But her attempts to tame her tragic destiny resulted in her untimely death. The film is presented in French and English, with English subtitles.

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Loving it in the Mountains

I'm not organized enough to commit my story of life in Ouray to paper, but thanks to Christina Danley at the Ouray Plaindealer, here it is. Thanks Christina!

August 31, 2007
"The Mile High City faded in his rearview mirror as he headed toward a different range of mountains after his conference.

'I wanted to tour the southwestern part of Colorado while I was in the state,' says Eric Funk. 'So, after spending the weekend in Denver in 1997 for a microwave engineering conference, I headed that way.'

He especially enjoyed visiting Ouray. He loved it so much that he came back four times after that to hike the Uncompahgre and to ski. 'My brother Ethan and I came to ski Telluride in 1999 and 2000.' "

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Independence Day Parade - Ouray, CO

Independence Day Water Fights - Ouray, CO

Independence Day Water Fights - Ouray, CO

Spring Impressions

A snow/rain mix created this impressionist view through my window.

Variable May weather

Springtime in Ouray, CO. Sun + Snow + Fog.

Cascade Falls

Lower Cascade Falls, downtown Ouray, CO.

Season's Cycle

"Autumn is royal
As spring is clown
But to repaint summer
Theyre closing winter down"

Season's Cycle - XTC

Season's Cycle

"Winter chased by Springtime
bring a harvest or a man his wife
Springtime's turning
it's growing green
It's growing green, well
Darling, don't you ever sit and ponder
darling did you ever think
About the building of the hills a yonder
all this life stuff's closely linked
Where we're going in this verdant spiral
Who's pushing the pedals on the season cycle?
Round and round and round and round."

Season's Cycle - XTC

Mud Season vs. Baseball Season

The baseball diamond at Fellin Field in Ouray, CO. Can you find second base?

Midnight Wild Fire

Ouray's New Year's Eve fireworks dispay marks the beginning of 2007.