Welding Lesson - Part One

I am going to build a steel fence around my back yard, hopefully starting this summer.

A friend of mine that I work with in Nebraska was previously a commercial welder, and has built some pretty cool fence around his home in Dix, NE.

Terry has teased me over the last several years, that he has taught his daughters to weld and probably could even teach an engineer.

So, I spent an evening being coached and now I am not sure Terry feels on how coachable this engineer will be?  :)

Terry has several welders, and had a cool set up fro welding fence on his property.  A Lincoln 110 - wire feed on a garden cart.

It was a lot of fun! 

Terry was more than gracious with his time, and I will be back for another lesson or two. 

Terry's advice totally changed my mind on how I will build the fence.  He has built several types and gave me a lot of things to consider.

It will probably take quite a while, but I am looking forward to tackling the project over the next couple years.   ;~)

Sunday Stroll to Big Daddy's

Joanne suggested we walk up to Big Daddy's for a Sunday bagel, instead of going to Yoga.    I jumped on the idea!

It is close to a 2 mile walk, and I do not think we have done it since Ron and Peggy visited last. 

To our surprise, our favorite bagel shop has expanded to twice the size with lots of seating now.  I am sure we will be back.

The walk back home is always funner for me.  Our walk back circles down to clear creek, our bellies are full, it's mostly down hill, warmer, and the people watching is a treat!

When we got home, a couple of the locals were practicing their trick shots for this year's pig tournament.    :)

South Table

Although it wasn't that warm on Saturday, it had been dry for over ten days and the possibility of dry trails existed on South Table Mountain adjacent to our home in Golden.

We are so lucky to have such a sweet ride so close to our home.

The high plateau sits about 500' above the valley below, and is like an oasis with subdivisions sorrounding it.

The east end provides a beautiful panaromic view of downtown Denver, and the west end looks into the front range of the Rockies.

At the end of the loop that we do are what Joanne calls the "whoopy-do's"!

A couple of very steep, but short rollers that you have to hit with high velocity to get to the top, and suck your air away when you drop down the other side.   Great fun on the end of a very fun ride!