This morning Ruth and I skipped the not very appetizing free breakfast at the Comfort Inn and had coffee and 'munchies' from the Brown Palace Hotel Coffee kiosk across the street.
We claimed a table to the side of the very elegant lobby with tiers of iron lace balconies and a delicate stained glass ceiling. Here is Ruth with her carrot bread, along with the small bouquet provided on all the tables by the Brown Palace Florist. For me, the lovely vases of flowers all over both hotels were a joy - just a breath of Spring (although I'm sure the flowers are mostly hot house blooms).
My treat was a pear/walnut muffin with a sweet glaze on top - fabulous - and the coffee was as good as Starbuck's. High praise from this Starbuck's addict.
On the concierge desk the flowers were white hydrangea, multicolored tulips and sea holly.
We packed the car and headed north on I-25. This picture is looking off to the west at the Rockies topped with increasing piles of clouds.
This is just to show how light the traffic was after we turned onto I-76. Fascinating to watch the clouds change and move east above us.
Far off to the north we could see rain storms dropping their loads. We had a brief heavy shower and a few little spritzes, but could see various storms like this one in the distance.
After driving a short distance due east on I-80 we checked into a motel at Ogallala, NE, and walked across the driveway to a little Mexican restaurant that was quite good. As we walked about two hundred feet back the rain started - perfect timing! There has been fairly steady rain and thunder and lightning, but we are dry and comfortable and ready to hit the hay.
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