Becca Bagg visits
Our grand-niece Becca's spring break took her to Albuquerque, and then Denver. On her first day here, we had a family dinner, followed by a special performance in the theater, and then the next day on to the cabin for fun. And a few vintage shots of Becca's Dad...

1. Emmy, Jen, Joan, Becca
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8. Clockwise from left: Zach (11), Thalia (6), Matilda (4), Clara (8)
9. Bill, Jen, Michael, Joan, Emmy, Becca, Dan
After dinner, the grandchildren put on a special show for springtime, reciting the most famous poem on earth. Each grandchild memorized one stanza.

MATILDA
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
THALIA
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
CLARA
The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
ZACH
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
Daffodils, by Billy Wordsworth (2 mins)
Afterwards, they put on a silly version of the poem, and then came some solo performances. (6 minutes)
10. The next day, we took Becca to the cabin, with a quick stop at Ute Pass, to show her the entire extent of the beautiful Eagles Nest Wilderness across the valley
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14. Breakfast at the cabin. Emmy came up, too, with Thalia and Matilda
15. The Friendly Food Restaurant is open for business
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17. Becca and Bill went snowshoeing after lunch
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19. We had dinner at Emmy's cabin
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21. Niece Deb and husband Ben Whitmore joined us for dinner
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32. 4D puzzle of Manhattan
33. Michael drove up after work and joined the fun
34. The next day Becca & Michael snowshoed into the Wilderness
36. Spirograph got a good workout.
37. we jump back 36 years to 1981, when Becca's Dad Michael helped build the addition to our cabin. Here is Mike cutting a half saddle notch with a chain saw (left) and taking bark off a log with the draw knife.
38. Bill, Dave Swartz, and Mike Bagg, celebrating the laying of the first log
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