Prokofiev, Practice, Pedaling

It is a peaceful and brisk Wednesday morning and the house is still sleeping except for Taryn who is out on the deck in the midst of a research conference and I'm putting ice on my neck as I watch the stock markets whip down, up, down, ...

Monday evening we most thoroughly enjoyed Robyn Bollinger's  performance of the Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2 in the Benedict Music Tent.  It was a special evening because in addition to Robyn we watched the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet perform.  It was a unique experience for us to hear the music and watch the dancers.

Yesterday we kept quite busy with various practices and lessons.  After a productive morning and early afternoon we treated ourselves to a bike ride into town via the Aspen Meadows trail off the the Rio Grande bike path.  Although we could have gone into the tent we chose to sit outside on the grass as we listened to the AACA orchestra.  Being outside also afforded us the opportunity to move around and play with the "Frisbee".

After the concert we pedaled our way through the traffic to Little Annie's.  Abe has been determined to have a cheeseburger there for the past week so we finally made that happen.  In fact, we all had burgers.

Above is a shot of Taryn and Jamuna watching the orchestra through the open louvers.

To the left one can see our stack of bikes outside the restaurant.

And, I finally updated the B-Squad photo.

Today Maya will spend about five hours up on the music campus for rehearsals, practice, lunch and studio class.  I hope to join her and Tayrn for studio class.

This evening offers a lecture at the Aspen Center for Physics and possibly an astronomy presentation at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES).