fires and videos

I went to Kansas and Colorado, as you may or may not know. 

Unfortunately, my computer is not letting me get to my photos. It would let me upload these videos though (ugh, don't even ask). So here are some videos of driving by a forest fire. You're welcome for the great soundtrack. 

 

We accidentally drove past these fires coming back from Rocky Mountain National Park.

And to get some idea of the smoke, here is a view of the hills in the morning when we stopped for gas in Boulder, well before we had any idea there were fires anywhere.

And here are the same hills only hours later.

But really my favorite video of the trip has to be this one. Driving through Kansas may be boring to some, but watching this video on a crowded subway it just seems beautiful and calm.

  

And finally, what I made for dinner tonight, because I'm proud of how good it turned out:
 

Oven roasted pork chops, fried apples and onions. Not pictured: Apple cider cooked with white wine and spices.  Can I make up a german name for that? Apfelweissgluehwein? Sounds great!