Weekly Update for August 31, 2025

Welcome to my weekly update for August 31, 2025!

My husband is on call to respond for cardiac emergencies at the hospital where he works this weekend (just a normal part of his role), so we can’t get out and celebrate the holiday weekend. You would think that means some good reading time for me but as luck would have it, I’m not really in the mood. Isn’t that the way it always goes? When you want to do something, you don’t have time and when you don’t want to do it, you do?

Anyway, here are some pictures from Hanging Lake, a nearby hike we took when my sister visited us in early July. This part of Colorado is kind of a high desert so this lake feels like a true oasis. It was worth the almost 1,100 ft of elevation gain over 1.5 miles! (335 m over 2.4 km)

Slideshow:

All images © Jennifer G. at Introverted Reader 2025

1. Hanging Lake. The surrounding area is rocky and the plants seem to be surviving more than thriving to my East Coast eyes. It’s so surprising to crest the climb and find all this greenery and water.
2. We loved all the waterfalls flowing into the lake.
3. The Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon. It was so still in this section on this day. The reflections were unbelievable. If you’re rusty or unfamiliar with US geography, the Colorado ultimately flows through (and carves out) the Grand Canyon. The river is a major source of water for much of the western part of the country.
4. This looks a little different from others I’ve seen, but I believe this is a yellow-bellied marmot. I think they’re cute.

Posted:

Nothing.

Read:

Since my last update on August 10 I’ve read:

The Lost Art of Mixing (The School of Essential Ingredients #2) by Erica Bauermeister, read by Cassandra Campbell–4 Stars (Link to my review on GoodReads)

The Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall by Mary Elise Sarotte–4 Stars

O Pioneers! by Willa Cather–4 Stars

The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia #1) by Carissa Broadbent, read by Amanda Leigh Cobb–2 Stars

The Bazaar of Bad Dreams: Stories by Stephen King–4 Stars

Currently Reading:

Greenteeth by Molly O’Neill, read by Catrin Walker-Booth

Sister, Sinner: The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson by Claire Hoffman

Cuba: A New History by Richard Gott–I have to return this to the library in about a week and the writing is very dense. I’m not sure I’ll get it finished but I’ll give it a good try.

Up Next:

I’ll be spending a lot of time with Cuba so I don’t think I’ll get to anything new.

What did your week look like?

Hosts:

Deb Nance at Readerbuzz hosts The Sunday Salon and Kimberly at Caffeinated Book Reviewer hosts Sunday Post. Kathryn at Book Date hosts It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

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