La Esmeralda Panama Geisha
I had a great post planned centering on the sisters trip that Becky and I took last weekend. We flew out to Colorado to visit our other sister, and spent two days in a snowy cabin just outside the west portal of Rocky Mountain National Park. Besides a few walks/hikes in the snow (and the only opportunity we’ve had this year to use our snow gear!), we didn’t do much more than sit and talk. For three sisters, that’s about as good as it gets.
A late night picture from our trip, complete with a darling niece.
I did take pictures of the snowy vistas, and even held the camera at arms length to get a shot of all three of us. But then yesterday morning we had wildlife visitors that superseded my plans. We might have an overactive love for wild animals in our family, but this was unique. There is a small man-made pond on our property, and when I looked out the window in the morning it was churning, with what I thought were diving ducks (coots perhaps)?
Maybe a half hour later I was watching again, because their movements were so unique, and two of them came out on the bank. They were clearly river otters! There were three of them playing in our pond. I grabbed my telephoto lens and got the above picture when they were leaving down the creek bed. We all shared binoculars and watched them frolic. One even caught a good sized fish (who knew there were large fish in our little pond?).
I had to share about the river otters, because they were such a treat to see. This week we also have a coffee treat for you. Rather than let the La Esmeralda Panama Geisha sit in our inventory, Trace decided to run it as a special again this week. We have a great descriptive label, with shades of red, that would make it a perfect Valentines Day gif.
We are running this as one of our brewed coffees this week, so you may come in and sample it first (use the code river otters*). To further entice you, it’s priced at $25.00 per pound (normally $39.95). If you didn’t read about this coffee when we featured it in November, you can find that post on our blog here. It truly is a unique and special coffee, and at this price it will fly out of here, so get it while you can.
It has started raining again here. The kids and I got soaked while walking back from school, especially since the gusts flipped our umbrellas inside out. I hope that you enjoy your weekend. If you live around here, I am sure that you appreciate the rain. Celebrate the drops with good coffee. Happy February!
–Holly Fike
*Code good for one free 12 ounce cup of La Esmeralda Panama Geisha. Code expires on 2.12.15. Limit one free cup per customer please. Valid only at Carolines Coffee Roasters, 128 S. Auburn Street, Grass Valley, CA. Code/Offer has no cash value.