We went for a drive through the mountains on Sunday afternoon and stopped for a little scramble up an old quarry site. The view was magnificent. You can just make out the highway down below. What a glorious day! 
We’ve had a fair bit of rain in the past few weeks, which we’ve needed. However, today is a lovely sunny autumn day and I went for a long walk (about 3.5 mile return) with the camera. Here is the mountain ash tree right in our yard. This clump of trees was struck by lightning…
Today we went for a hike and to find a couple of geocaches. Since Jim got his GPS unit last spring, we’ve been doing a bit more *tourist in the hometown* stuff. We didn’t know these rocks were worth climbing before! We also didn’t know there were petroglyphs in the area. The pile of rock…
Between yesterday and today, *False Perceptions* has grown by just over 3K. It’s feeling good, emotional and tense. I’ve remapped my way to the finish line, which is just three chapters away now (I think, unless I find a new map). The map was good; it outlined what needed to happen to get to my…
Last Saturday my niece and her family came by to visit. 10-month-old Micah got some one-on-one time with Brody. Can you tell he has his own dog at home? Brody would have loved to get closer! But even though he thinks he’s a lap dog doesn’t mean he’s little! In other news, our old kitty…
Thanks to those of you who have volunteered already. Emails will be going out in the next 30 hours or so to the so-far list. I’ve been uploading recipes to the forum like crazy all week and have lots more to do. If I seem slow on the uptake communication wise, that would be the…
Amazingly enough it is just as hot up in the mountains as it is down in the valley. The only thing that is colder is that the creek is colder than the lake. Quite a lot colder, being as it is glacier-fed (and not that far away!). However, when the air is somewhere around 40…