2023
We saw these elk near our barn one early morning with the mist in the trees.
They saw me taking pictures and got out of Dodge.
Pardon me, but do I have a little something on my beak?
There are often swans on the lake, but they usually stay at the north
end. Recently we were
treated to them hanging out at our end of the lake.
Another wing flap. Swans are huge! You can't tell from this picture, but they're very impressive.
I could get was through a window AND our screened porch, so they are not great.
fit right in at our home for scruffy animals.
grass and snow in the mountains.
I would have said that he would never get up on the table, but I'd have been wrong!
Buddy was not a fan.
to the ranch, way back in the early 1900's.
Aubrey's volleyball team. Aubrey is #1 (her jersey, not being a bragger!). She is just left of center in the photo.
It's so strange to see her with that serious face, she's always smiling in real life.
For the past 2 years, the theater group has put on a cemetery tour - not
a creepy one, but an
entertaining one full of local history. I couldn't go last year, but
really enjoyed the tour this time.
through it and point at random things together. It's so cute.
life story of the people who are buried there.
The D-C Ranch, where the boys all grew up, looking lovely one afternoon.
of his own family - he even brought in his grandfather's barber chair!
Our camping spot seemed perfect - a view of the lake, away from all the
other campers - we
thought we hit the jackpot. That is, until that evening when we sat by
the campfire and then
discovered we were 20 yards from the railroad tracks. It was SO
LOUD!!
for us. It allowed us to do some hikes we'd never tried and have a lovely dinner out.
Whitefish Lake decorated with fall colors.
I think this was Smith Lake. The actual trail was up the hill
from the lake, but I hiked down to
get a picture of the water up close.
in Whitefish that had one Indian dish on it's menu, so that's where we went.
It was good, but we still long for the days when there were Indian buffets to visit.
The aspens reflecting in the water, another favorite sight.
boy in early January. Here she is opening my quilt gift to her at her baby shower.
Grandma Rose & Rebecca
Madison, Rebecca, and Amy
Eric & Buddy, enjoying some fall sunshine in the yard.
Here we were taking a walk that overlooks Lake Koocanusa near Rexford
when we ran into Amy
and her dogs, out for a run. She graciously paused her run, finished
out our walk with us, then
resumed her run. It was a treat!
He was running for town council and won a 4-year term, yea Mike! What a thankless job, we appreciate him.
but Buddy kept stealing it so I stuffed it with cellophane and squeaker toys. He loves that thing.
And just like that, Fall is over! Not entirely, but it felt like
it. Snow on October 24th seemed a
bit early to my Southern sensibilities.
it remain on until late October this year. It makes our walks more beautiful.
This is what gets Eric - when the skies are so gray you'd never know there were mountains right there.
tackling another big project!
Strange skies seen one evening as I walked out of the grocery
store. I think it was a beautiful
sunset being "squashed" by the inversion cloud cover.
year. Shown here: Eric, Mark, Rose, Larry, Erik, and Lucas. Dan Sr. and Kristi were in the stands,
Jeb & Amy get VIP seating across the way - complete with a fire pit and private viewing stands!
I don't usually put up photos that I didn't take, but it's so rare to
get
Desirae's men-folk to dress up and smile for a camera, I had to share!
Our good buddy Mike, doing his thing at yet another Spartan race. He's the man!
Looks like Grant is helping out as well.
The amazing Keith Taylor strikes again! He captured this particularly lovely sunset one evening.