Archive for September, 2011

friday {this moment}

Posted on September 30th, 2011 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on friday {this moment}

“In wilderness I sense the miracle of life, and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia.” ~Charles A. Lindbergh

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unschool bits and pieces

Posted on September 29th, 2011 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

Our butterfly larvae is here! All five of our little critters came alive and well. The  caramel-like stuff on the bottom is their food…which they seem to really enjoy. Overnight, they spun quite a bit of silk to help themselves move around their cup. In 7-10 days, they should start to form their chrysalides – […]



the days of our life

Posted on September 27th, 2011 by mountain girl  |  1 Comment »

Our days have been filled with… the swing of an ax chopping wood reading weed-wacking watercolors memories of the visit from our friends drawing cartoons …and in between, just living.



leaves of gold

Posted on September 25th, 2011 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on leaves of gold

It’s peak color season for the aspens here. There is nothing quite like rounding a bend in the road and coming upon a group of glowing golden aspens, surrounded by shadowed evergreens. We drove the roads surrounding our house today and drank in the beauty of mountain foliage, streams, and all-but-melted peaks. Best of all, […]

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views of (and around) our house

Posted on September 24th, 2011 by mountain girl  |  5 Comments »

Our sweet kitchen has lots of shelves. Mud Lake. Can you see Grandma Cindy peacefully napping? Have I mentioned how much we love our new home? Perhaps you can tell by the smiles. 🙂 We went over to Mud Lake the other day, just a couple of miles from our house. It’s incredibly beautiful, and […]