Posted on September 22nd, 2014 by mountain girl | 9 Comments »
Happy first day of fall (it begins at 10:29 tonight)! Can you believe summer is just about over? Or maybe I’m the only one who feels summer was way too short this year. I’ve noticed that some of the changing aspens seem redder than usual, which I reeeeaaallly like–probably because it reminds me of the […]
Posted on September 15th, 2014 by mountain girl | 7 Comments »
Our first snow was on the ground when we woke up Friday morning. Snow in summer–woo-hoo. The snow, the stars in the clear morning sky, and the fire David lit later made it feel like December instead of barely the end of summer. It doesn’t help that people keep their Christmas lights up all year […]
Posted on August 25th, 2014 by mountain girl | 5 Comments »
When Caleb and Zia walked up the driveway from the bus Thursday afternoon, someone was watching. They happened to look up and saw this big bull moose looking at them when they were only a few feet away. They backed down the driveway slowly and ran around through the woods up to the house. When […]
Posted on August 21st, 2014 by mountain girl | 5 Comments »
Zia’s handmade clay lizard for her friend Max. On the rocks going up the driveway. Last night’s rainbow. The pot of gold at the end. 🙂 Spidey makes lots of appearances around here. Cash (er, Spidey’s) radishes. Couch castle. View from the playground. Yogurt tastes better licked off the table! Keeping up the playground skills. […]
Posted on August 17th, 2014 by mountain girl | 9 Comments »
Our tiny county held a county fair this weekend. We went–our first time there–and milked it for all it was worth. It took three hours to see and do just about everything. Zia and I did the bungee trampolines and rode the mechanical bull. She did great on the bull, but I lost contact after […]