Archive for the ‘Nature’ Category

a walk to the park

Posted on August 14th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

On our walk this morning, Cash didn’t want to go our usual way–he had the park in mind.  I took a roundabout way that brought us to the park after about an hour. We spotted our house from this road-can you see it? Home sweet home! Along the way, we saw a couple of golden […]



back home in ny: parting at oneida lake

Posted on August 8th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

Finally, I’m posting the last pictures of our June trip to New York, and ending the Back Home in NY series! We siblings got together one last time the day before we headed home. We went to Verona Beach, on the shores of Oneida Lake.  It was an overcast day and the water was murky […]



one more birthday celebration

Posted on July 16th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

Our friend Cindy’s birthday is July 13th, the day after mine.  We went hiking in Golden Gate Canyon State Park to celebrate. She turned 60!  She is so fun to be around she seems ageless. We don’t see each other very often, but when we do, we spend most of our time talking and laughing […]



birthday celebration

Posted on July 12th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  11 Comments »

I had the best birthday ever, full of fields and friends and wide open spaces.  I ran out in the morning to pick columbines from a spot I found on our road.  They’re the purple-and-white ones above, my very favorite flower.  I came back with a whole bouquet of them and a ton of other […]



seasons change

Posted on March 20th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

Happy First of Spring!  I think those might be tiny buds on the tree outside our front window.  It still looks mostly like winter, but things can change mighty fast around here. Like a certain girl’s mind.  After three months of adjusting to her 2-hour school day and telling me she will be going for […]