Bear and I went to Bigfork at lunch time to walk at the park, drop off garbage at the dump and see what it looked like out and about. I was surprised to see so much more snow on the mountains and knew that if it stayed clear, the setting sun would throw wonderful light on the road home. Sunset is shortly after 5 so when I hit a good stopping point at 4:15, we jumped in the Jeep and drove down the road home to catch the light.
Bear and I are parked at Auntie Kris and Uncle Hal’s. The accomodations are VERY nice and came with a wonderful dinner as well as good company and excellent dog walking.
This morning, even in the overcast – beautiful!
We walked as very light flurries fell to the frosted field.
The bit of light to the right is the house and the bit of white to the left is the motorhome.
Some of us got a little nosy…
Up the hill…
…and take the beardog shortcut to our “away” home.
***NOTE: 6:00 ish p.m. Bear and I returned to our house;home in the vicinity of 3 p.m.ish give or take and Fall Back ish…. A wonderful short trip and visit. A good shakedown trip for Bear and I, for Wild Thing (motorhome), for Bob-and caretakers of Bob… Bear and I are set to leave for parts South…weather permitting…mid-November!
First snow!
Not enough to make much of an impression on Bear and he lived where there was snow so not entirely new…but SNOW!
Meantime, the motorhome is ready to go. We are off shortly for a quick overnight trip and visit with Auntie Kris and Uncle Hal – Big fun!
I remember saying last year that the color was the most vibrant and long lasting of all my memory of Fall in Montana. And now this year, I’m saying that I’ve never seen color so vibrant and long lasting…even more so than last year – whatever, it continues to be a glorious Fall in Montana.
The weather forecast for the weekend is for cold and snow. This morning, despite the warm glow of the sun on the larch, it was cold enough that I dug out a heavier jacket and as I shuffled through the woods with Bear was glad I had a hot cup of coffee in my hands and made a mental note to dig out gloves and hats toute suite!
Did you know that Beardogs point?
This is not a mid-step capture. Bear is standing “on point”, although admittedly when you have a curly tail, it has a bit different look :) …
Happy Wednesday from all of us!
Another beautiful Fall day and enough clouds in the right places for the first rosy alpenglo of Fall. I was out with Bear when it started and it can be fleeting so did not go back for my camera. Above is from the phone camera. A little soft but the color is true.
**Bear and Bob notes:
As the days get shorter and the nights longer, we are all adjusting. Sunset is 6:20 p.m. and Sunrise 8:20 a.m..
Although Bear settled down for bedtime during the summer when bedtime was often still in daylight, now that there is more dark, he sometimes stays with me in the office or kitchen, but more often than not, goes to bed when we come in at sunset. He will go out for a before bedtime outing if I show him his lighted collar but does not ask to go out and I sometimes have to wake him :)! In the morning, he will wag his tail and give me kisses…from his bed, but unless I coax he is happy to stay in until it gets light…so I let him! Bob has his quick outing for morning business, breakfast and then he goes back to bed as well. I get a couple of hours to have a bit of quiet time, cook or bake and work a bit before a morning break outside with Bear. Not a bad routine. We’ll see what happens when we get snow on the ground!