Posts by Liz

A little color and more to come

The early, very cold (to 8F) temperatures we had a week or so ago did a number on our Fall color. The leaves of the deciduous trees that were in the process of turning mostly shrivelled up and started falling off. That red-brown tree is a birch or aspen and not normally as red as that. At any rate, it is different this year.

But the larch pine, they are getting ready for their show of gold. They are mostly turning to chartreuse, with hints of the gold they will eventually be.

Today, a little color, but there is more to come!

Still waters

The sun came out late this afternoon and convinced me to take a break before a final hour of work to be done. The mountain loop walk is off limits with neighbors in residence so we headed to Wayfarer’s.

The air felt balmy at 50 F.

We dawdled and watched – across the lake…Still waters.

Sunshine

Photo taken this morning 9/21/2009. The sun was beautiful shining through the trees and grasses. It was also the first morning I’ve needed gloves on the morning walk! We are to have a somewhat strange week of warmer than normal daytime temperatures and relatively cold nights. The valley had its first frost last night – at my home it was 36 at its coldest.

Happy Monday and a good week to all.

Crazy time

It is nearly 10:30 p.m. … LATE for this morning person! Typically, I have been in dreamland for over an hour by 10:30 p.m.

I finished most of my work day at 6:30 p.m. and took Karl to Wayfarer’s for a walk. A long day that needed a break – Karl and I both needed fresh air, a long walk and a change of scenery. It has continued to be unusually warm and even at 7-7:45 when we were by the lake, it was above 70 and felt balmy. The walk was wonderful – the low bushes are more red every day, the sun was setting behind the Bitterroots to the west and the lake was barely ruffled by a bit of a breeze. We dawdled around the mid-range path I chose for this evening.

A quick stop for a few items and we headed for home as the sky was turning gold and pink with the last of the sun.

Dinner, a bit more work day and then time to wind down.

I knew I had photos from our Wednesday morning walk…

Sun on the grass, the rising sun – funny to be looking at them this night when it is late for me – but, it brings back that soft, beautiful morning… Crazy Time.

…I feel strangely exhilarated to be up this late!