The road to Somers

The mountain view part of Karl and my walk is off limits for the time being. The only home in the large acre sub-division that comprises our loop is occupied by its owners for Spring Break. Karl and I have their permission to be on the property when they are not there.

So…we dawdle on our own 8 acres and the 40 acres of state land with peeks at the mountains from the edges.

Yesterday, on a run to Kalispell we headed for the Somers walk en route. As we rounded the bend in Somers Rd., Mr. Hay Farmer on board his John Deere was ahead…

These two Osprey were working on their nest in the bird sanctuary adjacent to the walking trail. The male left for a hunt verifying the pair as Osprey with the characteristic white under-wing – majestic!

Always something interesting and beautiful on the road to Somers, Montana.

Just for fun

Bob has been keeping me company as I work. Karl is sleeping under a tree outside. Some code has been giving me fits so I thought I’d distract myself – just for fun.

Karl entertains himself

We did play a bit of Soccer – Karl’s rules – which entails both the soccer ball and the tennis-football and me doing most of the running around.

And, Jeannine, yes, that is the soccer ball I bought at Meijer’s in April of 2006 when parked at your house!

Easter candy

Over to the right in “Snippets of Life”, I commented last week that I suddenly had a craving for a chocolate creme egg. I had the wrong name and still not sure of the right name, but when I was a child we always had this rather large chocolate egg, dark chocolate on the outside and a creamier, lighter chocolate with nuts inside. It was very rich and I remember being allowed to have a small slice daily. It was in a box with a cellophane window. That’s my memory – I don’t always get the details :) !

Saturday, running a few errands, I stopped at a drug store that I knew would have a variety of Easter goodies. I don’t know… drugstore lighting, the garish colors – and no “box” as I remembered. Everything I saw just made me think of old, too sugary candy and I was not tempted.

I’m not sure of the exact date, but I think it is approaching a year since “ The Apple Trolley” opened in Bigfork. In a little retail space on the way out of town to the south, a young woman and her mother opened a “gourmet carmel apple” shop.

And it is thriving – Big Time! And at $5 an apple. I am thrilled for them and for Bigfork and for me – delicious treat, nice owners, pleasant little shop – it is fun.

Standing in the drugstore with everything looking unappealing to me, I suddenly thought of “ The Apple Trolley“…

My Easter candy.

**Lest you think they will not make it with $5 caramel apples, they were nearly sold out when I stopped just before noon on Saturday. And they had made extra for Easter, along with special bags and baskets available. Good on them!

Gettin’ Green

On the way to Kalispell this morning, as I rounded the bend at Creston, I noticed that the fields were showing a bit of green. The valley snow has been nearly gone for over a week and temperatures have been in the mid-50’s to nearly 70 one day.

Things are starting to get green.

*The main “crop” is hay for cattle and horses.