Oh my goodness

Uh-huh

Well! I guess it is winter now!

A pretty nice dump of snow came about a week ago to the ridge above Chena Hot Springs Road:

The girls were very happy! We had to put Thistle on a leash because she had an attack of Husky Selective Deafness due to Excessive Exuberance.

Lower down where we live, there has been just a dusting. Our morning runs have been grey.

But look how pretty the light is!

When I first get home--before I even take off my coat-Cricket sometimes likes to play a little game of patty cake. Right paw!

Left paw!

Right paw!

Right paw!

Right paw!

Right paw!

I would walk five hundred miles, and I would walk five hundred more, just to be the one who walked a thousand miles, and more, with you...

Longest Fall I can Recall

Well, today is Oct 6, and I only just swapped out to winter tires. I believe that is the latest ever. We have only had a few days of mild frost, and no real ice yet. What a lovely mild fall it has been!

A few weekends ago, we went to hike Wickersham Dome. It was very lovely. Bureau of Land Management had put in fancy boardwalks over the low, muddy spots. Very nice! My federal tax dollars at work! Thank you, BLM!

It was misty when we started in the morning, but the mist gradually burned off.

So beautiful!

Hi Cricket, hi!

Hi Thistle, hi!

Even the White Mountains had had only the mildest of frost.

Aaaaaapples are back in the store. Do you like aaaaapples? I like aaaaaapples.

"Is that an apple for meeeeeeeee?"

"Oh yes! It's for me!"

Cricket wants apple, too!

My last CSA share contained a cthulhu carrot!

Look at the beautiful sunrise on my morning run!

The girls are Not Interested, but at least they wait patiently while I take photos.

In other Exciting News, curiosity finally drove me to try this!

Well, they certainly nailed the look and texture! It even browned.

It didn't put out any fat though, the way meat does, so I had to add olive oil to cook in these greens.

It tasted... okay, but I don't think I am the target market. Meat is something I only eat a little of, and it's only for the flavor. I do not crave the texture, so their efforts there were wasted on me. And I don't need meat substitute protein either, since I'm content with beans and tofu! Also, spaghetti with marinara was perhaps not the best test, since almost everything is good in marinara!