Sunday, September 29, 2013

Sunday Sunrise




This morning when I opened my eyes I saw a glow behind the closed curtains. I jumped out of bed and threw on my robe knowing that the glow meant a beautiful sunrise was taking place without me.

On the west side of the cabin I saw this gorgeous lenticular cloud,
looking for all the world like the Mother Ship was about to land and take us away.


On the other side, or east side of the cabin, was this cloud, which was not quite as well formed.


We went to town today to get the few groceries that we need to get us by for the rest of the week before we leave. I don’t even want to think about leaving this special place on Earth. But, leave we must.


A nice pronghorn antelope on the way into Laramie.

We also did laundry while in town and that went by quickly given you do three loads of wash all at once. Some of it that didn’t go in the laundromat driers is blowing in the stiff breeze on the clothesline.


The sky coming back from Laramie.

We tried a new recipe last night that came from the latest issue of Food Network Magazine, and I have to say it was absolutely delicious and we both gave it 5 stars! It was this Lasagna Soup. It tasted just like lasagna but with half the fuss. We’ll be making it again soon.

Just so you know, we have to be careful with our internet usage and have exhausted our limit on several days so I try to only use it a few times per day. Therefore I am not really commenting on comments, nor visiting your blogs as often as I usually do. Sorry! I appreciate all your comments!


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Saturday, September 28, 2013

Snow in the High Country




The only aspen that has changed around the cabin! I love it when they turn orange instead of yellow.

We did indeed get snow yesterday afternoon into early evening. It was a wet snow that came down without any wind so it stuck to everything in sight. It was nice to be inside the cabin with a fire in the wood stove keeping us cozy while looking out on the snow falling outside.


It snowed for quite some time before the temperature dropped to freezing and then it began to stick. The poor aspens were not prepared as you can see their leaves in the photo are still green.





It had started out in the morning as a drizzly rain. It stopped for a while and I was convinced it was not going to do much else. In the lull we took the girls around the bottom of our property for a much needed walk.

The aspens here had changed a great deal from just a few days before.








The snow ended up just coating the ground. During the night the wind kicked up and this morning there was not much left.

Here is Bull Mountain this morning with its dusting of white.


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Thursday, September 26, 2013

The Frost is on the Pumpkin




Or at least the frost would be on the pumpkin if we had one, so you’ll have to settle for frost on the rose hip. Yes, we woke up to fog and frost this morning with a chilly temperature of 27 degrees. This should get those aspens changing! We might be getting snow showers tonight through tomorrow. We’ll see.

Not sure what are plans are for today. We’ve pretty much got all the chores on our list done (or should I say Rick’s list). I’m sure a walk to the bottom with the girls is in order a short while from now.

There is not a breath of wind out there this morning which is welcome after having gusts to 30-35mph yesterday. Maybe we’ll take a drive since we will probably be cabin-bound tomorrow with the weather moving in.

More later ...



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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Tuesday Evening Visitor

Last evening Rick and I were sitting at the table by the window eating our dinner. We had just finished up and were still sitting there chatting. I got up to do something and Rick said “Lynne, look, a moose!”

Sure enough, there he was—a beautiful bull moose not 30 feet from our window, standing in our meadow. He was such a dark brown that he was almost black.






He just stood there, posed in the same position for at least five minutes. He seemed to be listening to something. He is obviously just a youngster judging by his rack. But, youngster or not, he was still huge! It was such a thrill to see him. That is the closest we have even seen one. Like the doe the other morning, he was in no hurry to leave and seemed right at home.

Earlier in the day Rick and I took a walk around. He took the chain saw to clear our trail of trees that had fallen since we were here last.


Since we have so many beetle-kill pines on our land, there are always some that succumb to the wind. Some fall in interesting positions.


I am used to the pines falling, but when one of our big old aspens topple it’s much sadder.


Early this afternoon we visited our friend Donna. You might remember that her husband, Larry, passed away in July. It was bittersweet to see her and reminisce about Larry. We all miss him—he was a great man with a big heart who was always willing to help anyone out. It’s sad to think about neither one of them living up here anymore since Donna is selling the house and moving to Cheyenne where most of her family live.

I have more to say but none of it fits in to this blog post. Another day, another post!

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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Rain and Pack Rat Art




Pack Rat Art: The Minimalist Approach

Sunday afternoon it rained which is truly an event that doesn’t happen all that much, or at least not when we are in residence. The best you can hope for is a little sprinkle or a quick shower. Not so for Sunday’s deluge. At times it poured. Sheets of wind-driven rain obscured our view of Bull Mountain and pretty much everything else that wasn’t 500 feet from our window. Rain drummed on our metal roof and slid off in waterfalls. eBay hid in the closet with the water heater and Bella kept rolling her eyes upward towards the ceiling at the noise.

It continued to rain a little bit all night long and yesterday we woke to gray skies filled with bruised clouds. Very wintry looking and feeling at 43 degrees. Where are those typical-sunny-warm-September-in-Colorado days? Not that we are complaining, because we aren’t. This is exactly the cozy kind of weather we always long for up here but never seem to get.

Our aspens surrounding the cabin really haven’t started to change yet, which is a bit strange. They were still very green when we arrived on Friday and now we can see that they are losing their color and (hopefully) starting to change. A few trees on the walk to the bottom have already turned in just a few days.

Yesterday we did a provisioning trip into Laramie and took the girls with us since it cloudy and cold. The dirt roads were muddy and puddled and it’s now hard to tell what color the Suburban really is.

We got groceries for a week, salt & mineral licks for the deer and moose which we’ll put out today, a dog bed, assorted household things we needed, buffalo bones for the girls (their annual treat), a bathrobe for Rick and a couple of books each from Hastings.

I started a beef stew in the afternoon and we took the girls for a walk down to the bottom and then down the main road where Rick saw a coyote cross right in front of us. I didn’t see it as I was too busy seeing what the girls were up to behind us.

The stew was delicious! Just simple ingredients: beef cubes (which I braise to a nice brown color), carrots, onions, potatoes, peas. At the end of the cooking time I drop baking powder dumplings on top.

This morning as I type I am still in my robe, a cup of coffee almost gone and a half eaten bran muffin at my side. The sun is just starting to hit the meadow and the tall pines are swaying to and fro in the wind. I can’t see any clouds in the blue sky from where I sit. The steller jays have almost emptied the feeder of their morning portion of peanuts.

We don’t have any big plans for today other than a couple of walks and a neighbor coming by late this afternoon for a glass of wine and a chat.




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