Woodland in spring
Monday, May 22, 2023 As we sat on the front porch last night taking in all the green beauty and listening to the sounds of water rushing everywhere, I’m reminded how beautiful this place is in the spring. Now winter … Continued
River update
Friday, May 19, 2023 Here’s a Provo River update as we approach flood season. We walked to the river yesterday and what I sensed was the power of nature. So much water moving so fast must be respected. The water … Continued
Raging River
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Warm weather is here for now and the snow continues to melt. The volcano (yes, we named our snow hills) on the back deck is almost gone and we might even be able to use the … Continued
How’s the river?
Saturday, April 15, 2023 With record breaking snowpack comes record breaking flooding. Most of the snow in the higher elevations hasn’t even started to melt yet, and a few cold nights has slowed things down nicely. But all that water … Continued
Take a walk
Thursday, March 9, 2023 I think it’s time for a walk to the river. I do my best thinking while walking and the sounds of the river will be perfect to help me clear my head. The alpacas are all … Continued
Beautahful
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 The snow is melting and the muted colors of late fall are showing again. Most of the alpacas are once again sleeping outside now that they have a dry spot to lie on. I really should … Continued
River Walks
Monday, September 6, 2021 We took a family walk to the river after dark to see if we could hear the owls. No owls but the river was so beautiful and we did see some night creatures scurry as we … Continued
Happy Labor Day!
Monday, September 4, 2017 Happy Labor Day! Day of work or day of rest? We’ll do a little of both here. The little town next to Woodland is Francis and they have their “Frontier Days” celebrations ending today, so that might be fun to visit. … Continued
Flood warning?
Tuesday, May 16, 2017 The very cold nights we’ve had lately (22° Sunday morning!) are hard on new gardens and plants but it’s actually very good to slow the melting of the mountain snow. I look at the flood warning … Continued
They’re back!
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 A sure sign that spring has arrived is when we hear the frogs in Woodland and we heard them this past weekend. I’m not sure how far they have to bury themselves to survive those 20 below zero … Continued
A Yaya day
Tuesday, August 2, 2016 It’s a Yaya day today, which means our grandson will spend the day here again. He’s getting big enough that he can be helpful and we have lots of fun here too. 🙂 My pasture vac (AKA the poop sucker) … Continued