A lovely week

The week was as lovely and varied as this photo taken this afternoon on the way back from Bigfork.

The week…mostly ups, just a few downs.

A productive work week as we push to finish the current version of software.

Up and down for Bob…we’re changing his food to hopefully help get his blood sugar more stable and it caused some fits with his digestion but minor and mostly he was his normal curmudgeonly self and my nighttime snuggle buddy!

Bear continues to do well off leash with the exception of some critter last night and early this morning. I really can’t blame him. I’m thinking it was the raccoon that passes through. He alerted last night and we did the dark o’clock last walk on leash. The night was quiet so I thought whatever had moved on, but no…and this morning in the dark, he treed whatever and wouldn’t “leave it” until I got the Jeep out. Peril of the long nights that will get longer before they get shorter. All in all, though, he is doing so very well – even the few times when I’ve been distracted by phone or this week, the guy here to work on my range…on his own outside, he stayed on the property and came when called.

But, the range…fixable and should be done next week. AND, it is only the lower oven not working so I am hardly bereft for that :)!

Motorhome, back from the shop and though nothing definitive on the battery failure, it is currently holding its charge and all seems normal…tentatively planning a next weekend, close to home, shakedown of motorhome, Bear travelling and Bob staying home with a new house/cat sitter.

And in honor of Friday: Pumpkin Carrot cupcakes with Pumpkin cream frosting.

A lovely end to a lovely week.

Relaxing

Bob has never had any issues with relaxing…

…even with the annoying interruption of photo taking!

Although Bear has only recently begun relaxing in the yard…in the house he’s got it down pat!!

Beardog sweet spot

There are times when Bear does things that are so like Karl that I just stop breathing, literally losing my breath.

It is an odd reaction so sudden and overpowering.

It has just been in the last two weeks that Bear has taken to lying down in the yard after we’ve walked or played.

Just relaxing, watching, sniffing without needing to be always on the move in the woods.

And today, he found Karl’s favorite overlook: the spot behind and to the south of the house – the spot that looks over the game trail and to the road. My chair is not far away. In the house, from the sunroom where my office is, or the kitchen, I could see Karl and now Bear.

Beardog sweet spot.

More

The Swan River …backdrop Swan Range.

The Swan Range sequeing into Jewell Basin.

The first gold larch branch…in my own woods, right in front of the house.

Fall color

This midpoint of October usually marks the height of the Aspen Fall color. The larch are yet to come.

I took Bear in the Jeep and drove to West Glacier taking these photos on the way back.

Low clouds and fog obscured the mountains but that gray light cannot dim the gold of the Aspens.

Fall color in Northwest Montana.

Later this afternoon…sunshine and a different sort of Fall color :)!