Yes, even in the middle of a forest in the mountains we get to enjoy the fall colors. When we arrived last year there were few leaves left. Now we get to see what we missed. We love the four seasons.
When I say, “Mailbox”, what image comes to mind? Now when I say, “Rural Mailbox” do you see something different?
Ah yes, todays observation of small town living is the special designer mail box posts that have been through the war against “them dang kids.” Here’s a nice example of a rural mailbox.
I’ve mentioned the city dump already but was holding off on the best feature of the dump. “The Dufort Mall” where you can leave or pick up a treasure. If you have something too good to throw away, just leave it at the mall and someone will take it home with them. Here my mom shows off a fine little mermaid rug just waiting for a home. Thankfully, there are people who will extend the life of some of my “stuff”. No, really, that’s not my rug… it was just for demonstration purposes only.
Probably everyone who has bought a dryer in the last 15 years knows this already. But you can buy a dryer with a light in it. No more digging around trying to find that last sock hiding in a corner… well almost, they haven’t come out with a washer that has a light in it yet. Talk about coolness.
I often wish I had a camera with me all the time. We’re often pleasently surprised when we see someone pushing a card in Home Depot with a dog in it or carrying a dog in a store. Often the larger dogs are left on a leash tied to a tree or bike rack downtown while it’s owner shops. Here’s one of two known spigots outside a store down town dedicated to our furry friends.
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Later in the day we had the family of mooses come back for a visit. This time I got a good shot of pappa. This is him in our back yard.
While taking the above picture I realized that momma must be near. I turned to see her coming around the back of the house. I shot inside ran downstairs to see her RIGHT outside our bedroom door. Drinking water in a puddle on the patio.
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Here’s a shot of my office window. It’s not very often one gets this kind of scenery.
While tossing a stink-bug out the front door I was shocked to find that we had visitors. To my amazement a moose was standing about 25 feet from our front door. It was huge. I called Jenny over to see as I ran to grab the camera and headed for the deck to get better vantage point for a picture. I was stopped in my tracks as I passed the deck window only to discover that the first moose was the baby! Here’s a picture of Momma standing in front of our 10 ft. deck.
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I gasped and called Jenny to the window. Ten feet from us was a full size cow (that’s what they’re called ya know? I talk like I know what I’m talking about). Upon realizing that we were gawking, momma and baby scampered off.
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Wow. After the adrenalin rush was over we just looked at each picture to make sure it really happened. And then we looked again just to make sure. I couldn’t wait to head down to my office and upload these images to my blog.
While writing I heard the “ruff…ruff” of a dog outside my window. I didn’t think much of it as the neighbors’ dogs frequent our property and are welcomed guests. Soon, I saw the source of the noise. Now though, rather than looking down over the deck, I was looking up at full-grown bull-moose parading by my sliding glass door. He was huge and beautiful. Thankfully, I was protected by the 1/8th inch pane of glass as he looked in. Sorry for not getting a picture but I figured it was best not to move…or breath.
The “ruff…ruff” noise he was making was similar to me when I call Jenny by her nick-name. I guess mom’s nick-name is Ruff.
Anyway, here a picture of papa after he moved on. His head is down but he’s not eating. I’m quite certain that he’s sniffing because he is following Ruff and baby’s footsteps almost exactly.
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