Thankful...

Thankful for so many things on 

Thanksgiving and always!

We are thankful for our

travels this Thanksgiving!

Next week back to work and

preparing for the holidays!

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Game Camera

The game camera was busy the

end of October....

maybe they were heading west for

the winter  :) 

And just before deer hunting we had 

some activity... 

They must have traveled on too

or possibly it is the same buck.

Sure is fun to see the animals on the

cameras.

Traditions ~ Purple Car

Hubby's purple childhood car is 

on display, it has dents and scratches

and parts that are missing but.... 

we have taken pictures of the

grands with it, it was time for

Grand #7's turn.

It didn't take long for him to figure 

it out.

Then Cousin helped out.

We have gathered pictures over the 

years of family members giving

it a good drive.

:)   This is where it started  :) 

Holiday Fragrance

Got a simmer pot going ~ 

Cranberries

Orange Slices

Rosemary

Cinnamon Sticks

Starting to get a little in the

holiday spirit here. 

20th Anniversary

 

Today, I celebrate my 20th

Work Anniversary! 

20 years with the branch which

includes 15 years with

the Call Center. 

Hubby took me out for pizza!

Birthday!

 

There was a birthday on Tuesday ~ the

local Pizza Ranch (which is new) lets

kids eat free with a paid adult.

We joined Grand #3's family for

supper ~ the place was crowded and

by luck we were able to use one of

the rooms.

It was his 8th Birthday!   He had

a spectacular day!

Since it was a school day, there

will be a party later.

Happy Birthday Grand #3!

Shopping - Holidays

Finally the holidays are about

here. 

October 9th when shopping,

our local store had all

seasons.....

There were Halloween items,

pumpkins and Christmas.

And the store was playing their

daily music while the back area 

was playing Christmas music.

Kinda crazy!

Hunting (2nd Weekend)

The 2nd weekend ~ Grand

#3 went out with grandpa,

it was his first time. 

The hunting shack, grandpa and

deer.   :)

It is a great experience learning how

hunting goes  (and so many things

that are part of it including snacks).  

The first afternoon

was 60 plus degrees - a beautiful day.

We had shop visitors in evening, our

friends from town (they brought out 

pizza).

the next morning, up early and

heading out.  The morning was much

cooler but not as cold as the first

weekend.

It was small group this weekend,

when they came in for late breakfast

(lunch) there were caramel rolls

and soup waiting.

It was an uneventful hunt getting

deer but the experiences the last two

weekends and spending time with

family and friends is always

worth it. 

It is a fun time!

The off season will be full of plans/

changes to the deer shacks.  Doing

some more practice / pretarget learning

and shooting with grands that are ready.

Until next year....

Northern Lights

 The Northern Lights were bright

and out two nights in a row. 

The first night, I was on my way

home and could see them with my

eyes...  I pulled over by the cemetery

and took these pictures. 

The little light on the right is

neighbor Wilson's farm.

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The next night, I went outside with

all of the lights off to see if I could

capture them with my cellphone.

Staying in the yard amongst the

pine trees usually doesn't work

very well.   But I was able to

capture them at the tree line.

I have just started to search out the

lights as I have never really seen

them until this past year or so.

The reddish color the first night 

is the most colorful lights I have

seen.

Maybe some day, I will see the purples

dancing in the sky.

Color Holding on in the Garden

November 11, 2025

What is left of the Common Monkshood.

Hunting Weekend (continued)

 The weekend arrived and it

was cold.  The temps were in the teens,

twenties and it was windy.

The morning hunters! 

In the afternoon, they came in for rolls,

rolls and soup!

In the afternoon, the second wave 

of hunters arrived.

They headed out to dad's stand

and all fit!  It was Grand #5's first

time sitting in the stand.

In the evening, hunters and other 

family gathered for more soup and

pizza.

And some cousin time.

It was a whirlwind but we had

everybody together for a handful

of hours.

Sunday, bright and early, the 

hunters returned

to their stands.

Part of the hunting group headed

home on Sunday afternoon, there

was school and work waiting

on Monday.

The rest of the hunters hunted

the first couple days of the

week.

Saturday - Buck sightings

               Doe sightings

No deer taken.