Chillly here today - evidently Oct is a transitional month - up and down with the temps. We had little bits of snow flurries yesterday but nothing stayed. We've officially been here 4 months. It's gone so fast!
Elk hunting season starts tomorrow. We've heard elk bugling but not seen many. And for those of you who are distressed to hear about hunting, let me just say that there is an overpopulation of elk here due to ,of course, the interference of humans (they got rid of the elk's natural enemies - gray wolves and grizzly bears) Just some thoughts...
We've had lots of fires going in the fireplace, trying not to use the electric heat that much. For some reason electricity is very expensive here. Also love, love the ambiance of a wood fire. We had gas before, not at all the same. Another new term I heard over the summer was "off the grid". There are evidently quite a few homes close to town and more isolated in the mountains that are built to be self sustaining (ie not using the power companies) using solar,etc. Can't imagine if that works well or not.
Lots of cowboys and cattle moving around our valley. We never know if a road is going to be blocked by mooing animals. That's our traffic jam! I guess it's time to put them wherever they're supposed to go for the winter. Some of this is still a mystery to me - the world of ranches...
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