Fall spectacular, deer, and wood

Deer are spending their last few weeks eating everything in sight to stock up for winter. Lots of munching in our yard and some territorial tempers flaring as well. The photo of the two bucks ended in the chasing away of the smaller, not just by the bigger buck, but his doe friends. We see deer out every window at odd times throughout the day and some have even taken to having naps in the grass inside our fence. Okay then...

I win

Another fun jeeping day. This time went up to Paradise Divide and wow, the fall color is gorgeous and it's not even peak. Snapping the camera everywhere... We were not alone in the venturing out either - lots of people out on tiny 4 wheel roads and Ohio Pass.

Tried to make the most of the days while Mark was here. He's back to Detroit next week. Went to dinner at Soupcon (terrific as usual with a nice fall themed menu) and ate lunch at Ryce today before the jeep trek. Love that place, and no, Heather, the dish has never been as on fire as when you had it! Asking everyone when they close for the off season. Yup, there is that here, and for the first time we will be here as well. Mostly, they're off the latter part of Oct and reopen close to Thanksgiving with variations. Not enough tourists around to keep open.
Finished a fantastic book written over 10 years ago - where was I?  One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus.Western story set in the late 1800's about Indian life, our government, and women who went to be Indian brides.
Getting ready slowly for the cold stuff. Mark stacked the 2 cords of wood he had ordered. Lots of cozy fires to anticipate.

And we should all be thankful today since the space station satellite that finally fell out of the sky not only didn't fall on the U.S., but not on anyone apparently (Pacific Ocean is what I heard).