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Finding the Perfect Tree

We headed out to Black Butte a couple of weeks ago just after a warming spell to pick the perfect tree.

It was warm enough (57 degrees) for a picnic!  Okay, that's just warm enough to justify eating outside, but we didn't hang around.  We packed up as soon as we finished eating and headed up the butte.

That's the one!  With a Forest Service permit of $5 we could cut our own tree and there are so many to choose from.

Chloe did the cutting this time.

Ryan helped Grampa with his tree.

One for us and one for Grammy and Grampa!  

4:46 pm

I'll be back soon with the goings on around here!

Juxtaposition

It has begun!  This is going to be a La Nina year, which means more snow than usual here.  Local skiers are chortling right about now.  While I like winter, I could use a few more autumn days.  

A trip to Rasmussen Farms

During our weekend on the Fruit Loop, Chloe and I sneaked out for a trip to Rasmussen Farms.  Everyone else was pooped from the apple picking fun, but we couldn't leave the valley without a trip to the pumpkin patch!

Eyes :: for Jude

Around town on a perfect autumn afternoon

True Colors

It was an interesting college visit this week.  Photos are from Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA and Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR.  I thought we'd come back all ready to make a decision, but we've actually got more questions now.  More college visits coming up on top of an already very busy schedule.  I may have to disappear for periods of time as we get it all worked out.  Fall has finally arrived here in the high desert.  Have you found your true colors this season?