October, October... Oh, Where Did You Go?

I know October is still in progress (Mac tells me so), but still.... Where did the rest of it go???

This month we've had mostly spectacular weather mixed with a couple of snow showers, and with plunging temps at night, flannel sheets are on the cabin bed!

Exciting happenings have been primarily on the football field (tho not necessarily in a good way), but we did have a surprise guest:



I put the camera down and played cowgirl, heading this furball out to the front yard... where I was promptly greeted by her bull-mate wannabe. That called for a slightly different MO, like, calling for their two-legged daddy. I needed to leave but stuck around until he showed up with a partner. I wish I could have stayed, as the mountainbilly reality show looked promising in the entertainment department.

What else? Seriously, my brain has been stuffed into so much pigskin these past few months, I'm hoping I can dig it out soon after our fiasco, er, season, ends Friday.

It's been great to see some you at Angel Mountain, and we hope to see others of you soon!

Happy October!

Summer. Going, Going...

Summer may not be ready to pass the baton to Fall for a few more hours, but Fall's been revvin' up and gettin' slimy.

Can't say I'm thrilled about the slimy stuff, but the mushroom surprises have been so much fun this year!

And the summer treasures that are slowly fading are still pretty spectacular.

I. LOVE. FALL.

Poof!

That's what happened to July and August and my brain.

Let's just say that football has kept us hopping in überfast-forward the past few months.

I have managed to come up for air a few times, though. Here are a few reminders of what's happening around here when I have a chance to see what's happening around here:

Happy end of summer and arrival of FALL and the beginning of changing colors. The weather is gorgeous and perfect for sleeping whenever we can get it....

Slightly exhausted mountainbilly coach

Hope to see you at Angel Mountain!

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Anyone Seen June?

I'm sure it's been here the whole time, but I apparently blinked.

Oh, yeah, and then there was this:

Katie and her daddy, getting ready to hand her over. Sorta.

(Amy Lust, Photographer)

Katie and her husband! (FYI, his name is Paul, and we're crazy about him!)

(from photo by Katie's cousin, Bethany)

The big day took place on Kiawah Island last Tuesday, in between Paul's grad classes (seriously - he turned in work on Monday, got married on Tuesday, and presented his final project on Wednesday). Paul's dad forced us out-of-towners to stay in fantastic houses, one on the beach and one on a lagoon... with alligators!

(courtesy of brother Paul)

It was rough (cough, cough).

Alas, the return to the real world came in spite of our wishes, and I don't mean a return to the cool mountains, either. I mean a return to the hot field house for grunge duty. Yippee.

Oh, well, I'm enjoying pictures, and brother Paul (not to be confused with groom Paul) had a brilliant idea of hanging a camera around the neck of the officiant, groom Paul's best friend. You can see the critter cam here and a composite video of the critter cam and his daughter Bethany's video here. Fun, fun, fun!

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And then there's this:

This sweetie showed up on our doorstep as we were in high pre-wedding mode, her bones begging for food and a bit of TLC. She's getting both, of course, from all but Sami, who has mastered hissing and introduced her 'cougar' act to our cabineers here in our wedding absence. Sami's 13 and not ready to relinquish her spot as House Cat, reminding everyone in her path on a regular basis.

Yep, back to the real world.

I learned the cat came from a neighbor's girlfriend whose dad said NO WAY to keeping a cat, so the neighbor said, "We'll take it," and then their black cat terrorized the daddy-said-no cat, and she/he was forced to find safety on our porch. Meet The Suckers.

I'm trying to learn if said sweetie is available for adoption and will report....

Hope everyone's staying cool! If not, you know where to come :)

You do know where to come, don't you?