Outdoor Wednesday

Yesterday hubby and I had such a nice drive up to the mountains; it was such a beautiful day up there-at least when we first arrived.  No photo oops, this was taken a couple of years ago and actually I think there is more snow in this shot than what we saw yesterday.  I'm thinking that unless they get a really good snow, we won't be snowshoeing anytime soon.  We renewed our annual pass and drove through the park, looking for any trace of animals but I guess they are all settled in higher up. 

We also saw logs that had been cut down piled into bonfire or tepee type piles-this intrigued us so when we hit my favorite quilt store, I asked the gal about the purpose for the piles.  Apparently, all the logs are from the beetle kill and if they get a heavy snow day, the rangers go out and burn the piles. 

 

By the time we left, all the clouds were rolling in and the temp was dropping.  I had fun browsing my favorite store, Cottage Bliss and even bought a book written by the owner's cousin.  Sheri, the owner, was raised Mennonite and her grandparents were Amish so it makes sense that her cousin would write about the Amish.

The book is entitled "Something Old" by Dianne Christner; I still have two library books I need to read so it will be awhile before I get to this.  If you are a local and visit Estes on a regular basis you should try to get into the shop-it is simply delightful.

Today has already warmed up and I'm thinking I might even be able to open the windows and air the house out. I've walked already and now need to organize some closets that got really messy over the holidays.

Have a great day.  Noreen