Coyote or Fox?

[Consensus is that it is a fox - a very LARGE fox. Too large to be a fox, but that appears to be what it is.]

Since moving into our new home, we have watched a single fox-like animal hunting in the rocks and fields nearby. This morning I was able to get a fairly decent picture of him. We think it is a coyote, although others in the neighborhood talk of seeing a big fox. Anyway, these are the best pictures I have gotten of him so far!

Reminiscing with Friends

Last evening we had the second installment of German dinners with our friends Bob and Nancy and Barbara. We enjoyed a sampling of German sausages, spaetzle, asperagus, brochen, and Bavarian apple tart. What a great meal with great friends! We spent some time looking through memorabilia that Bob and Nancy had collected - and had strong flashbacks to decades ago living in Germany. What a fun time!

A fall dinner - pork with a sauce with apples, 3 potato gratin (sweet potato, yellow gold, and russet), succotash from our limas and farm market corn.

Scenes from Camp Big Daddy

We are dog sitting Roxy this week, so she is at camp. Tonight we went to the Halloween Parade and Roxy got "spooked" by the drummers going by. One entry was costumed doggies in all shapes and sizes. Roxy could have been in the parade if we'd only known...

Camp Fire time at Big Daddy Doggy Camp

Sunsets at Big Daddy Doggy Camp

Hiking and Playing with Daniel

Jason, Kat and Daniel joined us on a hike at Hawk Mountain with our fellowship group from church. Daniel had it easy - just went along for the ride. While facing out, he was busy taking in everything. Once he was turned around and faced in, he fell asleep immediately.

Playing with Grandpop before bedtime. What a pleasant, adorable little guy!

Daniel was fascinated with the little doggies on his toes in this sleeper.

House Beautiful

The impatiens have just been gorgeous this fall!

Luke is 3!

October 5, 2006, we were blessed with our first grandchild. Luke turned 3 yesterday. Wow! Time sure passes quickly. He is getting taller and learning a lot. He told us he was 3 and it was his birthday. He went to Disneyland. Thanks to Skype, he opened his presents while we watched and was excited to get new trains for his Thomas the Train set. Rich and Luke read their favorite book together. Leah was fascinated by everything Luke did. She watched him closely and touched everything in her reach. We can't wait to be with them at Christmas.

Chef Richard

Rich loves to cook and I love the fact that he loves to cook. A simple weeknight dinner might be a whole chicken done on the BBQ spit with buttered, parsleyed potatoes and fresh limas from the garden. Fridays are usually fish nights and shared with our good friend Barbara, who insisted we take pictures. These are photos of some of his recent dishes - a bistro meal of beef filet with pommes frites and breaded steelhead trout, mango salsa and green beans. Yummmmmm!


Rich also likes to grow roses, so most of the summer and early fall our table is graced with aromatic roses like the ones pictured. Life is good. We have much to be thankful for.