Time off for visitors

Visitors bring a nice change of pace. This summer I was privileged to have my sister come visit. We did many things and had a blast going to garage sales and estate sales. Don't you just love it when you get there just as the prices have been cut in half and you get the laundry sorter for $6.00 instead of $12.00, which is a savings of about $50.00 off the new one you just saw at the store? Or how about the Dooney & Bourke bag for $10.00 instead of $350.00 or more, new? So fun.

A change of season - Bears time to gorge

We have been having cooler weather in Colorado signaling the bears time to gorge themselves. I recently found out that they eat about 30,000 calories a day this time of year! Can you imagine? That is about the equivalent of feeding fifteen people everyday until hibernation.

It's no wonder they come down from the hills and get into everybody's trash cans.

This photo was taken from my back porch. My loyal dog Blue was ferocious and tried to scare it away. Then my husband went out and between he and Blue the bear ran off.

He was interested in eating the apples off my apple trees in the backyard of sorts. I say that because we have about twenty feet of backyard before the property descends downhill about four hundred feet to the neighbors property. He headed north after being wildly barked and screamed at.

We have had so many incidents of bears this year I thought I would share this with you all. If you live in the rurals, take care to dispose of your trash properly and as for the apple trees, well, I hope they are ready to pick really soon.