Tiny icicles melt from the needles of a pine tree on Sept. 24, 2017, in Salmon, Idaho. (© 2017 Cindi Christie/Cyanpixel)
Frosty morning
The weather app reported that it was 28 degrees this morning here in Salmon, Idaho.
Snow falls on Lemhi County mountain peaks on Sept. 15, 2017, in Salmon, Idaho. (© 2017 Cindi Christie/Cyanpixel)
Let’s have autumn first
Yeah, yeah, winter is coming. A week of summer is remaining and the first snow has fallen here in Lemhi County, Idaho. Within a week's time we've gone from shorts and T-shirts to jackets and boots, and A/C to heater.
The sun glows red and fine ash covers everything in Salmon, Idaho, as wildfires in the West burn on Sept. 4, 2017. (© 2017 Cindi Christie/Cyanpixel)
What should we name the smoke?
"Paint Your Wagon" is one of our favorite movies. I can hardly wait until the gold prospectors, all…
A doe and two fawns visit the yard on Aug. 22, 2017, in Salmon, Idaho. (© 2017 Cindi Christie/Cyanpixel)
If I could talk to the animals
Paying homage to Doctor Dolittle, I nicknamed these twin fawns Pushmi-Pullyu. Mama was barely a leap and bound away from the pair, which had just nursed. They are regular visitors…
A fledgling stops by for a visit and is rescued from becoming a morsel for the dog on Aug. 14, 2017, in Salmon, Idaho. (© 2017 Cindi Christie/Cyanpixel)
For the birds, not the dog
This tiny bird came to rest on the back deck. It appeared a bit stunned but not with an obvious injury. I knew that golden retriever Freyja would love to give it a ride in her mouth — especially on the way to her stomach. Instead, it was rescued and posed for a few photos before flying off.