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.
Smoke hangs over Salmon, Idaho, as wildfires in the West burn on Sept. 5, 2017. The grizzly bear sculpture by Robert Deurloo plays with a big orange ball. (© 2017 Cindi Christie/Cyanpixel)
Smokey?
SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave Smoke hangs over Salmon, Idaho, as wildfires in the West burn on Sept. 5, 2017. The grizzly bear sculpture by Robert Deurloo plays with a…
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…
Zucchini from a neighbor's garden is turned into bread on Aug. 25, 2017, in Salmon, Idaho. (© 2017 Cindi Christie/Cyanpixel)
When life hands you zucchini
There are a two times a year when you lock your doors and roll up the car windows: zucchini season and rhubarb season. We were the recipients of zucchini from a neighbor's garden. One was almost half the size of a VW Bug. It has been turned into delicious zucchini bread.
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…