a whole month?

hard to believe that it's been a month since the dogs & i have been to fairfield. dogs were happy to get back & do some running & romping!

we headed up saturday morning & went out to do some exploring in the jeep.

we headed to the hills to check out a trail to smoky dome.....

here's the view back to the valley. it was pretty hazy, but we could make out town.

steve in his favorite place, in the mountains headed up. (usually so he can head back down fast- on a bike or skis.)

we hiked down to the stream so the dogs could get a drink- it was pretty warm- and were rewarded with some lovely views.

scoping out the trail for an assault on the summit of smoky dome in the future. it doesn't look too bad, just a bit of a hike.

saw this HUGE bird on the way out. we're thinking golden eagle, which is what we always think when we see HUGE birds that don't have a) white heads & tails (bald eagles- not usually seen in this habitat) or b) red heads (vultures).

we got home, fed the dogs & headed out to the imi for dinner (good french dip for me, good prime rib for steve) and a little college football, then to beautiful downtown fairfield for an after dinner cocktail. the bar was open, the brew pub closed.

and back home for the sunset.

best seat in the house for sunset watching.

or maybe this is.....

here's saturday evening's light show

then steve tried to get the portable dvd player hooked up to the tv to watch some different ski flicks....... the vhs selection is wearing thin..... still not working, though.
and on to sunday's hike.

the skies are just beautiful, as is the light.

we took it easy sunday (well, i did, steve was busy figuring out where to put the storage shed)

sunday's sunset

this morning out walking with the dogs before leaving i heard noise & looked up to see 6 sandhill cranes flying over- very cool!

it is so nice to have the rooms all painted, tho there is still some touch up to do. with that done, we tidied up a bit so that the guest room actually looks sort of like a place you might want to stay.

and the master is coming along as well.

i was glad to have a relaxed weekend and not feel like i had to be working all weekend. it was good to get out & explore.