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Rodeo Mayıs 23, 2022

This time of year the sun rises at such a convenient time, and clouds return to add drama and beauty to the event.

Sabbath morning I got a little extra drama when a hummer flew through my shot! (I was standing near the feeder.)

On Monday, I pointed my iPhone east, then northeast, then north, then back to the east:

Yesterday I took three progression shots of the views on either side of our pasture stand of firs:

By this morning there were too many clouds, although the sun managed to struggle through briefly.

And so our perfect leaf-peeper weather has come to an end. We are forecast to get a lot of rain over the next week, which will probably wash away much of the color we have. Good thing I took a few photos in the area before that happened!

We've also had perfect weather for the three soccer games Brian has had since returning from Walla Walla. Unfortunately, the last two games will definitely be 'mudders.' (Good thing Rick got my washing machine going again!) A week ago Monday:

Last Monday:

Last night, when the clouds were moving in, and the geese were moving out:

Later last night we thought we were facing Dozer's final transition. He has been acting like an old clock winding down for awhile now. 'First potty break followed by breakfast' has been his one reliably energetic point of the day; yesterday morning he didn't stir from his bed for a long time. Last night Rick spent a lot of time loving on him, and by this morning Dozer rallied a bit. As I've said before: One day at a time.

Coincidence? Ironic? Fitting? That in this month when Jackson turns 12 and both our old dogs are struggling, Sara's "Miss October" is her old black tri-color corgi.

Last Sunday we hauled an entire oak tree home. One of Rick's clients owns a lot of property, and he offered us a downed tree and help to load it with his tractor's claw grapple (what a back-saver!). Getting that done before the rain came meant putting off (again) doing something with all those apples my MIL gave us. I finally got a cannerful of applesauce made on Monday; I should be working on another batch right now.... 😏