We had a fun weekend and enjoyed the warm, crisp days. How long can they last?Monday, October 31, 2011
Last Weekend of October
We had a fun weekend and enjoyed the warm, crisp days. How long can they last?
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
The Alpine Loop
Upon Autumn's recommendation and after checking the weather forecast and seeing that the warm, dry weather is coming to a close, we decided to head south to American Fork on Monday and drive the Alpine Loop. It's been many years since we've traveled this scenic road past Timpanogos Cave, Cascade Springs, Aspen Grove, Sundance, etc. The leaves were somewhat past their prime, but we still enjoyed the colors and views. We got out of the car many times to take photographs, plus find 2 geocaches. I do love this time of year.https://picasaweb.google.com/103890614854568345609/TheAlpineLoop?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCNzjkOrel_iRSg&feat=directlink
Whomping the Willows
This blog is out of order...just couldn't get to it until now. The 2 willows around the pond are out of control. We prune them back every year and it only encourages them. They've taken over. By the end of this summer they were literally 10 feet tall and covering the pond, the rocks and my big pot of marigolds.
If you look at the upper right hand corner of this photo you will see twigs shooting skyward.
Here's the view from the top. We decided to pretty much start over at square one. We got out our pruners, loppers, saws and spent an entire day working on the 2 bushes.
Here's the carnage. We had to drag all of this into the street and down the block. A neighbor said he would dispose of the branches for us....how fortunate.
Yep, we got radical. They may or may not revive next spring.
Not much left.
Hey, we didn't know we had so many rocks and now you can see the pot of marigolds! It's the bare polar bear. Hope we aren't sorry. Stanford Scarecrow Festival
The little town of Stanford, Montana, is about an hour from Lewistown. A Scarecrow Festival/Competition is held there every October. On our way back to Utah, we decided to check it out and had a lot of fun taking photos.https://picasaweb.google.com/103890614854568345609/StanfordScarecrows?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJWisr2Z_PO9VA&feat=directlink
Lewistown, Montana
Before Airie came home from the hospital, Dad and I had some time to look around Lewistown and take a lot of photos. (We found a few geocaches, too, of course.) The weather was pretty nice...warm with only one little shower. If you are interested...you can get a better idea of this remote little town from our snapshots:
Monday, October 24, 2011
Videos of the Skype Session with Hillsboro
Here are the 2 videos of Matilda with comments from Briton and family via Skype on Thursday, October 20th, when Tilly was only 5 days old.
https://picasaweb.google.com/103890614854568345609/VideoOfSkypeSession1?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJL3n-OZ1qH2MQ&feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/103890614854568345609/VideoOfSkype2?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCKrXrezLisP5Qw&feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/103890614854568345609/VideoOfSkypeSession1?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJL3n-OZ1qH2MQ&feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/103890614854568345609/VideoOfSkype2?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCKrXrezLisP5Qw&feat=directlink
Friday, October 21, 2011
Matilda Comes Home
Matilda came home on Tuesday afternoon, October 18th. Here are a bunch of cute photos and videos:https://picasaweb.google.com/103890614854568345609/MatildaComesHome?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCI38nIvmkOjafg&feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/103890614854568345609/VideoAtTheHospital?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJrgo9WQ66T2UA&feat=directlink
I'll be putting 2 more here in just a minute. These videos were taken on Thursday night, during a Skype session with the Hillsboro Barkers. Be sure to listen for Sydney saying "cousin Matilda" and Clara saying "baba"!!
Ooops...I've run out of room, so I won't be putting out anything else until I get some technical assistance. Sorry.
Monday, October 17, 2011
More Matilda...it's hard to get enough!
Matilda had one roommate in the nursery the first day...but now she's getting all the attention from the nurses.
Central Montana Medical Center...nice facility.
Hello!
Feelin' no pain.
She looks longer than 19.5" to me. She has Abram's longer fingers.
Checking things out.
Little double chin.
Let me think about that.
Looking at Mommy.
Daddy's little girl.
Chillin' with Grandma.Sunday, October 16, 2011
Miss Matilda Grace Hardy!!!
Matilda Grace Hardy
October 15, 2011
Lewistown, Montana
2:20pm
8 lbs. 2 oz.
19.5 lbs. oops! that's inches!! It was about 2:00am when I posted the blog this morning!!
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Conference & Caps & Colder
Conference weekend is a time to enjoy and appreciate hearing the word of the Lord in your grubbies, from the comfort of your own recliner. The messages are always inspiring, meaningful, timely., etc. We were happy that Autumn was able to come to visit and spend the day with us on Sunday. We enjoyed chicken enchiladas and the treats she brought--the very tasty Cream Cheese Danish as well as Spinach, Artichoke & Parmesan dip and chips. Thanks! (Sorry we didn't get any pictures of Peanut...only her food.)
Airie (previously) and I (while watching Conference) finished crocheting 25 purple baby hats for the Purple Crying Time Project. The hats, along with information to educate and help prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome will be given to new mothers in hospitals during the month of November across the nation. Many states and areas of Canada are participating by knitting or crocheting caps for newborns. Would you believe that the national headquarters is right here in Farmington, Utah, in a nice office behind the old K-Mart? Our contributions ended up being quite a melange of colors and patterns...probaby 10 different styles/combinations. I added some blue trim to a couple of mine for the sake of little boys!
I took the 25 purple caps to the headquarters where all the employees were feverishly knitting away and planning a valley-wide "Knit-In" for 4 hours at Primary Children's Hospital the following day.Speaking of purple, as most of you know, we get together with Darren & Livy Franchow (Dad's old boss, who has MS and retired just before Dad) once a month at Little America for lunch and a 2-hour gab session. They are such nice people and fun to talk to. They have a "purple thumb" and grow wonderful lavendar bushes that are the talk of their neighborhood. They brought us several vases of dried lavender last week...here is a photo of one:
Notice how green and lush our backyard looks for October. However the next day, the temperatures dropped 40 degrees, the wind blew, the rains came and it snowed in the hills. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! This isn't a good photo, because I took it too late in the day, but you can see the cold, white stuff on the hills to the east of our Ornamental Pear tree. Boo Hoo.
Notice how green and lush our backyard looks for October. However the next day, the temperatures dropped 40 degrees, the wind blew, the rains came and it snowed in the hills. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! This isn't a good photo, because I took it too late in the day, but you can see the cold, white stuff on the hills to the east of our Ornamental Pear tree. Boo Hoo.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Skyline Drive October 3rd
On Monday we decided it was too nice of a day to stay indoors, so after lunch we drove up to the Bountiful "B" (next to the temple) and spent about 4 hours on Skyline Drive through Bountiful Canyon taking photos and finding 8 "easy terrain" geocaches. The changing aspen and maple leaves didn't disappoint and the views of the mountains, valley, lake, etc. were awesome. We made it almost half way around the loop, before turning around at Bountiful Peak. (Farmington Canyon has been closed all summer because of a mud/rock slide in late spring. Not sure why they haven't been able to reopen it.) I love autumn time, especially since it's been unseasonably sunny and warm.Sunday, October 2, 2011
At Last..or Finally...Red Butte Gardens!!!
I have been trying to get to Red Butte Gardens for many a year. I've always sorta suggested it for my birthday, but it's off the beaten path for family members down south and then it's been put off for some reason or other. I've thought that spring or summer would be the best time to visit, but this last week of September, with the beautiful (almost record warmth) sunny days, turned out to be perfect. We spent 2-1/2 hours strolling around and taking in the flowers and bees, water features and boweries, sculptures and gift shop, etc. Dad took 188 photos with his big camera and I took 192 with the little one! WHAT FUN!!! We pared them down (not fun) to the following 82!!! Hope you enjoy looking at them.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
2 More Caching Trails--Buffalo Ranch & Great Salt Lake Shoreline
We spent 3 hours caching on 2 new trails west of the "Golf Ball on a Tee" (or Soccer Ball). It used to be 
the furthest point west you could go to in Farmington. We were on the Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail and parts of the Buffalo Ranch Trail. The trails loop around a horse ranch and 3 ponds where "solitude" would best describe the experience and then behind some new subdivisions and some older farmhouses and along the big power lines/poles. We went in the late afternoon...sunsets would be beautiful later in the day.
the furthest point west you could go to in Farmington. We were on the Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail and parts of the Buffalo Ranch Trail. The trails loop around a horse ranch and 3 ponds where "solitude" would best describe the experience and then behind some new subdivisions and some older farmhouses and along the big power lines/poles. We went in the late afternoon...sunsets would be beautiful later in the day. 
A pumpkin patch as seen from the road while driving home...actually in someone's backyard.Caching on Farmington Creek
When I think of Farmington Creek, I think of Farmington Canyon, dumping into Farmington Pond and running under 600 North. But of course it winds its way on to the GSL. We were happy to stroll along this section of the creek in West Farmington, just east and flowing southwest behind the Justice Center and the Fairgrounds, with still quite a bit of water for the end of September and flanked by cooling trees where we were. Fun to find 3 or 4 caches in a new-to-us area of our hometown. The City's Trails Committee has certainly gone to a lot of work and done a good job. I think they are proud that Farmington has more than 100 miles of excellent trails (including our little "rock walk"), more than any other city in Davis County and perhaps 2nd only to SLC in the state.
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