Quote of the day:
"With "ifs" a flea could carry an elephant."
From the movie The Long Engagement
Today's Blog:
I received this email yesterday: "The International Selkirk Loop has just set new ground, by officially becoming North America’s first “International” Scenic Byway. Today, The Loop was bestowed National Scenic Byways highest honor by becoming designated the elite status of “All American Road”.
Pretty cool huh?
Today's blog is brief. Its gorgeous out, perfect fall weather. Most of the weekend I've dedicated to fall camping. I don't really have any desire to be inside. My neighbor's son Hank stopped in this morning, showing me his rifle. He was on his way to try to take out a large black bear thats been hanging out, terrorizing the apple trees.
Turkey and Bear season are open, and soon deer season will be off and running. Unfortunately each year during hunting season we are invaded by urban idiots from the coast. Real man wannabe's who think that just because they can find their way to an Outdoorsman's Warehouse store, (the male equivelant of power shopping at Nordstroms), that these dorks know their way around the woods. Every year they end up shooting each other, our dogs, our cows and our horses that they mistake as deer. In fact it seems they shoot everything but the deer!
DOH!
Anyway, I got off subject there...as these pictures demonstrate, our designation as an International Scenic Byway is well deserved, and you just can't get more down home American than this. Just remember to leave the shotguns at home. The only shooting our friends from the coast should be doing, is with a camera.
I myself took many shots this morning as dawn spread over the range.
My buddy Lane and I have spent the weekend on a large cattle ranch at the base of Calispel Peak. The majority of these photos were taken looking east, toward South Baldy, the Pend Oreille Gorge, and the greater Calispel Valley. Fall is definitely in the air, and these crisp clear nights, with the fog laying right along the river, and these warm splendid days with temps near 80 resonate in a brilliance that is difficult to describe.
So I won't even try to capture with words that sense...instead see for yourself...
Have a great weekend everyone...
Prayer Requests:
For Kevin who isn't feeling well
For Tim in Houston
For Ron's son up in British Columbia, Canada...
For anyone affected by Hurricane Katrina...For anyone in the path of Hurricane Rita...for our entire nation...
For JoAnne's father Clarence, aka "Bob" who is facing life threatening medical issues
For Paul F, who is traveling to the gulf states with the Red Cross to do triage...
For Cathy and ongoing health issues...
For my cousin Grant's infant daughter born several months premature...she's still hospitalized...
For my neighbor Dennis who is fighting a five year battle against cancer...
For Clayton's Sister who is going through a tough time...
For parents Vickie and Jimmy and their premature babies Heidi and Olivia...
For Stacy and Chris-who face frightening health challenges that in the last week seem to be escalating. For their kids Madison and Christopher that they may know God is watching over their parents...
For Bobbi that her pregnancy continues without complications...Bobbi carries a boy.
For Brooke who is also pregnant. She is carrying a girl.
For all the cattle ranchers on both sides of the border facing Mad Cow fears...
For Dana's husband, that he makes it home safely from Iraq...
Links, links, links...
The pope goes after gays thinking of entering the priesthood...
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/23/national/23priests.html?pagewanted=1&th&emc=th
Mayor West Allie attempts to halt recall vote signature validation...
http://www.spokesmanreview.com/jimwest/story.asp?ID=092305_eugster
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