UPDATE 1 0CTOBER 2011

We have been pretty busy around here the past few weeks.  Connie and her sisters had their "Sister Weekend" at our place this year.  I think they had a relaxing 4 days.  Then our friend Gary from Apple Valley, UT stayed at our place while he was attending the Greatful Dead concert in Missoula.  I think they call themselves Further now vs Greatful Dead.  We have also been trying to get fall things done.  We still have forest fires going to the east of us and some mornings the whole valley smells like a campfire.  But it does make for some pretty sunrises.  And I picked up my irrigating dams today calling an end to the summer irrigation season.  With rain in the forecast, I was more than ready to quit.  I don't ever remember keeping up the irrigation into October before.  But this has been a dry fall.

The "sisters" on their annual get together.

You can see the smoke in the valley.  The geese are also getting together and heading south.  Click to enlarge and see them down in the meadow where I am irrigating.

Smoke from the fires just east of us.

But nice sunrises.

Catmay loves to climb on vehicles and sleep in the warm sunshine.

Gary W. on one of his harleys.

We have seen a number of elk while riding.  This old cow did not get to excited though.