Category: windy ridge

Windy Ridge Pumpkin Festival

We took the easy road with pumpkins this year and decided to decorate rather than carve.  Amazingly it was a beautiful day, not so common in October.  We had 17 kids, a  mess of pumkins, stick pins, wiggly eyes, yarn…the photos tell the story.

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A kindle of kittens

Macy had 5 kittens 3 weeks ago and today I took some time to play with them on the lawn with the kids. All kittens have been claimed & named. We have a Milo, Smokey, Man-eater(named by a 14 year old:), Lacey & Oreo.

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Behold Autumn

Autumn in all her glory.  I know I say this about every season but this truly is my favorite time of year. Crisp mornings with warm afternoons. The surrounding hills dressed in the ever changing,vibrant hues of fall. After the craziness of summer we are back on schedule and I have a false wonderful sense […]

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O blissful morning

 Beautiful sunrise this morning on Windy Ridge.  

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Violet & Violet

Great aunt Violet holds baby Violet for the first time.

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A herd of five

Another surprise! Isabelle gave birth to a calf with red hair yesterday, how fitting.

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In loving memory

In the midst of the grief this struck me as a beautiful moment.  The evening sun was beaming through the window, lighting the casket and the faces of Nancy’s loved ones.

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First day of school

My sweet Jace went to his first day of kindergarten today.

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To the beach

We packed up the kids, forgot half of the clothes and headed to the beach for Labor Day weekend.  We took the long way and scouted for elk, we didn’t see any but sure had fun trying.  We spent the first day at the Maritime Museum.  The boys went fishing at a lake in the […]

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Goodbye for now

I trust my Uncle will not mind that I took this photo for myself.  He has captured such a beautiful & heartbreaking moment.  My grandpa saying goodbye to his little girl.

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