Pumpkins

the smell of fall....
Pumpkins are fall, we don't have much for leaves out here. Aspens and Cottonwoods get boring after a while. the multitude of colors in the Northeast blows it away. And the fall smell back there... :) I just don't like the 6 months of snow that follows. Hence part of my reason for moving and staying out here. The other day we bough pumpkins...P got a big oval shaped orange one. Mine is smaller and white....I like the odd colors and shapes in my garden... any way...we carved them today... The pumpkins surprised me...
P's was bigger - I expected a lot of goo to come out of it...but no! She had a small pile of seeds and slimy mess...While mine was almost solid with seeds and a dryer inside ... Atleast it was dryer since I had to clean that much more out of it! We thought it odd that a larger pumpkin would have less mess inside than the smaller one.

Halloween Festivities

Happy Time Change!
Yes it't that wonderful time of year when we get to sleep in an hour extra....so to say.
Went to a local "Corn Maize" on Friday night. We went on the suggesting and pleading of some friends of ours.
So, we went and it was surprizingly warm. only in the upper 40's. T has a cold so I wasn't sure we should go. but he said he'd wear a hat and be good to go. we get there and to go through the "scary maze' it was $20 bucks! Rediculous I'm thinking...$20 bucks to wonder in a maze in the dark with people trying to scare you. Well, I try to back out saying the corn makes me itch...which it does... on bare skin. But our friends insist it'll be fun. So we go. there is a hayride back to the maze entrance. it was fun. One of the actors had a chainsaw...yes a real one...the chain was off.... he was poking it through the empty slats scaring people. at one point he even jumps up on the wagon with us! This one poor girl on the end I thought was about to die! After a fashion we get to the maze. The actors can touch us but man they get close. Does breathing on me count!? It was fun after all ... there are also 3 other non haunted mazes to use, we attempted one but because of the recent snow it was very muddy and The other lady we were with wasn't having a good time. too much mud on her shoes...Glad I wore my old shoes. We picked out pumpkins. One bad note I have to complain on was that there were no pumpkin based baked goods for sale! So, the next day I bought my supplies and made my own pumpkin cookies....Mmmm there good.
P & I carved the pumpkins today...we even did it out side. Can't belive the Weather today ...70!
Well, If I can get my photo to upload I'll post it. They look nice all lit up at night.

Reflections in the Mist

ski season....
Araphahoe ski resort opened first this year. Loveland ski resort opened yesterday. Colorado is off and running...well, skiing. Me, I wasn't in line for tickets. I'm not a skier. Granted I do like cross country...some of the down slopes on those trails might as well be down hill runs! I discovered snow shoeing last winter. After the first few ackward steps it't really not bad. I do a lot of hiking Spring through Fall. I was taking the winters off or doing some hiking here in the prairie. But the thrill of reaching the top wasn't the same. So, I thought....Why not. I went all out and just bought a pair- now there is no backing out. no excuses. And it was fun. It's kinda surreal walking out on a waterfall that is raging and dangerous for 3 seasons a year. and now to hear nothing but wind in the pines....well, it's my thing. maybe not for everyone. the trails are not so crowded. and of course the farther you go, the less people you find. solitude. peace. fresh crisp winter air.
I try not to engage in any bone breaking sports. Driving the interstate here in Colorado is aggressive enough. I don't need it for my recreation, too. but driving...well, i'll comment on that another time.