One month settled in and some thoughts to go with it….

The transition from city life to mountain life has at times been a little… rocky. We’re getting there though and it certainly provides good fodder for storytelling. The following sketches chronicle a few of the experiences we’ve been having. Enjoy.

starlight

boxes

why so good

quiet moment

holy crap

justasgood

idling

massive crows

(I’ve since realized these are probably ravens but they’re still friggin’ massive…)

altitude run

coyote spot

(The coyotes here are extremely healthy, due in large part to the fact that they have an abundance of bunny rabbits on which to dine.)

ski pole stab

(I saw my actions and comments as supportive and encouraging in an effort to get him through a tough run. He evidently saw it differently.)

elkrun

(On another run when I rounded the corner and came across these three beauties. The literature advises you to stop, hold your position or to back away. I let them cross and then continued on. Apparently they’re docile now. Spring and fall they turn into right buggers.)

Yes he said this, yes I had a great day, and no I don’t.

backstory

Two weeks in – thoughts on puppy ownership

I seem to be posting in clumps these days – a reality of freedom lost…

pup sleep

Ummm…yeah. Spoke way too soon on this one.

newbornpup

It’s like having a newborn all over again…

gopee

This is what the books tell you to do but you feel like a bit of an idiot celebrating every time…

patience

I’ll tell you this much, they teach you patience.

gooddogsleeping

Bang on.

nogive

I swear one day these were the only two words that ever came out of my mouth…

Holding hands

holdinghands

This happened a while back but I just found the drawing so I thought I’d post.

Bum water tea…

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bumwatertea

Solid empirical research

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clearsnot

Exact same

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wrinkles

Ummmm… ok.

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pennyfrown