Last Tuesday I drove up to The Lot and brought The Box home for the winter. Weather was perfect for Fall, sunny, high in the 60s, no wind, blue skies. However there was measurable snow on Hoosier Pass and ice was rimming some of the streams and lakes. Summer is very definitely over.

Our snow-bird neighbors, Jim and Jolene, left for their Winter home in Arizona last week. The Box sits in the spot Jim normally parks their Class A motorhome. We still need to get all the dry food items out of The Box and finish winterizing it but that will be a weekend day task. It’s getting dark so early now that when we get home around 6:00 PM there isn’t much time to do outside tasks; weekends are busy getting all the various jobs and chores done.

I will be driving to Wisconsin this upcoming week to visit my mother. Just an out and back, no side trips planned. I’ll leave on Monday and be back home on Friday or Saturday. I hope the weather cooperates!

A couple of posts back I included a photo of a badger. After I took the still shot I recorded a short (32 seconds) video clip of the little critter. Like the photo, the video was taken from inside the car at maximum zoom on my iPhone so the quality is not the greatest.

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(Looks better if you view it full-screen.)

The new Mac computer has a different version of iMovie on it with a different interface so it is taking me some time to re-learn the program. The new Mac renders and saves video clips much faster than the old Mac which is a greatly appreciated feature.

There is not much else going on right now, probably a good thing as we transition from Summer to Fall chores. We have had a few below-freezing nights where we covered most of the outdoor plants and they seem to have survived OK. It would be nice to get several more days or weeks of Fall-like weather, at least through Halloween and perhaps beyond.

The manuals have arrived for the Oliver OC-3 crawler. To my surprise the parts manual is a factory original 1959  version; the owner’s/service manual is a good copy and I had expected the parts manual would be a copy as well. Nice surprise. The manuals contain basic and advanced information such as what oil to use, recommended spark plugs, lubrication points, and other basic maintenance stuff as well as more advanced repair procedures. They will be good guides as I move along on trying to get the Oliver to run.

That’s it for now. Thanks for looking in!

Pam’s Two Cents Worth:

Bru (middle dog) suffered through a dental cleaning + extractions at the vet on Thursday.  This is the dog with high anxiety at the vet during a routine exam, so Bru had a pretty rotten day.  A total of eight teeth were loose in her gums.  Also a fatty lump was removed on her leg.  It’s always something.

I found the house of my dreams!  Take a look and you will know why I love this house.  The idea of living in Cripple Creek?  Not so much – especially in winter.  This lovely home has a beautiful front porch where one can sit and look at — the back of the casino.  Fields says we cannot buy it.  But I can think about it…

117 Prospect Avenue, Cripple Creek, CO

Attractive house in Cripple Creek

Happy Trails.