A strong south wind swept up our
little valley the last Sunday of October and did a dandy job of
redistributing the leaves that had already fallen and ripped many
more leaves off to add to the piles. Many of our trees now stand naked and
shivering as the temperatures drop, bit by bit.
Warren Wilde, Layne Erickson, and Lin
and Sharla McKay drove up to Lewiston, ID to attend a Snowmobile
Convention with lots of plans for the coming winter months. River
McKay, daughter of Lin and Sharla, joined them where she received a
scholarship award from the Snowmobile Association that will assist
in her college finances this year,
The Mink Creek Community Halloween
Party took a different twist this year. It was held at the Mink
Creek Ballpark, costumes were many and varied. Those attending were
encouraged to bring their best carved pumpkin and enter it in a
contest. We had a chili cook-off, and those wanting a different brew
brought soups. There were sooo many varieties to choose from that it
made the potluck supper a tasting experience, a little of this one, a
little of that. Prizes were awarded for costumes and the soups.
With a fire going in our firepit and some space heaters on the other
end of the pavilion the chilly air was kept at bay. The evening
finished with all youngsters heading to the parking lot for the
Trunk-r- Treat, loading their containers with candy. The event was
organized by Melinda Jepsen and Lacey Christensen and they enlisted
friends and neighbors to round out the production crew. Many thanks
for those who helped make it a fun night.
The weather of the past month has
brought quite a bit of moisture. Our parched earth has welcomed
every drop and judging from the results of plowed fields the soaking
has gone straight down.
The fall plowing is done and the fields
lay ready for a winter's sleep, hopefully under a nice blanket of
white snow.
I hope you are aware that the Chicago
Cubs won the baseball World Series this year. At our house it was a
big deal, our son-in-law growing up not far from Chicago.I love the song "Go Cubs, Go," especially if it is performed by my grandchildren.
Visitors to our community have
lessened with the coming of the school year. However, judging from
comments I get around town, you readers are at least just as
interested in the surroundings as you are the people. While I was
raking those many leaves that the wind removed from our trees I heard
a honking racket overhead. Looking up there were two flocks of
geese, in V formation, headed south. At first they were separate, a
V apiece, but as they made a wide turn they closed and the Vs
interlocked to form a W. With the blue fall sky as a background it
was a sight to stir the heart, and the audible honking added to the
moment. Feeling of gratitude for the many natural beauties that are
part of this spot on the earth.
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