The turkeys have moved back into the
community with the coming of fall. Beware of them crossing the
highway as you travel about, they own the right-of-way. Geese, on
the other hand, are making preparations for the long flight south and
from the sounds one hears, they are squabbling about who gets to ride
point.
Much of the once beautiful leaves have
crisped and fallen, leaving rattling, bare branches overhead and
crunchy paths below. Colors with whatever is left are very muted,
other than the forest green of our evergreens and the bright yellow
of the trembling aspen leaves before they too drop underfoot.
A local foursome took a fall trip to
Washington DC. Phee and Robert Crosland and Richard and Vickie Free
have anticipated this week to be spent with the Crosland's son,
Armando, who has been employed in DC for several years. They planned
to have Armando as perfect tour guide but things don't always work
out the way one plans. Armando's job took him to Armenia on a
government project during the same scheduled days as their arrival.
Minus their guide they enjoyed getting acquainted with our nation's
capitol city, particularly the many museums that are available.
Dennis and Judy Clark have been in
Nampa, ID, attending the National Bull Riding Finals. The sport of
rodeo has flown in Denny's blood from his youth onward so this was a
great way to have some vacation time from his farming activities.
There has been a seasonal pumpkin
shoot at the park on Vernon Keller's farm for his friends and family.
Pumpkins provide a fair sized target and things get pretty messy
when the well-placed bullet connects.
The Mink Creek Ward Choir, under the
direction of Jennifer Seamons, presented a special musical number,
“One By One,” at the recent High Priests gathering at the Preston
North Stake. The soloist was Johnny Iverson, currently a student at
BYU-Idaho. Children of the Mink Creek Ward Primary also
participated, singing a verse of the song. Accompanying was Judy
Wilde and Kathy Jarvis. Also featured in the number were the Seamons
Strings, comprised of the sons of Jeff and Jennifer, plus Christopher
Wilde on cello. This may have been a final performance for the
instrumentalists as they are growing up, off on missions, attending
college and moving on in different directions.
It has been a gusty day today. The
wind is working to strip whatever leaves have been stubborn enough to
cling to the deciduous branches. Any flags in the vicinity are flying
parallel to the earth in whatever direction the wind chooses. The
sky has been rather foreboding all day long. Perhaps this is suitable
for the day following Halloween.
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