As I was driving home this evening I just couldn’t resist driving a little ways up the Squaw Peak Road (okay, it was only about one or two hundred yards to the first turn) para tomar estas fotos.  I payed the price, too: for one or two fateful minutes of frantic gear shifting, clutch release and re-engagement, gravel/mud spewing, restarting the car twice,  and the slight smell of burnt rubber, I thought I had got our little Vibe stuck just off the road.  But I and my car are here to tell the tale.  I think a contributing factor to this situation was fact that the back was weighed down with a bunch of recent Costco purchases.  It certainly wouldn’t have anything to do with my manual transmission driving skills.

But that’s not why I called.  Here are the photos:

I guess it’s only appropriate that the occasion of the new Froz-T-Freez going public should be heralded by snow.  The pictures shown below were taken this morning. It has actually all melted now, but still, this foreshadows the commencement of a cosmic battle. It is now cold enough that we are burning wood whenever we are home. If you are confused as to why the coming of snow is such a conspicuous event for us, you need only to take a look at some of the pictures from last February.

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Watching the rain pool up on the back patio and listening to some vintage Caetano Veloso.

Walked down the river trail to Bridal Veil Falls with the Beutlers this morning.  Fall was at the height of its powers.  Thanks for coming; it was fun.  Here are some pictures.  I didn’t take many, though.  I’m really sorry your camera was lost to the forests of Timpanogos.

Autumn is officially the best season of the year to live at Vivian Park.