Tomatoes

They said this year was the "Year of the Green Tomato," due to the lack of sun we had this summer.

Well, the tomatoes did turn red they just didn't get very big but they are juicy!  I have a counter full of them.  I see some salsa making in my near future.

They were so pretty I thought they needed a photo shoot of their own!

So far we have enjoyed a yummy tomato tart and some BLT's.  I see a lot more tomato dishes in my future.

Forget Not...

Saturday night was the annual RS Broadcast.  I listened from home as I had been fighting an "almost migraine" all day.  As always it was a wonderful evening.  Especially Elder Uchtdorf.  May we "Forget Not"....

photo from A Feathered Nest

Skamania

For Christmas Logan had  given Jim and I a gift card to Skamania Lodge.  Finding a weekend when nothing was going on was a bit of a challenge the first half of the year.  Now that we are emtpy nesters it is not quite as difficult so we grabbed a weekend in September and headed over the river.

 We enjoyed just hanging out around the hotel Friday night and taking in the beautiful scenery.  We sat out on the back patio and read for quite a while.

 We enjoyed a nice dinner out on the patio too.

 They have a fun fire pit at night and there was a full moon.

 The next morning there was an amazing sunrise thanks to all the smoke in the air from the fires.

 We enjoyed breakfast first - Jim had some fresh squeeze OJ with huckleberries.

 We then headed out to do some hiking along the Lewis River.  There were lots of amazing waterfalls.  It was hot but a bit cooler near the water.

 Some people had hiked in with some pack goats!  I've never seen a pack goat before.

It was a beautiful, hot fall day and we had a great time.  It was fun to have a little escape!  Thanks Logan.