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Today is a big game day. OSU against BSU Beavs vs Broncos
Who are you going to cheer for?

It is the beginning of Harvest Season

We have a Hazelnut (Filbert) Tree in our yard, and this year it has really gone overboard with the nuts!! I go out each day and pick up a double handful of nuts off the ground. I have to do this each day because the dogs like hazelnuts as much as we do.


I also picked all the pears from our pair of pear trees :)
They were so big and beautiful this year. They are Bartlett (Terry's favorite kind).



Terry likes to eat them fresh and also dried. So here he is setting up his assembly line to core, slice and put on the dryer racks. We filled four driers full of pears!! It was early in the morning (keeps the bees down when done when it is still cooler outside) and the sun wasn't on the deck yet.

Labor Day Activities

We didn't have our usual Labor Day this year. We were invited to a dear friends sons wedding in Boise, so Saturday morning we jumped in the truck and went to Boise. We had a house full at home with Melissa's friends (that is our usual Labor Day, boating on the river with the kids) but they fended for themselves : ) We attended the wedding, it was beautiful and tons of fun with dancing and great food as well. But we were also able to take in the Balloon festival at Ann Morrison park Saturday night. The picture below shows the 'lighting up' of the balloons as they
all turned their flame machines on together.

It was really cool to see. The balloons didn't launch because there was a high wind advisory forecast in about an hour, darn, but they had been in the air over Boise on Friday, Saturday morning and maybe (if the wind quit)on Sunday morning as well.

There was quite a crowd at the park, but we had an awesome spot near the balloons, because Shannen had gotten their earlier and staked out some ground. The lady in the blue with her back turned away with the little blond boy are some friends of Shannen's. Terry made friends with all the little kids by bringing his popcorn. It's one of the things he doesn't leave home without, spectacles, testicles, wallet and popcorn!!

We headed home on Sunday morning.
It was kinda cold weather on Sunday, so we just played games on the deck with the fireplace going and had lasagna and roasted garlic and visited with the crew. It was great to have them come visit for their Labor Day vacation. They are all really great young adults. Boy, did that make me sound like a old fart or what : \