We went up to the land last night so I could see the lights (the white light in the picture, below and to the left of the reddish one on the TV tower). The picture doesn’t show it, but even I could see that the lights were colored — at the moment red and blue in addition to the white one.
We had hoped to try to take a picture of elk, but for some reason there was a lot of traffic so we didn’t see any of them by the side of the road. When I went up with Andy the last time we saw at least seven, most on the side of the road but one standing in our lane. She looked at us, then decided maybe she should move and slowly ambled off to the side so we could pass. When Andy went up at night a day or so later one just stood there looking at him. He had stopped, but he slowly let the car move forward so she ambled out of the way. Elk aren’t nearly as afraid of cars as they are of people!
Even without the elk it was a great evening. We picked last night because the weather was supposed to change today. Yesterday was sunny and last night was clear. As it turned out it was only a day short of a full moon, and the moonlight on the patches of snow was enchanting. It was indeed a nice night!
November 25, 2015
So glad you had a nice night, Jean.
The room I sleep in is not overlooked so I don’t have curtains. Greet the moon. Oh dear. Reminds me of: “Vee have ways of making you talk”. Yeah, well, unlike some I don’t sleep walk. That’d be the absolute pits. My mother once climbed out of a window onto the roof. She was eight months pregnant (with me). An aunt – whom she was sharing a room with – pulled her back in the nick of time. Bloody hell. Think about it, Jean: Wouldn’t it be just such a pity if I weren’t around to leave you (and other unfortunate creatures) messages in your comment boxes?
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That would indeed have been a pity. 🙂
64 degrees here this morning… and an ice storm this afternoon.
was wondering if you’d be up the mountain when it gets there.
ours is coming from your direction i think.
and oh… to see elk standing there… lovely.
I’ll be safe and cozy down here. I will let you know what happens to Andy. It’s in the high 40’s down here right now. (About 11 am.)
Looks like y’all may be getting a bit of snow over the next several days. We’re waiting for the same slow moving system, but it’ll be rain for us — unfortunately it looks like it’ll be a lot of rain.
Stay warm and safe!
Thanks! The same to you.
I envy you.
I was a special night, one I’ll remember for a long time.
we don’t do elk – roaming highways – well not in my neighbourhood!