Today Iris had an appointment with Doctor Hammond in Montpelier. He continues to be our dentist even though we now have lived in Logan for nearly four years. He is such good dentist and even a better man. We always come away feeling glad we made the effort to go over the hill. Today was a rather different day in some ways. Usually when we drive up through Cache Valley toward Preston the grass is green and as we go on further up past Mink Creek it becomes even greener and then almost lush as we enter the Emigration Canyon and go on over into the Bear Lake Valley. I realize the summer is approaching its end, but things seem dry in the extreme this year. It's no wonder, we've had very little precipitation in this neck of the woods for nearly three months. We did get a little relief for about an hour one day last week. There have been several wild fires burning in the area and the sky is full of a smoky haze. I was hoping to make the best of it and catch some beautiful sunset photos but it was not to be, Just before sunset the last two nights I have gone out to wait for a beautiful sunset. I waited in vain. Each night just before sunset a few clouds developed on the western horizon, making the sunsets rather ordinary, certainly not spectacular. I'll keep my camera handy for a few more days, just in case.
A hazy day looking toward Midnight Mountain from near Ovid
What was just a couple of months ago the green and rolling hills near Riverdale outside Preston, Idaho. Fortunately no one was hurt and the economic loss was limited. Even better, the grass will be even greener when the snow melts off these hills next spring. Nature has a remarkable way of repairing itself. Even a burned out hillside holds a promise and a testimony of a greater power which will eventually renew all creation and for which we all should show gratitude always, giving credit where credit is due.
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Pretty neat comparison shots. It has been dry, but you are right, the fields will sure be green in the spring.
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