As the month comes to an end, I’m reminded of just how quickly time flies. Summer will soon be over, but until then I want to enjoy the cool morning walks with Tuco. We love getting up at the crack of dawn, it’s more of a necessity for him though, not me.

Our morning rituals start out with a spray of bug repellant, harnessing him up, and walking around the block, or on the golf course. Sometimes we see some of his friends walking their humans as well. They sniff their good mornings and go on their way. Tuco, of course, thinks it’s playtime, so I must remind him it’s potty time, and they are all out doing the same thing .

On our return home, the sun is trying to climb over the mountain to greet us. Sometimes the white clouds turn a gorgeous shade of pink, purple, or orange with a hint of yellow upon their crest. It’s a beautiful site. Sometimes there’s not a cloud in the sky, and that is beautiful as well. I sit in the backyard and listen to the bubbling fountain as I read my daily scriptures and say good morning to my mom in heaven. I enjoy a cup of hot coffee and Tuco gets his morning lessons learning the names of State Capitals. He loves the Dick and Jane Educational Snack Cookies.

So, what have we done this month? Well, we are signing up for Fall markets that we think will be fun. So far, we will be at the Utah Honey Harvest Festival at the Clark Historic Farm in Grantsville, Utah. It will be on Friday October 13th and Saturday October 14th. Along with food trucks and craft vendors, they will have a bluegrass band. I can’t wait!

We are waiting to hear back from the Strut Your Mutt Fundraiser event with Best Friends Animal Society. That will be Saturday October 21st at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City. This will be a one-day event with dog walking, festivities, and fun. You can dress your canine pet in Halloween costumes and parade them through the park. This is a great outdoor event to enjoy with your pets and meet new people.

We took a drive up the Mirror Lake Highway scouting out campsites we think will be awesome once the leaves turn colors. The Provo River runs through a lot of the forest. We took Tuco to the edge of it to see if he would like the water. He wasn’t too sure about it, it was his first time seeing a river. We had a picnic in the rain and enjoyed taking pictures. It was a fun day trip being one with nature.

This summer has shown us a ton of different dragonflies. Every evening there were huge black ones flying over our heads as we took our evening walks. Then there were small transparent ones and larger green and blue ones. We even saw huge orange ones. It’s amazing how many different kinds are all around us. We live in a healthy environment for bugs!

August is always our month. We just celebrated our 22nd wedding anniversary. Sweetie and I both had birthdays and celebrated another year younger. And we’re getting ahead on the next book. I am literally getting back on my feet from my spring foot surgery so I will have more things to report next time.

Until then, God bless and stay safe.

Skip’s mom, Cb