We romped around Little Cottonwood Canyon this afternoon and as luck would have it we spotted a moose!
We are pretty sure this is the same mom and baby moose duo that we saw two months ago as it is fairly close in terms of moose legs to where we spotted them last time. However this was a much more precious sighting as we had them all to ourselves! I think I could definitely get used to this moose thing, they are surprisingly graceful despite their large size and they seem to be so peaceful especially in the snow (from a safe distance that is). Anyway, our purpose for heading up the mountains was really to see the fall foliage; here is Jason with some colorful Aspen trees in the background…
Jason posted a much better picture of the trees and moose, you can check out his pictures here.
I love our mountains, can’t seem to get enough of them and I am so excited for winter when they will be covered with a nice blanket of snow! Kelsey and Michael also came to stay with us for a few days, unfortunately Jason’s schedule was a bit hectic so he wasn’t able to hang out too much. I was able to accompany them up to Little Cottonwood for a picnic lunch and take a ride on the tram up to Hidden Peak…
After a long day in the canyon what could be better than a giant milkshake from Iceberg?
We each split a milkshake since there is more than enough for one person when you order a Regular sized shake! Jason is not a fan of Iceberg Drive-Inn since they forgot his chicken nugget dinner but since I emailed the company and explained our frustration with the service we received, they sent us a 10 dollar gift certificate to make up for our troubles! I do like their sign even though their service sucks 
Look at Jas being good with his canvas bag!
Oh yes there are a lot of herbs indeed and see those lawn chaises in the background?! Our landlords (we shall call them the Preacher’s for privacy sake) gave us those for free! They are about 50 years old I think but they have been kept in storage and they are in perfect condition they need new cushions though because the ones that they came with are sort of covered in mildew but for now I think throwing a towel over them will do just great. I need to work on getting the patio area set-up. The Preacher’s are funny landlords, sort of nosy at times but I think they actually really like us. Last Saturday they were over in the morning measuring the garden beds so that they could buy us some soaker hoses, this was very nice of them but since I was not expecting anyone to be over that early I had the side door open and was still in my pajamas. When I heard someone call my name I thought it was Jason trying to be funny and talking with an old lady voice but it was just Patty Preacher wanting me to go outside and help them hold the measuring tape. Luckily we have not had to water too much since we had a huge downpour on Sunday which resulted in this…
Later that evening it turned into this…
Jason took a much better picture of the event which you can see on his blog
Sad, is it not? Anyway, that is what is going on here guess I should get moving before it heats up.
(Side note, check out the strip of grass in this person’s driveway, sort of a neat idea I think, catches oil or things that might drip from people’s cars!) We did spot some Quail in our backyard one morning before we put our bird feeder up but haven’t seen them since, we have been sprinkling seed on the ground in hopes that they return. We have been calling our birds “customers” which started when we put up our bird feeder and I was sitting outside and waiting (patiently) for some birds to come, when one finally came Jason had just come outside to see what I was doing he started to talk to me but I had to shush him so that he wouldn’t scare the bird, I whispered “shhh, we have our first customer!” and it has stuck. I found the secret Glen (Bonneville Glen), it is just two blocks up from our house, it has a nice stream and tree covered path…
I think it will be a perfect daily running spot and a great place to go on hot days and cool off in the shade. Later in the day I went on a walk to Michael’s, it was more of a death march than a walk since I left in the heat of the day. I needed to get an ink pad for my stamp so that I could start assembling our wedding invites, along the way I walked through Sugarhouse park, look at our mountains!
