SOME PHOTOS FROM THE END OF AUGUST

 Just catching up here on my blog to post the few photos I took in August.  The weather is cooling down now and I hope to be back to my love of getting out to the various lakes and walking for exercise.   We had a lot of humidity in August and thankfully, at least in the mountains the long range weather looks cool. 

Here's some photos taken over at our lake at the end of August..  I can't wait for fall to start showing up.  We do have a bit of color here.  It's the fall colors that really inspire me to start taking photos.

After Labor day the lake area for swimming was closed but boating still remains open until some time in winter when once snow falls no one will be out in their boats.   

We had a very very big bear a few nights ago trying to get into our trash barrels.  I was downstairs which is a good thing.  When Mike told me about it I thought, darn, I wish I had been upstairs with my camera.   Not such a good idea.  Anyway, he told the bear to get moving and then shut the door.  The bear then traveled down the road and on our little local FB group with the neighbors just around here showed that some of them saw him. That's only the third time we have had one in our yard or next door.   

How's September going for you so far?  Hope all is well.    

RANDOM PHOTOS FROM THE LAST WEEK

 The first two  are photos taken by someone else of our lake.  I posted them elsewhere but I want them on this blog.   It's not often i see our local  lake from this angle so I really appreciated this perrson posting these.  She was on her deck when they were taken.  

The rest are just some random ones I chose for today.  It's' still chilly and when the wind blows the wind chill makes it fairly cold.  But, we are up in the 50's which is nice.  I thought we were going to make it through to the end of November without snow and one of the latest reports I saw was a potential for winter storms  during the week of  Thanksgiving.  I hope their wrong.

A FEW PHOTOS FROM YESTERDAY'S LAKE WALK

 Another perfect day for a walk - slight breezes keeping it cool - i picked some wildflowers over near San Moritz Lodge but this is probably about it for the  these white flowers with yellow centers as mosts flowers with blooms have gone through their season and are looking like they are ready for winter.    These flowers are about the size of my fingertip but taking close ups makes them look so much bigger.  After the walk I was sitting in the car while Mike ran into the store to pick up some things for dinner so I thought I would photograph them close up.  

I normally don't take photos of girls in bathing suits but I was far enough away using my zoom and I don't think she saw me, lol.  I loved the scene and she just happened to be in it.  

The first photo of the house is that one house I know will satisfy my need for autumn color.  I see it whenever I drive over to the lake.  I don't think I've ever seen a car at this house and possibly it's just a second home where they show up once in awhile to enjoy the lake which is right across the street.  So I'm thinking maybe it's time to take a picnic lunch and sit at their table.  Probably not a good idea.

Oh and that yellow leaf - every day  when I'm out I usually see one leaf that is being backlit by the sun - I never miss the opportunity to take a photo of them.

that's it for now .  I'm out again in about an hour.  I have to take advantage of this weather before it turns cold.