Electric Light Parade and Free hot dogs

We give away hot dogs every year for the Christmas light parade in Richfield, UT. We have given hotdogs away for about 7 years now.

This year was no exception. Even though it was cold and snowy.

But we kept cozy under the canopy.

We also give away donuts and hot chocolate.

Dave, steams the hotdogs and my Dad grills the hotdogs.

We didn't give away as many this year as we normally do.
We prepare for 350 hotdogs, but this year because of the weather,
we probably only gave away about 100.

The parade was really short this year too.
I think it only lasted about 15 min.

Lordy Lordy Look Who's Forty

Today is my Brothers 40th birthday. I took this picture and had it published in the local paper.

He was such a cutie.

Picture from Stampin' Up Convention

I went to Convention with Patricia and her Mother. All 3 of us have been with Stampin' Up for 5 years. So I decided that we needed to go up on stage with the rest of the crazies just because we can. It was a fun time.

Bike Ride w/ David Nov. 22

Dave and I went for a bike ride up Provo Canyon the Saturday before Thanksgiving. It was a gorgeous day as you can see.

We rode all the way up to Vivian Park. The ride up the canyon was really nice. I forgot to take a light jacket and it was a bit brisk on the way back.



These berries looked so pretty, I couldn't resist getting a few pics of them.




Dave going really FAST!!

I just love to ride up Provo Canyon. It is such a nice ride.

Weekend with Dave on 11-8-08

We first went to Pioneer Park in Salt Lake City. I had never been there before.

This statue is for the Pony Express

I think it would be neat to see this mill when they have water running in it.

Most of the leaves in the valley have turned colors or are already fallen off the trees. The location of Pioneer Park, located on the bench must be in a thermal belt because many of the trees are still green.

I hadn't even thought about the Donner Party coming thru this valley on their way to California.

The afternoon at the Salt Lake City Zoo.

I didn't notice that when I took the pictures of the cougar that the camera focused on the fence.

The Penquins were out in the open area

Gotta love this signShe is a cutie. She looks so intently into your eyes.


It was a great fall day to get out and see the sights.

Fall Trikke Ride

These past 3 weekends have been the best fall days for bike riding and I have been taking advantage of it. This last Saturday (Nov. 1st) I did something different.

My friend Jan has this interesting mode of transportation called a Trikke. Last Saturday, she brought it for me to try. It takes some lernin' to get the hang of it. But I guess you can't ride a bike the first time you get on either!

Jan is the pro.

She zigs, she zags.

Sights along the way....

This little guy was born a little late in the year. He sure is an interesting color. Probably one of the last colorful days of the year and we enjoyed every bit of it! Thanks Jan, I had a blast learning to ride your Trikke!

Bike Ride with Jan

Yes Jan, you are on my blog page. Jan is my friend that retired from the Forest Service. We rode up Provo Canyon Saturday Oct. 25th. It was another spectacular fall day. Jan is the one on the left. Don't know who the woman on the right is. She just happened to be riding by when the camera timer went off.

We rode to Bridal Veil Falls. Jan wanted to ride a little farther up the canyon. . . .

So we went to Vivian Park.

It got quite windy when we got to the Park. So we didn't stay long before we headed back down the canyon.

The color this week compared to last week was not a vibrant and limited to certain bushes and shrubs. But I found some wonderful colors. Jan thought I was a little strange when I would stop to take a picture. She wasn't quite sure what I was photographing.

But I found some yellows...

Oranges....

And reds....

And you can always find someone on the Provo River fly fishing.

Vivian Park is the end of the line for the Heber Creeper Railroad.


Thanks Jan, it was a great ride. Hope you don't get too sore.

Here is a comparison of color. The picture on the left was taken last Saturday Oct. 18th and the picture on the right was taken this Saturday Oct 25th.