The above picture is the mountain as we see it from our RV lot up at Strawberry. We have been working hard on getting it cleaned up. We walked into the Homeowners Association Meeting and someone was complaining about our lot having a "fire hazard" on it. It really wasn't a fire hazard -- Rich and I had tried to burn it and there was too much dirt -- We had 8 loads of gravel hauled in, planted some trees and now it looks wonderful. The neighbors all want to know if we are selling the lot. After shoveling gravel last Friday, the thought crossed my mind. Then as I was standing on my shovel the two eagles that have a nest in that mountain flew overhead. There is something inspiring about watching a soaring eagle.
This is the view from our cabin. Well you have to move a little to get this picture, but you get the point. From our cabin we get to watch the mountain goats, deer, birds, and some sort of critter that I haven't yet figured out what it is. I have enjoyed spending so much time at the cabin. Maybe it reminds me of all the good times up at Twin Lakes when I was a kid. The advantage at this cabin, is you get to have fires and the fire bug in me is very happy.
We had a ton of trees that were dead. Thanks to the Fruitland Wildland Community Fire Council, of which I am part the Forest Service crew came in and cut down our dead trees and chipped the dead wood. I moved a bunch of chips into this tree area in front of our cabin.
These two baby dear hung out with me all day Thursday, June 5. This picture is taken as I am packing up to leave out the car window. I don't know where their mom is, but they never left our property all day. They would look at me and if I moved too close, bound off for a while and then come back.
I have also been working with some of the "locals" getting phone service and well permits. There is a sense of slowness that is somehow calming for me. You just can't hurry them. But they are friendly and willing to do whatever it takes(other than hurry) to get your problem taken care of. I went to the Vernal Temple and even there the pace was much slower. So for those of you that I put your names on the prayer roll -- be patient -- the answer will come -- in "time".
Reflections on Strawberry: I have enjoyed being at the cabin. I can work, take a rest, work, read, work. From the sound of the river to soaring eagles there is a feeling of reverence that you don't get in the city. I can see God's love for us in the beauty and serenity He has created. Thanks - I needed that.
The above picture is the mountain as we see it from our RV lot up at Strawberry. We have been working hard on getting it cleaned up. We walked into the Homeowners Association Meeting and someone was complaining about our lot having a "fire hazard" on it. It really wasn't a fire hazard -- Rich and I had tried to burn it and there was too much dirt -- We had 8 loads of gravel hauled in, planted some trees and now it looks wonderful. The neighbors all want to know if we are selling the lot. After shoveling gravel last Friday, the thought crossed my mind. Then as I was standing on my shovel the two eagles that have a nest in that mountain flew overhead. There is something inspiring about watching a soaring eagle. 
This is the view from our cabin. Well you have to move a little to get this picture, but you get the point. From our cabin we get to watch the mountain goats, deer, birds, and some sort of critter that I haven't yet figured out what it is. I have enjoyed spending so much time at the cabin. Maybe it reminds me of all the good times up at Twin Lakes when I was a kid. The advantage at this cabin, is you get to have fires and the fire bug in me is very happy. 
We had a ton of trees that were dead. Thanks to the Fruitland Wildland Community Fire Council, of which I am part the Forest Service crew came in and cut down our dead trees and chipped the dead wood. I moved a bunch of chips into this tree area in front of our cabin. 
These two baby dear hung out with me all day Thursday, June 5. This picture is taken as I am packing up to leave out the car window. I don't know where their mom is, but they never left our property all day. They would look at me and if I moved too close, bound off for a while and then come back. 