Mr. Beaver and company

We are within walking distance to a fantastic trail and we walk there as often as we can, time and weather permitting. This spring we spotted a beaver living along the river and we have been spotting him off and on ever since. We got our first picture of him in May.

 

We also saw a raccoon that same day (jackpot!). This fall we discovered there are actually two raccoons living there. They were in the bushes on one side of the path and luckily we saw them in time to stop. They checked us out for a while and then figured they were safe and went sauntering across the trail to the other side and slowly up a hill. It was awesome to watch them! They are so cute even if they are mischievous! Every walk we go on we try to spot Mr. Beaver and a lot of the times we don't see him but the times that we do are exciting. Josh got a shot of Mr. Beaver in the water in September.

Then in October we got the coolest surprise when we discovered Mr. Beaver was starting to prepare for the winter.

We have been documenting his progress ever since. It has been so much fun and we have even braved the recent frigid weather to go check out his progress because we just gotta know how he is getting along!

We have gotten so much enjoyment out of watching Mr. Beaver this summer and especially watching his work the last couple months. What an amazing thing to watch unfold, in the midst of the big city we live in! The simple pleasures of life are awesome - going on walks together and seeing what we can discover in our own "backyard"!

Sail Away

We love having new adventures together and so for Josh's birthday I booked a two-hour sailing excursion. It was a brilliant idea and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! I've always wondered exactly how you could maneuver in different directions using only the wind and so it was an extremely fascinating learning experience. I think we are kind of hooked on sailing actually! We've been looking at boats in the classifieds ever since so I think we have a new goal to add to our someday life list!

 

Opa!

The same day that we went sailing we also had gone to the Greek Fest so it had been a really fun day. I love going to the Greek Fest! I love eating Greek food! ;) I think Josh is even starting to get used to the food I make him try there ha ha! We got to enjoy the outing with the parents and with our good friend. Opa!