From the trail camera yesterday

We put one of the cameras on one of my apple trees.

Guess who showed up?

He's eating my apples! This is no stranger to us either, it's Deer Norman. For newer blog readers, we watch and have gotten to know a lot of the resident wildlife on the property, especially the deer... over several years. He's a 5 year old buck, or older, that's how long it's been since we met him.

I drove out to another one of the cameras to check earlier today and a huge Owl was nearby on the ground, as I got out of the ATV, he flew up off the ground and startled me... his wing span was incredible. I'm hoping he'll come by the camera for a picture!

I'm heading for a hike now to our big creek, I have a feeling it's turning red, it's gorgeous this time of year. We cannot access it with the ATV because the road is washed away from the dam right now. Kevin is going to fix it but it won't be for a few days or so yet, and I just can't wait. I'll take something with me to hopefully scare away any bears in the area. Hopefully I'll get some nice pictures. It's too nice of a day to not squeeze in a good hike, I've been waiting for this kind of weather, I've got to take advantage of it.

A baby porcupine ran out in front of me today on my way home from the cameras, so the animals are also on the move taking advantage of the cooler weather and I think mainly, less bugs!