Today is a partly cloudy day with occasional rain showers forecast. It will get up above 90 degrees today, an unusually high temperature for this part of western Montana. After getting up this morning, I took a few pictures. Clicking on them will show some additional information. Clicking again on the picture will show the larger view.
We’ve parked the motor home in front of the house and the shed on a nice level area. That’s where we’ll be sleeping while we’re staying here. Last night our granddaughter Kate slept on the couch in the motor home with us. Tonight it’ll be another grandchild until they’ve all had the opportunity. It’s, of course, a significant attraction.
The woods around here are filled with Aspen, birch, poplar, and pine trees. They get a lot of rain and a LOT of snow, so everything here is lush and green. I think it rained for a couple of hours last night giving everything a crisp look. This trail runs behind Kirk’s parent’s home and is quite popular with the grandkids as they ride the 4-wheeler around the property.
If there’s trees around, why not have a treehouse? This is Kirk’s creation started when the family got here near the beginning of June. The kids just love climbing up there and the two levels provide space for kids who aren’t comfortable climbing up to the top level. Spencer, as the only boy around, has had to contend with the girls wanting to make the top floor into a girly space rather than it being a fort or a castle. That’s particularly the case when all the family is here as Spencer is then surrounded by many, many girls.
The shed is a replacement for a barn that collapsed under the weight of snow a few years ago. The result is a great place to park the motor home as it’s fairly level in front. There’s plenty of “stuff” stored in the shed as well as every power tool imaginable in the attached workshop.
We’ve been here not quite twenty-four hours and I’m starting to wind down. This is a place where one can definitely do that. Will it be successful??