A tiny glimpse at my new city

I’m not going to lie, I’ve been pretty distracted from capturing the surroundings of late. My actual home…as in the abode I lay my head down in each night…is still a work in progress and will be revealed at a later date. Suffice it to say, I’ve been extraordinarily blessed to live in a place much lovelier than I ever anticipated and stocked perfectly thanks to a pretty incredible man.

But more on that later. First I thought I’d show you a few snippets from some of our afternoon walks along the Columbia river as we soaked in the last of fall before winter hibernation.

Winter is quickly and fiercely approaching.

As in I now have studded tires in preparation for the season’s first anticipated snowfall tomorrow.

I live in the valley, with hills and mountains surrounding.

Which means to get anywhere you pretty much have to go up and down hills. In the snow.

I’ve been promised snow tires make all the difference. I’m sure hoping that’s true. Or else there’s a mighty good chance starting tomorrow I’m about to become a hermit.

The thought of crossing snowy mountain passes to get to the big city of Seattle…uh, yeah. Let’s just say it’s good I have a willing chauffeur.

But for now, I’m trying to just soak in the final bit of fall in this beautiful new home of mine.