An iconic picture of "Nica" above the Methow Valley at Amanda and Tom's property. The mountain slope acreage is just outside of town but feels far from civilization. It's a magical place, especially on a fall afternoon. They were up there this weekend planting garlic and collecting firewood.
"Nica" runs constantly up and down the steep hills chasing out deer. She's a sweet-tempered, ranch-bred mongrel. Like all dogs in instinct mode, common sense gets left by the wayside. A deer actually turned around and chased her down the hill once, but she probably thought it was fun.
Speaking of common sense. What a relief when the mid-term election is finally over putting an end to these loud, horrible, negative TV ads. Politics aside, the really scary thing is that over-simplification and even downright lies must work, or they wouldn't run them. I guess who bothers thinking about complex issues when you can just blame the other side.
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