It's gonna be hot and cold

I spent the weekend at Cragun's resort (gorgeous this time of year!), then rushed back to Duluth to celebrate my mom's birthday, then have been still rushing around ever since.

Today the plan is to breathe a little.

Since they were talking about snow yesterday, I decided to take Nuschler into the woods for one last -maybe- walk before snow. Early into our walk, we saw a deer, which Nusch tried to chase. As much as I would like to think that most hunters can tell the difference between a small deer and a large golden retriever, I don't need to be the crazy woman screaming for her dog in the woods. He came back to me quickly.

As we reached the overlook, I realized how bare the trees had gotten just over the weekend. It was still beautiful, but the chill reminded me that fall was coming to an end soon. As we walked back down the trail, we encountered three more deer. They were watching Nuschler, then me. Nuschler, with his two total brain cells excitedly thinking about sitting in the stream nearby, didn't see them. I made him come back to me while the deer ran away. Pretty darn cool.

On the other hand, one large cracking sound deep in the woods and all I can think of is the potential headline "Area woman mauled by bear, eaten by dog".