We also took a day off of work and explored Greeley. We went to Glenmere Park and took some more autumn photos. Enjoy:
A winding path through a lot of trees
I call this one “Stoplight Leaves”
There were a few geese and ducks, and I loved the reflection of the colors on the lake
The shift to our Colorado autumn is in full swing. We usually get about one to two weeks of glorious weather with the trees changing colors and the temperature in the middle of the day maintaining at about 75. Up in the mountains the leaves have all changed and dropped, but here where it’s a little warmer we still have some.
At night we have had a few light frosts and our tomato plants, basil, and peppers probably have about a week left till they are toast. We’ve started cracking out the cold weather foods like hot spiced apple cider, chili con carne (with Fritos and cheese of course) and an evening chai latte or hot cocoa. Still, during the day you can where short sleeves and take walks in the changing colors.
Here are a few pictures of fall around our yard.
Fog over the lake behind our house at dawn
The chickens enjoy our white birch trees’ new colors
The flowers out front still look great!
And a few bees are still out working!
Yesterday we went out to Oktoberfest in downtown Greeley like we did last year for a little while with our friend Shana. We met up with my mom, her sister (my aunt) Laura, and my grandma. Laura has just moved here and is staying with us in our downstairs bedroom as a roommate and it is working out great.
Oktoberfest with family and friends
Me and Britton (and a Polish sausage)
The Polka band and dancing
Afterward, we went over and visited with our friends Matt, Jamie, Chad and Erin at Chad and Erin’s new house in Windsor. We stayed out pretty late, but at least we got to sleep in today. 🙂
This weekend was nice. We didn’t have anything scheduled for once in a long time. So we took care of a few things, did all the laundry, did the dishes, went grocery shopping. You know the usual, normal domestic things. Not remodeling a house, not writing up leases, not going to various events and activities.
After that we even had time to cook a nice meal! We made stuffed bell peppers with things like tomatoes, basil, peppers from our garden. We don’t use a recipe, but just by heart here’s how we make them.
The finished result
Cook some ground beef/turkey (about a lb)
Boil your bell peppers until soft
Cook some rice
Add some tomatoes (I also put a can of diced tomatoes and some tomato paste), spicy peppers, cut up bell peppers, garlic, fresh basil, italian seasoning, salt, pepper, turmeric, etc to the beef mixture.
Add in the rice
Shred some cheese into the warm mixture
Fill the bell peppers with the mixture.
Place in the oven for about 20 minutes on 350 degrees with foil over top.
Add some more shredded cheese to the top for extra yumminess when they come out.
You can put the bell pepper tops on for a decorative effect, if you want.
It’s one of our favorites, if a little time consuming.
We also went for a couple walks and a bike ride. It was a great, relaxing weekend.
We stopped and took a walk through UNC’s campus