Summer time...when the living is easy...at least it is for my little Samantha
she really loves her bed. She hauls lots of catches into the garage...lizards,
baby cottontail rabbits, (we saved that little guy) little dead mice...she doesn't eat them, just wants to play with them!
There' s a herd of buffalo that live down the road about a mile from me...yes, I live
where the buffalo roam and the deer and the antelope play..really!
The buffalo belong to these people, they own this beautiful lodge that is open
to the public. It's such an oasis, it couldn't be more beautiful!
For the 4th of July Ron and I went to the parade in this town...it's called Torrey, it sits
right under these beautiful red mountains...this is about 5 minutes from our home.
At the parade we saw all kinds of people and their dogs...
this is what I love about small town parades.
These people own a horse ranch here...these horses would stand really still, then off they would go on a real fast walk, really cool~
I talked to a lady that was packing this little dog around.
The dog is an old lady...13 years old, isn't she sweet?!
lots of old trucks...
and horses...it's the country you know!
The local cheerleaders..cute!
This is pretty cool for these kids~
And there is always a "Smokey the Bear" in a country parade!
Kids and more kids...
Always fire engines too...
And more kids...this is Utah you know LOL
The kids and my husband thought this was so cool...it would roar it's engine like it was going to take off~
More trucks...
Home made cars...
These people all own weiner dogs, there's a bunch of them here~
more dogs...this was a cute guy~
Mr. Red White and Blue I guess... maybe even Uncle Sam!
Always sweet smiles to greet us when we get home...Cougar and Sammy~
We had such a fun weekend....we are all tuckered out (as you can see).
We went to the parade, then came home and gathered up the dogs and went up to Fish Lake for lunch at the old lodge there, went for a walk on the fish lake trail. Came home, saddled up out horses and went for a ride up along the mountains.
The next morning we took off for the city (Salt Lake City)...stayed over night there, went shopping the next day at Cabela's....Tai Pan....and Gardners Village. It was so much fun...no kids, just me and my sweetie..we ate out, shopped and bought some neat stuff...I will share more of that later.
I have missed out on your posts...so I am off to check them all out...
be patient with me, I'll try to catch up with you as soon as I can!
I hope you all had a great weekend too...HUGS TO ALL OF YOU :D
We went to the parade, then came home and gathered up the dogs and went up to Fish Lake for lunch at the old lodge there, went for a walk on the fish lake trail. Came home, saddled up out horses and went for a ride up along the mountains.
The next morning we took off for the city (Salt Lake City)...stayed over night there, went shopping the next day at Cabela's....Tai Pan....and Gardners Village. It was so much fun...no kids, just me and my sweetie..we ate out, shopped and bought some neat stuff...I will share more of that later.
I have missed out on your posts...so I am off to check them all out...
be patient with me, I'll try to catch up with you as soon as I can!
I hope you all had a great weekend too...HUGS TO ALL OF YOU :D
65 comments:
I can't even imagine seeing buffalo (bison) just down the road!
Love the lodge.
But I still can't get over YOUR OWN beautiful place/view.
Sounds like a grand time. Don't you just love small town parades?!...It looks all too familiar.
Your trip to SLC sounds like my kind of trip. I love shopping at those places too!! I don't get to very often though!! :-( Can't wait to see your finds!! :-)
Wish I could find a small town 4th parade to attend...they have one in Hyrum, Utah, that I attended every year I can remember until moving away. I miss the small town celebrations! Looks like your day was lots of fun.
I did go to Mesa AZ main street party in the evening for a little celebration, bands, classic car show, vendors, etc. followed by a fireworks celebration. It was fun but so stinkin hot...it had been 114 degrees that day and was still 104 in the evening....too hot for me!
It looks like you had a wonderful weekend. I think the picture of the prone Mr. says it all! lol
What a blessing to live in such a beautiful place and be able to enjoy it.
what an exciting day! glad to hear you had a wonderful time. we did too!
blessings,
aimee
What a great day Julie! Boy, I love small town parades! Your part of the country is so beautiful, love the views!
Hugs,
Cindy
Norman Rockwell couldn't have painted a more beautiful painting than your little parade!
True Americana!
Oh those buffalo are SO cool. In high school we were the BUFFALO BISONS...lol.
Made your cherry pie salad for dinner tonite at the beach.
G'eve Julie ~ Nothing better than a hometown good old parade & celebration ... you captured everything so beautifully. We have a gigantic herd of buffalo not far from us just over the PA border. I love visiting them & seeing the wee ones ...
Have a lovely summer's eve ~
TTFN ~ Hugs, Marydon
Sigh!! summer is so Busy But fun!!! Takin' every minute we have with good weather to enjoy the outdoors. You know I have never been to apple days in Torrey. We're always busy elsewhere.
Looks like a blast! I'm definitely going to have to try out those rootbeer recipes, how awesome!!
Beautiful country....It is the country here too but with a different look! Horses, old trucks, cheerleaders...etc...but no buffalo that I know of! :) No mountains either!
Looks like you had a wonderful red white and blue weekend!
It is the country here too but with a different look...No buffalos that I know of and no mountains in south Alabama! Looks like you had a wonderful red white and blue weekend! :)
i love small town parades too, your images are wonderful. Happy summer days to you Julie.
Great pictures of your small town parade! Looks like a GREAT time was had by everyone! Can't wait to see what you got on your shopping trip.♥
Love the pictures, sounds like a wonderful weekend was had by all. It's always too hot for me this time of year, I don't think I could stay out long enough to watch a parade!
Hope your week is going well.
hugs
Denise
Looks like you were busy this weekend! Love the parades! Did people throw out candy for the kids and Kibbles and Bits for the dogs?
Since we live in Utah, we get to do this type of thing again in a few weeks! Get some rest!
Beautiful, Gorgeous, Amazing area you live in Julie! I am always awed by those beautiful red rocks and with the buffulo - WOWSER!!
My favorite parades are little hometown parades. There is just something so personal, so nostalgic about seeing the local cheer leaders and smokey the bear.
What a great weekend you had!
Small town parades are the best! I miss that!
The parade looks like fun. Sounds like sweetie and you had a nice overnight stay. So glad you guys got to do that!
When is the baby due?
Ya'll celebrated in fine style. I love all the dog shots. We are a real pair.
Hi Julie~
What a fun parade! Love the old cars, kiddos, and that rocket. My parents have dachsunds.. weiner dogs. I grew up with those dogs. LOVE THEM. Your weekend and trip to SL sound so fun. I love Tai Pan and am so glad St. George has one. Its a fav. store for sure. Have a good night. Hugs, Jenn
Gosh, there is always something fun happening in your part of the world! We don't have parades here but I so wish we did-they look fun!
Hope the rest of your week is just as fun, Julie!
Best wishes,
Natasha.
What a lovely small-town type parade! Pure American! Loved seeing all the happy faces - the dog is adorable! I have two giveaways this month - hope you stop by,
Kathy
How fun and delightful.
Thank you for sharing.
That looks like such a terrific old fashioned parade. Love all the dogs that got to come along. What a beautiful place you live in.
Hi Julie! Oh, you see buffalo daily? That's the neatest thing! Looks like a great little parade! Mr. Precious and I were in the July 4th parade! He drove a little train filled with little kids and we threw beads to the crowds! :)
You are so blessed to live in such a beautiful area! That rock is gorgeous! Glad you had such a wonderful time with your sweetie.
Thanks for popping in to see me as I always appreciate you comments.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Your parade looks a lot more exciting than ours was, LOL!
Another great post, Julie. You know I love the dogs. My favorite picture is Ron lying with your dog. Great shot. You have quite the life, lady! Hugs, Deb =^..^=x5
I will take a small town parade over macy's Thanksgiving parade ANY day!! Small town anything just makes me *smile*!
Julie, the pic of hubby and pup is priceless :)
What a wonderful weekend the two of you shared. xo, misha
Sounds like a fun Fourth! Sometimes it's so nice to just get away with your Sweetheart!
Okay, your parade looks just a little bit less small town than the Sandy one! I love it!!!! :)
We had an amazing 4th too - so glad you enjoyed the weekend! And it is definitely nice that you got to spend quality alone time with your sweetie! Shopping and eating out ... LoVe.
Gotta love small town living in Utah! Great parade. Glad you had a wonderful weekend. Mimi
Julie..thanks for the prayers and the kind words on my dads recovery.
I love the detailed pictures of the parade. This is one of the things I missed back home. We always have the largest parade in S. Tx. With of course horses..tractors..and farm floats also. Walker forgot to take pictures to send to me. But yours could of been his..lol
I'm glad you got to spend some fun time with your honey!!I sure miss my guy! 2 more weeks..then I will see him.
Have a fun week..looking forward to seeing what you found in the stores.
Hugs..Cindy from Rick-Rack and Gingham
Hi Julie,
I'm so glad you had such a happy holiday. With so many children and grands, I know that quality time with your husband is a rarity for you. Nice trip, beautiful surrounding, and beloved pets...you are living the dream! Welcome back.
Oh that looks like a fun weekend I love the cars, dogs and children and even the yawning cat. Great post enjoyed your blog.I love the USA! Hugs
What a fun weekend! If I didn't live in the South, I would surely live where the buffalo roam. Can't wait to see the finds from your shopping trip to SLC.
What a fun good time! Loved all your pictures! Makes me want to be your neighbor! smiles.
What a great parade! I love small town parades with all the local people pitching in and especially all of the kids and horses. All your doggie pictures were great too, people here all take their dogs on these outings too.
Sounds like you had a wonderful time in Salt Lake City. The only time I have been in Utah is when one of our flights touched down there to pick up more people. It was so beautiful looking down on all of the mountains. Very different then here but each part of the country has it's own beauty doesn't it?
Take care and enjoy your summer. We are sweltering here with 90's plus temps! Yikes! That's hot for us!! I keep hosing the horses down and also the barn floor as it keeps it cool in there along with the big ceiling fans. Have to pamper my babies ya know!
Looks like a wonderful weekend!
I love going to small town celebrations. Here we see a lot of tractors in the parades.
We just had a quite day at home.
It does sound like a great weekend for you and your sweetie. He sure does look like he is enjoying his time relaxing.
have a great Wednesday.
What fun!!!! Everyone loves a parade..thank you for sharing the Joys of your day. xoxoxo
So much JOY for kids and grown ups. As for the cute Buffalo, that's a real US mark to us here in Europe.
Have a lovely happy sunny Wednesday in your pretty part of the wide wide world, Julie. xx
Thanks for sharing photos of your wonderful hometown - it is gorgeous! I would love to live where the buffalo roam too :-) How fantastic! A lovely, uplifting post as always Julie ♥
Love your parade pictures! All the old vehicles along with everything else.
XO,
Valerie
Loved seeing all your pictures of the parade..it looks like such a fun day.What a great time you had..just the two of you,lovely lunch then a walk with the dogs and then riding,and a bit of shopping and more eating...all the things we like to do...except the riding..can't do that!
look forward to seeing what you bought!
Bellaboo :0)
What a fun time!!
We missed the parade this year so it's great to see your's.
Those mountains are so beautiful...I would love to stay at the Lodge. Your hometown parade is so much like ours...lots of kids, horses, trucks and cars...and of course fire engines. It's a standing joke that if a home in the Valley catches on fire during the parade, it will burn to the ground because every fire truck in a 25 mile radius is in the parade.
Oh Julie...what a fun filled day...not sure you could jam pack anything else into it...well done dearest...happy day...Rosie
now that sounds like a fun parade!! and I love the photo of your sweetie resting with the dog, just darling...sounds like a wonderful weekend and can't wait to see your new finds!
It's so enjoyable to me to see what life is like where other's live. My list of vacation destinations keeps growing :-).
Your area is so beautiful. The parade looked like great fun. Nice that you and hubby had special time together too.
What a fun day! We went to a small town parade in Heber Arizona. They had the same things in the parade! (I had to look twice, I know you live in Utah, but for a minute, I thought we were at the same parade:))
Hi Julie!
oh your photos just SHOUT
S U M M E R T I M E
so much joy in these photos, Julie!
That 13 year old dog looks great for her age! nice clear eyes!
When I first saw a buffalo up close, I thought, Hmmmm that's where Disney got the idea for the Beast's face and his sound...
How you're keeping cool!
it's in the 90's here!
~Blessings Always~
Maria
What a great 4th for you Julie! It sounded full of fun and scenic photos. I just love your sweet Sammy and Cougar. So cute! I want to give them both a hug. You live in the most gorgeous state I do believe.
Did I tell you I used to live in Utah as a child? My Dad was in the AF. My youngest sister was born at Hill AFB. It was beautiful. I do remember it well.
Have a good week.
~Melissa :)
Hi, Julie,
What a great parade!! I have always loved the Fourth of July and all of the festivities. Aren't we lucky to live in this wonderful country? I am glad you and Ron got to have some time for just the two of you. The countryside there where you live is gorgeous. Sending love and hugs your way, sweet friend~ Vicki
Our parades here look a lot like yours...except we have tractors in ours.
Julie,
What a fabulous day you must have had! Love all the patriotic pictures!
You asked on my blog what a "wristlet" is... Go here to find out. I sell them in my Etsy and I have a description there:
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Love you blog -- it's so colorful and fun!
I love the Fourth of July in a small town...It is how I grew up and it brings back such great memories.....
Hey Julie, I have a question for you..We have been lucky to have the most wonderful elderly couple across the street that we have become friends with and the husband just passed away...I want to bring the family some kind of food but I dont know what to make....any ideas? I am good at feeding my family and holiday dinners but not very good at this kind of thing....I would love your help....here is my email...
melindac61_99@yahoo.com
I know they are very active in the temple, and people will probably bring them food, but I just want them to know I care too........Thanks!!!!!!!
Everything looks so wonderful up your way!
I admire how close your family is,also. You seem to enjoy each other's company so. It is nice to have just sweetie and you time though!
Loved seeing your beautiful pictures.
Have a great day.
Pam
Julie, that sounds like good old fashioned fun. I have to tell you, to be able to jump in the car and go ride your horses, go fishing, or shop at Cabelas would be my husband's absolute dream!
Hello Julie
You live in such a beautiful peaceful place! What a fun parade full of hometown sweetness!
I truly enjoyed looking at all your picutures!
Hugs, Ann
Hey Julie,
Thanks for always popping in and saying your positive and encouraging words. I truly appreciate it! Looks like you had a great 4th of July! Love the little town celebrations. Have a great day! -Suzanne
Julie, YOu are living the American Dream! YOur posts always remind me of a movie! Just incredible!!!! I would love to vacation where you live everyday.
What a great parade. Now this, to me, is living a good life!
What a fun visit, as usual!
Yvonne
Looks like a beautiful and fun time!
Great post!
Love the parade stuff. I didn't get to go to ours.
Have a wonderful week!
It was fun seeing your parade. And I can't believe those buffalo -- so close to you!
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