O-ba-ma! O-ba-ma!

Played hooky from work and went over to the Obama Rally across the street. Here's the photographic evidence.

Only 2 weeks to go!

Library Bliss

Stopped by our local public library to browse for some Montana-themed books for a bit of destination reading. Unfortunately, and perhaps logically, most of the books set in Montana are Westerns, not my favorite genre. So I skipped past those and figured that a visit to the Bozeman Public Library would fulfill my need to intersect place and literature.

The bliss part happened when I was steaming through the books on CD section and noticed "Barr" on a call number label. It was Nevada Barr's new book, Winter Study. Even better, Barbara Rosenblatt continues to narrate the books as the voice of park ranger Anna Pigeon. Barbara is the voice of Anna; when she narrates outside of this series, it's difficult and confusing to hear her voice as another character. I'm finishing up with Bill Bryson's trek through the Appalachian Trail in A Walk in the Woods, and eagerly anticipating Anna's new adventure.

(A huge thanks to SueP for introducing me to the writings of Nevada Barr.)

Montana or Bust!

We're heading up to Bozeman, Montana in the next few weeks, with side trips to Yellowstone. I've never seen Old Faithful and am super excited. Other activities on the very loose schedule are horseback riding for me and fly fishing for Jason. Otherwise, we're going to sleep in and admire the mountains from our rental cabin. After a very busy summer, this will give us the chance to reconnect and relax. The only drawback about the trip is that Bandito can't join us, and so will have to wait another few months to experience colder weather. We'll post some pictures (maybe of wildlife, I hope?) once we return. Until then, westward ho!

Love,
M.