While on our trip this year, I learned that Ponderosa Pines smell sweet. Very sweet. Kinda like vanilla. It's said to come from the resin that the tree produces - a sweet-smelling turpene, that when heated becomes turpentine. (We didn't know this particular fact until Ben tried a bit of the "sap" (resin) and suffered a 3-day-long headache!) You can stick your nose right up to the pine tree's bark and inhale deeply. You won't be disappointed. Unless you're Lainey, who didn't seem all that impressed by our newly-acquired information. Apparently, the older the tree, the more fragrant the smell.
a picture of the Ponderosa's yummy-smelling bark
Walker and I took a walk to the top of the driveway this morning to take a picture of the low-lying clouds. You can see them just below the mountain range.
a slightly better picture of the clouds
a doe visited my parents' neighbor's house this morning
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