Montana is known as Big Sky Country. But my ranch in Idaho sits next to the Continental Divide with Montana on the other side. So we get a lot of Big Skies too.
The sunsets quickly change from golden to fire before setting on the mountain horizon.
When it rains, sometimes one can see double or triple rainbows.
On the northern tip of Door County on the Peninsula in Wisconsin, in Lake Michigan, is Washington Island.
One has to ferry to the island.
There is a great and continuous history of fishing up here.
While beautiful now, quite cold and harsh come winter.
Actually, the recipe is a cake. But it makes perfect muffins. Especially because it's a dense and sturdy and moist cake filled with grated zucchini, lots of cocoa, and both butter and oil and eggs. Plus buttermilk gives it that muffin-like texture and crumb.
The muffins are perfect for this time of year with zucchini is at its peak and grows like crazy (like the giant zucchini behind the muffins).
I made lace jelly this week after picking the Queen Anne's Lace at my parent's farm in Wisconsin.
It's really fun to make foraged wildflower jellies. Just be very positive in identifying Queen Anne's Lace because it can be mistaken for Poison Hemlock, which is fatally poisonous. There are many sources to help one identify the safe Queen Anne's Lace plant.
I got the jars at Walmart and they are cute little jars with a jewel-cut textured side. I plan to give some away this fall or for Christmas gifts.
