Lately, the mornings have been just a tad bit cooler, and the grass touched with gold instead of green. Fall is coming, and we can feel it in the air. Last week marked the final week of family vacation times for the summer. The kids are heading back to school, and the ranch has made the transition now to adult-only vacation weeks. It’s always a bittersweet time of year. A group of our key players from the summer season have headed back to college, and that always makes for a lot of teary goodbyes. The ranch is not only more quiet with their departure, but also the sound of giggling children has gone away. What a classic sound of summer, and one we love to hear. But, with those shifts, we also welcome the start of our fall season. The adult-only weeks are a blast. Monday night was evidence of the fun to come with a rowdy (the good kind of rowdy) group of guests laughing and joking over dinner before moving into the Great room to play guitar, sing, and hang out with each other. With these weeks, we also welcome cool weather, changing aspens, and the coming days of rounding of cows. Those are some fun times– riding through the mountains as the leaves change from green to yellow to gold, red, and orange. The air is crisp and more colorful than any time of the year. For most of us here, this is our favorite time of the year.
Many of you are transitioning with children heading back to school, and we wish you all the best as you shift over from lazy summer days to organized sports, homework, tests, and early mornings. Those of you without kids, we hope you’re finding a way to soak up the change of the seasons. And, for those of you who live where the shift isn’t noticeable, come see us! We’ll gladly share this amazing transition with you!