The good thing about having dogs....

is that every night they makes you take them out for a walk.

And, if one's a lab, he'll stand and wait for you to climb the hill.
And find for you neat animals to see...like rabbits and deer and even a few elk.
(We just have to teach the him not to chase.)

But, if you happen to be at the right place at the right time, the views can suddenly surprise you.

For a second you'd think Autumn has begun.

Then realize it's just the fortuitous reflection of the setting sun, upon the non-shaded evergreen pines.

And when you see the setting sun as you make it home, 

it makes you take out your I-phone and snap a few.