Adventure 406: Stoneybrook Farm/ Filer, Idaho/Post C

It's our guiding truth.

After witnessing early all four seasons yesterday, we were happy to wake up to bright sunny skies. Winter's chill still set its jaw in the crisp, cold air, but the sun was as bright as Christ's promise, and maybe next week when we celebrate his victory over death, he'll bring warmth of both our hearts and the weather. In the meantime, we had a wonderful day. We celebrated Palm Sunday this morning at the Filer Mennonite church, shared a scrumptious noon meal with the Hooley's afterward, and for a treat, we all went down to experience the majesty of Shoshone Falls with the water crashing over the rocks at over 16,000 cubic feet per second. We admired the water, the canyon, savored the rainbow, and all around enjoyed each other's company, which included Gary, Loey, Andy, and Sarah Hooley; Tom and Patty Losser, and Judy and me. We joined several hundred (Enough to fill the parking lots) people who had a similar interest in witnessing Mother Nature's spectacle. The only downside occurred when I stepped on the muddy slope and landed so hard on my elbow that I may have re-injured my shoulder. I'll know more in the morning, but right now I can't lift my left arm to shoulder height, nor can I reach back to take my wallet out of my pocket. So it goes. Not to be deterred by injury, Tom Losser cooked us up some of his home grown popcorn, and we babbled the evening away in an almost unheard of way: talk, shared ideas, listening to each other, laughter, jokes, tales, experiences. No one had a head buried into a screen; no technology invaded the space; not a commercial was  witnessed; not a text was transmitted; not an e-mail was sent. It was as it was and as it must have been back in the day. I found it exhilarating. We even read and discussed an O Henry story. Imagine that, actually decoding words from a page, expressing them out loud, and discussing their meaning. In short, it was fun. And despite my own quite sore shoulder socket, I'm still her to tell you that life is good, especially today.

 Sarah, showing off her latest batch of home made Colby cheese.

 Patty and Sarah as we gathered the group for our tour of the falls.

 Andy and Archie, but Archie had to stay home.

 Gary and Tom, our tour guides, planning what to show us next.

 Though the falls are barely visible, the rainbow pointed the way.

 Sarah and Judy, just talking.

 Tom and Patty showing us the next, more spectacular view of the falls.

 Gary and Loey Hooley, who have once again made us feel welcome.

 Shoshone Falls in all its glory. That smudge in the middle is mist rising from the crashing water.

 Loey and Sarah (Mother/daughter) sharing a moment of wonder together.

 Our shadows become long memories of good times shared.

 Patty shared this 8 lb. chicken with us. Wow!

Tom, sizzling up a few batches of his gourmet popcorn.