Kelton And His Elk

Our grandson, Kelton is three years old now. He still loves to run out into the field when the elk are visiting, which is pretty much a daily occurrence. He doesn't seem frightened by them at all.

The first time he did this we managed just a few shots at dusk. You can see them here. Lately, he just runs out there and then off to his next three-year-old adventure. This evening it was he and his grandfather walking (running, mostly) out to get the mail and shut the gate for the night.

We moved here when Kelton's father, Jesse was just turning four, so not much older. It was the wildlife and seclusion and lack of traffic, among other things that attracted us. We're ever so happy to see Jesse and Jennifer able to raise their two kids here as well. There's something special about what has become known as The Orchard Compound in Hobart, WA.

BTW, that fenced off area is our humble pumpkin patch. We wall it off to keep the elk and other critters out of there.