I am not sure what is the most frightful: the upcoming election, the pandemic, jack-o’-lanterns, or six inches of snow in October.

Cultured Montanans. Yeah, it’s a thing.

The cold is driving us back indoors to our streamed concert series season. Last evening, we enjoyed watching the Missoula Symphony perform outdoors on a local ranch. Our daughter, formerly a flutist with the symphony, is now one of their directors. And, her husband is the symphony’s first trumpet.

Our good friend, Jere (red sweater), brought us to our first “apple press.”

And up until now, I always thought apple juice came from a spigot in an apple tree’s trunk.