July
A long, HOT month!
There was barely any relief from 90 degree temps and wind. The last day of the month brought a wildfire quite close to where we live, which is now raging past 2400 acres, and still burning.
Aside from being hot, July also brought an incredible 4th of July Fireworks Show to Idaho Falls, a huge car show & drag racing exhibition to our town of Rigby, a nice visit with my parents, and lots of home projects ~ we’re now nearly experts in electrical and sprinkler systems ;-)
We also enjoyed lots of pretty sunsets, exciting new bird visitors to our yard, and practicing some photography with my new flash.
August is almost always hotter, so hopefully Mother Nature will provide some relief in the month ahead as we wind down summer and head towards fall.
Please enjoy the month of July in pictures ~ click on images to enlarge.
A nice moose along the Snake River near Heise (sadly this is now where a wildfire is burning as of 7/31/2026)
The Tetons as seen from Highway 33
A gorgeous overlook!
Enjoyed seeing my parents over the 4th of July!
Lots of pretty sunsets in July
Our neighbors have some gorgeous horses!
A pretty palomino at sunset
This guy put all these flags along his fence for both Flag Day and the 4th of July
We enjoyed the 4th of July parade - a really huge deal in Idaho Falls!
Look at the size of that drone!
Even Bigfoot made an appearance!
Tried out Reed's Dairy on the 4th and enjoyed their Red, White, and Blue ice cream cone
Don and I celebrate our 1st Wedding Anniversary on 7/7!
Part of the awesome fireworks show!
It's been fun having several Praying Mantis in the garden - both tan and green
My latest bread loaf - click on the image to go to the recipe!
Rigby has an annual car show/drag race in town, this event is a huge deal!
Another nice Chevelle at the car show
Really liked the purple on this car!
Lamborghini!
We also went to the Truck and Tractor Pull, some impressive machines!
Another stunning July sunset
Fledging day for our American Robins - they have attempted 5 nests, and this one finally worked
Thinking about joining their sibling that already jumped
Daisy dog
Photographing the 240sx and practicing with a new flash for my camera
Looking towards Heise - which is all on fire now as of 7/31/26
An exciting yard visitor - a Western Tanager!
Another evening walk and a nice sunset
This sunset was the next day and it was very smoky from neighboring fires
July also brought home projects - we lost power to our shop so had to get a new line put in from the house - now our sprinkler system needs repair and we had no idea how many big rocks were in our soil!
An impressive sunset
I captured this lightning as a still from a video I was recording - a little close for comfort!
A sweet Northern Yellow Warbler visiting our yard
The House Finch wanted to check out the visitor, too!
One of our sunflowers in the garden - planted by the birds - haha, they are better gardeners than I am
Sunset on 7/31/26
A look at 2 of the American Robin siblings that have survived this long - parents are still feeding them intermittently
The Big Rock Fire - burning through Heise, ID, just about 7 miles away from our home. As of 8/1/26, the fire has grown to 2400 acres.
The finale of the July 4th Fireworks celebrating America’s 250th birthday!