A Little Bit of Wisdom

This dual-purpose squatter stands in a yard near the church.  Penthouse for birds, potty below for humans.  Definitely some good planning. 

I felt bad when transferring photos from camera to computer that the picture I took of The Crossing at Fetty's did not appear on my card.  Don't know what happened.  We spent almost as much time at the Crossing as we did sleeping at the Nez Perce Motel.

Yesterday we enjoyed a breakfast without "paper bacon," as the owner referred to what you get at some restaurants. She purchases her bacon in Missoula and asks that it be cut thicker than usual, so when you bite into a piece, you have some tasty chewing to enjoy.  

The motel's for sale, by the way.  Eight very tidy, tastefully rustic units just off the highway across from the Wisdom Community Center. So, if anyone's looking for an opportunity to spend some quality time a bit off the beaten path, there's an opportunity.

We ate dinner at the Crossing, we ate breakfast at the Crossing and we met our friends Susie/Sky and Bill at the Crossing and talked for two hours.   I also enjoyed meeting Heidi who comes from a fourth-generation ranching family.  

Before I spit out the name while telling her about writing the story of a cattle operation which moved from Sandpoint to Dillon, she said "Selkirk Ranch."  Immediately, we struck a chord of familiarity cuz we both knew Gibbs Rehm, who managed the ranch when I did the story back in the early 1970s. 

Heidi was just one of the friendly folks we met in Wisdom.  It was nice to be outsiders and known within half an hour of our arrival.

It was also refreshing when Bill went to find a geocache at the community church, which has a very nice outdoor privy----that's where the cache is.  After spending time at the privy, we walked by the church, Bill went up the steps to a side door and opened it.  

We walked into the church kitchen, which has a restroom off the side.  Bill proceeded to tour the entire church and even left a donation and a note.  The place had a distinctive Presbyterian flavor, so he felt very much at home. 

Amazing this day in age to find a church unlocked. 

Wisdom will remain one of my favorite places on earth.  The scene along the highway is pretty much what one sees for 360 degrees, wide-open cattle country and snow-capped rugged peaks and, of course, Montana's big sky.

Wisdom boasts a population of 100.  It's size does not diminish its class, however.  I actually did some Christmas shopping at the Hook and Horn.  Found some exquisitely beautiful artwork by Carol Hagan of Billings, Mont.  

Bill also learned later that the Huntley's who own the Nez Perce have a son who's a fishing guide on the Big Hole River.  So, he noted necessary information for an upcoming visit back to Wisdom, the motel and the river.  I'm sure he'll spend more time at the Crossing too. 

We enjoyed our little bit of Wisdom, and, as always the experience provided a teaser to go back again. 

Thanks, Wisdom folks for a wonderful experience. 

Now, we're back home and returning to routine----it will be a little different this morning, though, cuz Amos is coming to start the roof over the deck.  My pretty shrubs and posies may take a hit to open the way for posts to hold up the deck, but we'll find a way to make things pretty again.

For now, I'm looking forward to some construction that will lead to a little more pleasure during the winter when the deck isn't covered with five feet of snow for months on end.

Happy Wednesday.