So long, February

 

And take this miserable weather with you! That's the white knuckle view of Blewett Pass from the passenger's seat yesterday. But we got an early start, traffic was light and we home in Seattle by 1 pm. Snow on the ground here too, but just the slushy stuff. It looks like a week of monotonous bad weather, with high's in the 40's and lows in the 30's.

The only big disappointment on the drive was the Cle Elum McDonald's was closed. That's a pathetic thing to even admit. It's not that we're crazy about fast food, but there's a clean(ish) restroom for the price of an Egg McMuffin or burger. 

Instead, we had to go inside the big, chaotic grocery store. The parking lot as usual was covered in ice and snow. Shame on Safeway. I once slipped out there and will forever hold a grudge. Yes, there are sit down restaurants along the way, but it's better keeping to the same routine, our other stop being Lone Pine Fruit and Espresso, a world away from McDonald's. 

Just a nice ordinary week coming up here. Despite the cold weather, the forsythia is blooming and bulbs poking up in the garden.