Spring along the river

 

I'm watching the deer chase each around the frosty yard this morning-- they're feeling frisky. There's still snow on the hilltops around town, but down here the grass and shrubs are just starting to green up. 

It shouldn't come as a surprise each spring, but somehow always does, when the immense piles of dirty snow disappear like magic, and nature emerges from underneath as good as new. 

It actually rained yesterday, probably because I just had all the windows cleaned. Ha. I talked to a landscaper who will get our irrigation system running in May, also bring in new gravel for the driveway. 

Eric's company is in high demand for big projects in the Valley, so I feel really lucky he has time for our little job. He is the dad of Maya's best friend and also the son-in-law of my good friend Karen who lives just down the street. So I did some name-dropping to get him over. You won’t get much done here without a local connection. 

Are you wondering are there plans for a real flower or vegetable garden? No, plenty of that work in Seattle. Keeping up the deer playground and a wild bit by the river is more than enough.

 And here comes the sun...