I'm writing this post in my backyard, with birds thrilling, bees humming and temperatures soaring to 80 degrees. The chickens are walking by giving me dirty looks while they are panting through their beaks to cool off. The goats can spy me through the fence and are yelling for me to give them more water.
Summer!!!
Summer!!!
We've taken full advantage of this weather the past few days. On the weekend, a bunch of us wild women descended onto Whidbey Island for our friend's bacherolette party.
I love that we only have to drive about an hour West to get to Puget Sound and find spots like these:
And then, when we drive one hour East, we get to places like this:
Our boys went biking in Oregon with friends, so only Steve, Eva and I were home. A few days ago, we grabbed her best friend and headed over the mountains. On top of Washington Pass, we found a good amount of snow and took full advantage of it.
Snowballs might have been thrown. Feet might have gotten wet in melting tarns. Dogs might have been cuddled in front of a crazy-beautiful-Sound-of -Music-esque backdrop.
We had such a lovely day on the East side. Getting treats at the Cinnamon Twisp Bakery, walking along raging creeks, playing on playgrounds, drinking cider at the Cider House, picking wildflowers, eating a picnic by the river, watching the two girlies frolic in nature...
I'm so happy that Eva has a best friend like that. Although our daughter is homeschooled and her friend isn't, they still get to spend as much time as they can together.
Back home, things are blooming and growing and producing. This week, a couple of film makers will visit our homestead. They used to make movies for National Geographic, so they know their stuff. I'll keep you posted on their project - it sounds like a great one!
I hope you are enjoying the beginning of summer as much as we are!
Back to the patio I go. Flowers are waiting to be smelled after all.
Oh, and I have to plant beans and cucumbers in the garden.
Oh, and I have to plant beans and cucumbers in the garden.
