LOOK WHAT THE EASTER BUNNY LEFT!

Mom's been priming the kid for a couple of weeks now, to the point where, when she saw a real bunny in the yard the other day she screamed "He's bringing eggs". It was a rainy Easter Sunday today, but that didn't stop us from enjoying the hunt.


"Bunny poop (really), he must've been here!"


On the hunt...


Even a little sugar is too much!


A masterpiece!

DOG MOUNTAIN HIKE

So... It started with a suggestion... now it's become more like a quest. One of my co-workers suggested we try to do two hikes per month this summer/fall season for a kind of "summit series". Sounds good, right? Getting everyone to each of the hikes might be difficult with schedules being what they are, but we're going to try.

Hike #1 was Dog Mountain in the Columbia River Gorge. As is typical this time of year, the weather was cloudy and gray, but not rainy. As much as I like the few months of sun we get here, I've also grown to like this misty, mysterious shroud of clouds. At times it hides all traces of civilization, and i't easy to imagine yourself much more remote and isolated than you actually are. And then it clears, for a few seconds, maybe a few minutes, and then disappears again. Love that.



Think the wind blows here?


Ego busted. This "young" lady (60's) has hiked this 12 times this year alone... we couldn't catch her.

IS IT SPRINGTIME YET?

As usual, our Spring and Winter are not sure whose turn it is. We have a day of decent weather, followed by snow, or sleet, or... yeah, rain... But occasionally we've been able to get out of the house and enjoy some time outdoors.

THIS IS PRICELESS

















YOUNG ONES AT SPRINGTIME












I AIN'T AS GOOD AS I ONCE WAS.....

APRIL FOOL'S

Give a two year old an old film camera with a half roll of unknown pictures on it.

Show her how to use it, and turn her loose for about five minutes.

Develop those pictures and see if any showed artistic promise.

With some creative cropping, Priceless...