Spring has finally arrived. I think. Not today, today is gray and damp and could very well be November. But. It was here, the sun, turning Seattle into an entirely different city; a shiny city full of people who own t-shirts and shorts and do things like smile. When the sun finally came, I swear, a darkness lifted not just from the city but from every single Seattleite’s soul. We are better people in the sunshine. We sing along in the car and take on big hikes in the afternoon, we go to the beach (which we all forgot even existed in our lake- and sea-bound town) and bask in the still not-so-warm but we’ll-take-what-we-can-get-warm-enough sunlight. We stop needing to eat scones and muffins to distract ourselves from the gloom. We start coming back to life. Spring, thank God!
Mt. Si Hike with Madeline:
4 miles, 4,000 ft = many many snacks.
Dear Madeline.
Rainier view, hiker chicks’ reward.
Madison Beach with Logie:
Sweet Log.
Cheap Uwajimaya deli sushi. I eat so much of this, statistically I am bound to get horrible food poisoning one day. But, till then, who cares!
And we pray, not for new
earth or heaven, but to be quiet
in heart, and in eye clear.
What we need is here.
Wendell Berry (my man)
(Turkey post soon! Grilled anchovies. Doner kebabs. Unidentified lamb bits.)
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