Update

I've been negligent. I haven't been posting anything to my blog at all - after passing my 3 year blogging anniversary, no less. But it's summer and I've been hot and busy and just not paying attention. So here's an update.

Farmer's markets in the area are just full of wonderful stuff and we have been to our favorite one several times for berries, mostly (although I am a sucker for kettle corn too, I must admit.) Our own tomato plant went nuclear on us and we have had to think of new, and taller, means to prop it up on a weekly basis. The peas that we planted are large and lovely but since I threw away the seed packet in an inappropriate fit of neatness some time ago we don't know what kind of peas they are and hence whether we are supposed to eat the pods too or just the peas, so there they still hang, on the plant, growing for all they're worth. The sunflowers are now about 10 feet tall and blooming like mad.

I discovered today that Squirrel (maybe not the same one as always, but who really knows) has buried corn kernels in the flower pots on the porch and now corn plants are sprouting amid the daisies. I've never actually seen that before - stem and 2 leaves, intact corn kernel, roots... We are still feeding hordes of jays and squirrels and now crows as well. The raccoons have been back a few times too.

We have a new hiking book which is leading us to lots of wonderful little trails near home. Last weekend we headed to a trail on the south side of Snoqualmie Falls where there was purportedly an observation area (with benches - all hikes should end in benches and good views) that looks over the falls and the lodge above it. And it did, sort of. Hiking books never manage to keep up to date on how tall the trees are between the 'viewer' and the 'viewee' though, so the view wasn't so much of the falls as it was of the lodge. Nevertheless - here is just the top of Snoqualmie Falls and the lodge.


We are getting ready for a little trip next week. We realized, a few weeks ago, that we could actually drive over to Montana - to Glacier National Park - in just a day! Who could resist? (We couldn't.) Mark was getting some extra time off, but we won't go anywhere that we have to fly to, or that is too hot, so this seemed to fit the bill. Glaciers would be very good.

So we're off on Sunday for a few days of hiking and picture-taking in one of the most wonderful National Parks - I'm so excited!