Lots goin' on back there

I know I speak for many when I say I am looking forward to getting back on the trails once the time is right at least.  The pavement just isn't the same.  That or I am getting old.

Or both, heck anymore I think I forgot which one is happening first.

The stay at home thing has been a challenge to stay active as well when doing our part but we committed to walking daily.  So far we are way above the miles I anticipated ad even though we have lived in the area for years, it still makes me laugh to see the new things we find daily.  There is also a whole lot of people who even though are not walking, they are outside cleaning yards, washing cars etc and most if not all of them have been extremely friendly.

Guess this hibernation thing isn't completely bad, right?

Not much to see yesterday amidst the sun, wind and rain but a rainbow shown down on us late in the day.

Hoping that is a sign.............

I am shamelessly stealing Lazy Boots ' idea of posting 4 photos from hikes/ locations in Washington that have meant something special to me and my family.  I've been reflecting a lot lately on places I've been and things I've seen; trying to take this time to actually catch up on the Trail Journal I try to keep on my travels (which tends to have lots of information on the planning side of things, not as much on the after the trip follow up side).  We really are incredibly fortunate to live in an area that is not only gorgeous but that has such a phenomenal community of hikers and environmental supporters.  Thank you to everyone who puts in the time, effort, money, supplies, etc to make this area such a great one!!

Walked the lush green trail near the house today with my husband and dog. So many beautiful flowers blooming right now. The flowers are perfect since I’m testing out a new camera. I expected mud on the trail since it rained all week but the trail had no mud. 
Beautiful day to be outside 

Our backyard consists of a garden in front of our house and a back garden: our backyard.  When we moved into our new house, decades ago, it had grass in the front garden and back garden and a brand new house.  We moved to it from just a few blocks away, with a rental van and a group of our hiking friends.  Before we sold that house, we marked all the trees and shrubs we planned to dig up and plant at the new house.  After we moved into our new house, the new owners of our old house asked why we did not take any plants or shrubs to our new house:  they saw no gaps in the garden!  The builder of our new house was amused that no sooner did he have grass rolled out on our property that we dug up much of it to plant the stuff we brought from the old house.  I like to take photos of flowers so we have lots.   See my link to photos in the full report section below.