Happy Easter

Scott and I love spring here in Seattle ... the rains lessen, the sun is out now more than not, everything starts coming back to life ... there are apple and plum trees blooming (the cherry trees are pretty much done), tulips opening, our gargantuan lilac tree is starting to bloom. It's just such a great feeling to be able to open the windows and get some fresh air again.



A few pics from the yard (taken on Friday when it was sunny and 79 DEGREES:

Our Black Tulip Magnolia that we planted last year - we love the color of the flowers and can't wait until it gets bigger ...

One of our camellias ... it's never bloomed this much, probably because until a year ago our yard was infested/shaded with holly trees ...

Bleeding Heart coming up everywhere ...

Stoli the Wonder Dog sitting near the pond ... she gets the funniest looks on her face ...

Looking towards the pond and the big upright Japanese Maple with its cool dark-red leaves ...

The biggest of our koi in the pond - these are at least 18 inches long and have over-wintered pretty well! Hopefully they're a male-female pair and will produce baby koi this year. Of course, if they're both the same gender and decide they want to be together, we'll love them just the same ...

We had a FANTASTIC dinner last night with our friends for Scott's birthday, and when we came home Kali was all bouncing around and eating and drinking water, so we're relieved that she's recovering so well. Today, Scott and I are hanging around the house relaxing, will hopefully spend a little time in the yard, listening to our Sunday NPR programs, and I'll make a big dinner later on (not totally sure yet what it will be).

Have a Happy Easter!