After a long wet winter, it's finally beginning to feel like spring! It rained almost every day this week, but most days, there were at least a few hours of sunshine. The rhubarb in my parents backyard has finally started to sprout, a promise of rhubarb pie in the near future. Skunk cabbage is blooming, and while I have yet to see any, I've heard the trillium is too. Even so, our March Alpine Trails Book Club hike on Saturday was surprisingly wintry. On a trail a little over 2000' above sea level, we wound up in an unexpected snowstorm. While the cold, damp weather made our 7 mile hike one of the quickest in book club history, the storm made for some magical conditions along the trail. Once again, winter seems reluctant to leave Puget Sound!
Favorite signs of spring #1: Rhubarb sprouting in my parents backyard
Favorite signs of spring #2: skunk cabbage - sunny and oh so stinky
Made a giant batch of lentils for lunch, and topped with a poached egg. Everything is better with a poached egg!
Pea risotto with leftover salmon thrown in turned out to be a new favorite!
Date night at an Italian restaurant with lovely ambiance and even lovelier food
The tiniest little grape hayacinth
