Another old wasp nest on the ground

Playing under the big spruce trees

bouillabaisse

snaps

Last day of school picnic at Ava's school

New chalk

Train trip to Talkeetna with Ava's friends

wild morels and spruce tips

harvesting wild nettles

playground

friends

Rosemary with rosemary

Hanging out with the neighbors

Mashing bananas for banana cookies

May Faire at Ava's school

Petting zoo

Flower crowns

horse rides

toy boat construction and deployment

cold mommies

whatever's going on here...

 Mother's Day breakfast making (frittata)

Macarons ("the pink ones") from a bakery after short Mother's Day hike

Planting peas and fava beans on Mother's Day with Ima

Carrying around a very heavy metal statue. I wouldn't let her take it down the slide with her.

We love our neighbors.

Ribs a big hit.

Ice cube.

Not sleepy

Eagle River Nature Center

Obligatory visit to the big hollow cottonwood tree, almost exactly two years after we first visited it.

Windy

Popping old puffballs, releasing clouds of spores