Socially distanced mom hike 1 (Rainbow Peak)

Rosemary's illustrated writing exercise (IWE) 1-2. #2 refers to her "experiment" in which a dishsoap-covered finger dispersed black pepper floating in a shallow bowl of water.

Family hike, backside of Flattop Mountain.

Looking across Powerline Trail valley toward Hidden Lake and Ship Creek Pass, where we have backpacked several times.

Spot the small child at the edge of the mountaintop.

Hike in Bird Creek

Windy Point again.

 Administering "school" to the stuffies.

Windy Point yet again.

Crazy static hair, neighbor's trampoline. We've adopted magical thinking about kids playing outside in our cul-de-sac.

Garden starts before hardening off.

 Producing mother's day cards.

Socially distanced mom hike 2 (Bird Ridge)

Rosemary's IWE 3

Blocks, etc., have come upstairs.

Outside with a neighbor buddy

Sampling fresh birch sap tapped from a friend's tree before we reduced it into a carmelized syrup

Sharing a chicken with visitors

reduced birch sap--the pot had been nearly full