A good day

A few days ago something spectacular happened. Something that everyone in the valley had been eagerly anticipating with lawn mowers and planting supplies at the ready. The sun made it's triumphant return, with real, honest to goodness warmth along with it. It was awesome. Lily and I spent 1.5 days outside, mowing grass (which was fine until the bag came off the mower and resulted in me being showered in grass clippings and a quick dose of benadryl), digging in sand, planting flowers. We even broke out the BBQ.

We found a tree frog in the lawn, who narrowly escaped the blades of the mower. We relocated him to the creek. He was small, so Lily was very concerned about the whereabouts of his mommy and daddy.

The dogs were outside for so long that they actually stopped running, and relaxed in the cool grass.
I am a true believer in the healing properties of the sun. Mood improves, skin is happy for a dose of good old vitamin D, and we all sleep well from the fresh air and activity.

Today it is back to normal, grey skies and chilly *sigh* . We will anxiously await the return of the golden orb (have you seen cold comfort farm? It's a good one, you should watch it).