Spring Break 2009 (cont.)

I have been so busy this spring break romping around the city and having fun, but today was so great that it was actually worth writing home about. It very nearly was the perfect day.

I woke up this morning, slapped on my running shoes, and proceeded to do a little 5.6 mile jaunt around Magnuson Park. It was purely splendid. The sun was cresting over the cascades, the birds singing, and the day was looking to be a good one.

Upon returning, I had a lazy Sunday morning with a tall cup of coffee and a pair of puff ball felines.


After that, it was time to dust off the old Fuji. It needed some fine tuning, a little tweaking here and there, but was basically in stupendous riding condition. Lets here it for a bike that just won't quit.


















Come midmorning, I rendezvoused with Jeff on the UW campus for a little cross city trek. We set out for Seward Park in south Seattle. The sun was burning brightly and it seemed as if every rider we passed had a huge smile on their face. It must be spring...


As Jeff and I traveled through neighborhood after neighborhood, we found ourselves distracted in the place where I have never set foot... the Mt. Baker neighborhood. I was enamored. This was a charming little community of people taking full advantage of a beautiful spring day.









Uh-oh, whats that over there? Could it be...? Maybe...? O-M-G. We, like, um, totally have to try this!

Wow. So, I am pretty sure that this little zip line was installed in the children's playground prior to having established playground safety regulations implemented this far west. Yeah Seattle! This is perfect for those of us who just never grew up!












I think Jeff might need a second before we hop back on the bikes...feeling dizzy son?


After all the shenanigans, we finally made it to Seward Park. We came...we saw...we rode back...


That ride was quite splendid indeed. I anticipate that I will be making that trek again sometime in the very near future.

March 29, 2009. It seems that the garden is very nearly up and running. Just a few last things before we actually put some seeds in the ground. I spy with my little eye...a hummingbird! It seems the resident hummy is back in his usual perch observing things from afar. Here's Sarah showing off our finished work for the day. That is one good looking plot!












But with the spring sun out on a Seattle weekend day, it would be a crime to head back home. Sarah and I agreed that an unauthorized preview of the work being done at Magnuson Park would be a fun adventure. Check out the new wetlands restoration project that's nearly completed!




I finished the day with a gourmet, home-cooked pizza and a side of cracked pepper asparagus. Every single aspect about the day was simply divine. I think that having this perfect day in my sails will help propel me to the finish line of physical therapy school. Three more months!!! My goodness, no matter how I look at it, I see that I am so fortunate on so many levels. Well, I guess its easy to see things this way after having a day like mine...however, ask me about my fortunes at the end of a long work week. One might not get the same response...

Well, this has been spring break 2009!!! 

Thanks for dropping in and I bid thee adieu.