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Summer seems to finally be here in the Pacific NorthWest, so we got out and played in it!
The beaches are hot, and the water is starting to warm up.
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Besides, the kids have a warm dog to keep them company while sleeping on the trampoline.
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The berries really are doing well with the new wire and posts.
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It was literally overnight - one day they were there cheeping and peeking out... the next day nothing.
Alot of them flying around and eating bugs, though.
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We've started piling grass and stuff around the base of the plants.
It is a good time of year. Still not as much sun as we'd hoped for, but it gets warm and any sun is good.