Sure signs of Spring

We’re having an inversion here. An inversion, in case you don’t know, happens when the cold air is trapped below the warm air. In other words, it’s colder here on the valley floor than it is up on Mt. Hood – and that’s just not right by anyone’s standard. It’s hard to complain too much, though, since an inversion usually means we actually get to see the sun during the winter months. If you’ve ever been to the Pacific Northwest in the winter, you’ll understand that our skies are pretty gray. So having sun for a full week is almost as good as a tropical vacation in January. Well, okay, so maybe not that good or even close but it is still pretty nice. Or maybe I should clarify that a bit; it was nice on the west side of Vancouver where we live. The Columbia River Gorge areas and some of the eastern sections of Portland and Clark County were howling with winds to 50mph and over. Trees were blown down and many people lost power for hours and days at a time. That’s one reason we don’t on that side of town; we had our share of wind when we lived in ND. We took advantage of the nice weather on Sunday by: 1) taking Charli to the fetchin’ fields in the morning; 2) taking Charli for a 3-mile walk in the afternoon (we saw the first flowers of Spring popping through the ground in one yard); 3) taking Charli for a ride (can you guess where?); and 4) taking a nap with Charli in the late afternoon with the sun shining down on us. Man, you can’t beat that! (And yes, Charli was pretty happy about it, too.) So, you’re asking yourself, where did they go on that drive? No-brainer …it was the first trip of the year to the Dairy Queen for that first Peanut Buster Parfait of the season. And oh my, it was good! Keep thinking Spring – it’ll be here soon!