"Come live with me and be my love,/ And we will all the pleasures prove,/ That valleys, groves, hills and fields,/ Woods or steepy mountains yields." --Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593)

Sunday, May 22, 2011

May has come and gone...

There are five more days of school left for me, which means May has come and gone in a blink this year. I am counting the papers left to grade (25 final essays) until summer break, and we are finally starting to see spring as the fields and lawn turn green and the trees get their leaves. I even planted a few seeds for the garden today (which means I probably jinxed myself for snow next weekend). Nate had successful spring turkey hunting: getting two bird in South Dakota and two in Montana.

We decided to try a trail behind bike for Claire this year as a means of opening another family recreation opportunity. On our inaugural outing today, Claire made 4 miles! The rivers are pretty high and muddy because of record high snow pack this year, so we might be biking more than fishing or canoeing this early summer.
We spent a wet hour at the Bozeman Watershed Festival on Saturday. Claire was able to test her new rainshell there, and the wet, muddy conditions meant no crowds!

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