positive thinking

I've been trying, and failing, not to whine about our elusive spring here along the beautiful Snake River. Lady Springtime shows her pretty face and bats her eyelashes for two or three days, then whisks herself away behind the grouchy clouds of Mother Nature's skirts. And really, I've had enough of weather's teasing and taunting, and plenty of wintery suffering to last me a very long time. School is out in 2 more weeks, and it just doesn't feel possible.

So I'm making wishful lists of warm weather to-dos and to-sees and to-eats and to-remembers for the approaching warm weeks. I dare not waste a single moment of golden warm happiness, should it ever arrive.

the beach, any beach, with sand and lapping waves, seashells and little hermit crabs. bonfire a bonus.
baseball in the back yard
small-town baseball games
jackson hole
The Gift of the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
little hikes in Grand Teton
homemade berry jam
a camp-out, with tin-foil dinner and banana boats, even if it has to be in our yard
a road trip
boating on the Puget Sound
Hawaii by James Michener
the park. often.
little feet in the grass, little fingers catching lady bugs, little mouths sticky with watermelon
evening breezes through the open windows
veggies from my garden
homemade ice cream
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
a sunflower bouquet
swimming pools
bike rides
burgers & corn on the cob out back with friends
letting Piglet stay up past bedtime because it's lovely outside
lemonade on the front porch