There has been much Eastering going on. Family gatherings, hiking the slopes, picnics for the brave wearing jackets, dying of eggs to be hidden then hunted. Some of our residents have eggs naturally colored due to the various breeds of chickens in their flocks. The result is eggs of various shads of tan, pink, green, blue, even some speckled.
Johnny and Jeannine Iverson enjoyed a pre-Easter visit from their daughter, Rebekah Jones of Washougal, WA. They tackled several spring projects during those days, including some holiday traditions. Two other daughters have spent some time here lately. Cherie Shillig comes from Virginia and Teresa Russon from Colorado. Each one has pet projects to assist their parents.
Kent and Tammy Beardall were able to gather part of their family and soak up feelings of spring. Nicole and Nathan Denny celebrated their daughter’s birthday and it was a plus to have cousins to share it. Michelle Wall and her children of Grand Junction, CO, joined in the fracas. Many of the plans each day were aimed at the younger set: merry-go-rounds, zoo visits, lots of sunshine. Just keeping up with the kids was a bonus activity.
With the arrival of some dry, warmer days the field work for our farmers has begun. When the ground is stirred up with plowing or harrowing a flock of seagulls follows the equipment, eager for any tidbits that rise to the top. Since Mink Creek is not located near a large water source they must come a fair distance. Perhaps these are from Bear Lake and their scouts reported the bird’s-eye view, west of the dividing mountains.
Canadian geese are making a prolonged stopover at the Mink Creek ponds. The sandhill cranes have moved back in for a summer’s lodging. Each have their own voices and one can hear them up and down our valley. Things are starting to green-up---especially at ground level. A less welcome sign of spring is that of the slumbering box elder bugs waking, an annoying fact of life in this part of the country.
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