SPRINGTIME WITH NEIGHBORS
March 2012
SPRING FEVER
Cute little Kome, Jason and Haruka’s grey kitty, shows of the rice-shaped spot on her throat as she decides she’s had enough of Amy’s arms. Kome is the Japanese word for rice. The beautiful March weather made it difficult to stay inside the house. Amy, Garth, Molly, Shane, Jason and Haruka were of the same mind so on this day we all headed off into the woods.
THE NEW HOUSE NEXT DOOR
Progress is happening! Lyle and Tami plan to move into their new home by the diving pond in the Fall. Shane points to something, Bob ponders the construction and Jason walks the thin path from the pylons.
POLEHENGE
What is now I-beams and telephone poles will someday be a deck and we’re all looking forward to watching someone dive into the water from it.
SITTING AROUND
Jason enjoys a one seater stump. Haruka and her friend Asami sit next to the clay encrusted root ball of a fallen giant.
SPECTACULAR!
The sky really was this blue and this was only one blue-sky day of many in March. No polarizing filter, no photo shopping – just blue, blue, blue!
SHAPE AND TEXTURE
The woods are always fascinating, full of color, shape and texture. Jason is framed by the splayed weathered roots of a former forest sentinel. We all admired the delicate interplay of mushroom, moss and lichen in this little patch of green.
FIRST POTLUCK AT TAMI AND LYLE’S NEW HOME
Matt proposed brunch with mutual friend Frankie who was down from DC for a couple of days and Lyle offered to host it on the foundation of the new house. He drove down with tables and chairs in the red dodge, his work horse of a truck that Camille affectionately calls “Ruby.”
THE SET UP
Dana, Lyle, Frankie and Matt set up the breakfast nook atop the foundation.
EGGS ON THE WAY
Tami and Dana brought flowers and eggs from the house. In her scramble, Tami tripped and scraped her knee!
CINNAMON BUNS!
Arlo baked and delivered a platter of sweet, steaming cinnamon buns!
GOOD TIMES
What a great way to spend some quality time with Frankie, Tami and Lyle and Matt and Dana!