It's spring in Seattle, which means many wonderful things - gardens bursting forth in preternatural shades of green, blossoms erupting in every nook and cranny, the scent of lilac permeating a sunny morning.
However, this time of year also brings some less pastoral moments: the emergence of roaming raccoons from the lingering night, which now departs earlier each day...
All of which is to say, we had a visitation this morning from an impressive specimen of the raccoon clan of Seattle, one who was clearly craving chicken fried steak for breakfast - thankfully, all he got was a fistful of tail feathers from poor Leota.
It was quite the Mutual of Omaha's Wildlife Kingdom morning, I think Bob took it harder than the chickens - but he bravely chased off this intruder with the garden hose and a blue streak that surely woke our neighbors.
As you can see, I've been rather silent thus far in 201o but all is well in the PNW. We've been working hard, but delighting in the arrival of spring. This weekend we'll try our hand at digging some razor clams out on the WA coast, looking forward to the change of scenery and a little fun on the beach!
Our Netflix choices of late have included Pirate Radio (a fun romp, Philip Seymour Hoffman is always a treat), An Education (good, but so uncomfortable!), and many discs from Spectacle: With Elvis Costello (love, love, love this show - Elvis is a sweet and thoughtful host, and interviews a terrific array of great musicians: RECOMMENDED! Tonight we are watching him interview Renee Fleming)... Highlights from the past couple of months include Where the Wild Things Are, Crazyheart, Coco Before Chanel, This is It, 9 (the animated sci-fi film, not the Fellini musical - which we haven't seen yet).
Hope this finds you all well...more soon!
c
