Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Spring in PNW

It's been the coldest spring on record in the Pacific NW since the 1950s...I got really lucky, huh? Not that the winter wasn't tough enough --- which probably broke some record of the most amount of rain or something --- now I get an awesome spring (note hint of sarcasm).

However, daylight savings has been a lifesaver and it is complete and utter awesomeness to experience sunlight still at 8pm at night. I'm excited to see some sunsets in the coming weeks since they're pretty spectacular here. Besides my work being sporadic and not 40hrs/wk these days, I've been heavily involved in volunteering in my free time. A lot of science center action, but also one of the local dance studios is hosting an art/fashion event that I'm helping with and then I've been doing volunteering with the Department of Fish & Wildlife, good opportunity to network, no?

Let's just say, I keep busy when I'm not working, and so much that I hardly have been getting enough sleep... Volunteering is very rewarding but I was also housesitting, and hosting people over for dinners and making food for my friend and her new baby and birthdays and...the list goes on....I just wanted someone to do something for me and take care of me cause I just felt like give, give, give, give, give....but karma, right?

Last week I was still in denial about job hunting and having to go back to that grindstone. I've had a productive Monday though and my resume is now updated and ready for field work applications. I just need to decide on which jobs to apply to first and create cover letters. In the meantime, I've taken some photos of spring in the area...it's no east coast spring, pretty chilly and the flowers and tree buds are barely popping out and here we are mid-April...but I'll take the slightly warmer temps!



Right near the Hood Canal bridge - I did a clam seeding here


PT view from the ferry, Chetzmoka


Cool barn at Tarboo Wildlife Reserve, where I participated in a amphibian workshop



Todd (bending down in foreground) and I hit some balls at the driving range to celebrate his 54th b-day, fun!

2 comments:

Johnny Fortune said...

Hang in there for the warmer weather and better times. Great pics as usual.

allie said...

wow, golf?? i'll have to tell erik--he'll be impressed!
can't wait to see you next WEEK!! ahhh!!!!!