March 21

We are planting trees in an underserved area of the city today – Craiggy and I. I am trying to volunteer on a community project twice a quarter this year – up from once a quarter last year. I am excited about the physical labor and also dreading the effing pollen, which is already making the entire inside of my head itch. I’m this close to putting a bottle brush down my ear canal.

Ah the springtime weather, though – what a gorgeous day it is each day. Pollen be damned, I fling the windows and doors open. In the mornings, we light the gas fire, which the dogs love. Twyla has no dignity – these pics were taken on different days.