While up at work, Dave sent this lovely photo of a get together with our dear friends Colin, Emily, Delta and Sean and Emily's house. What a gorgeous photo to receive!
I left work early in late May to go fly to Reno and be with my parents after Mom received some bad medical news. Dad is wearing a new Eni hat I got at work and he looks amazing in all of them so he usually gets them all.
Mom and I walked around the pond.
Springtime in Reno has nice temperatures and beautiful views with snowy mountaintops.
A beautiful white orchid plant that Dave bought for Mom.
We went to Galena Park for a nice forest walk amidst the Ponderosa pine trees.
It's one of my favorite walks as it reminds me of McCall and our state park in town.
My parents are always happy to get out for an excursion.
Dave found this flowered pathway in their neighborhood just a couple minute drive away.
It was awesome to find a new spot to enjoy.
View of the mountains near the end of the trail.
End of trail photo.
We took them to Sand Harbor at Lake Tahoe, but first to a viewpoint right before the State Park.
A beautiful (and free) spot to park, use the facilities and enjoy the views.
Scenic view before Sand Harbor.
We have pictures here when Tibor and I were young near these rocks.
A lovely spring outing.
Dave always gets in.
At Sand Harbor State Park we sat on towels and enjoyed the views and peace.
Sand Harbor S.P., Lake Tahoe
Dave and my parents on the beach.
On the way home, we ate at B.J.'s Brewery & Restaurant in Reno (close to the road to/from Tahoe).
They have nice beers and pizza, and it had been years since we all went there.
We drove from Reno back to Idaho to be there to receive our new washer and dryer that we ordered online for our condo since our original washer totally failed. The old dryer still worked, so we gifted that to our townhome neighbor who wanted one for his garage for wet towels and camping gear. In Boise, we tried a long time vegan restaurant that was new to us called the High Note Cafe on 5th street. We stayed the night before at my ACS friend Grace's apartment on the Boise River so we had gorgeous views in the evening, with morning coffee and then a nice outdoor meal at High Note.
The fruit trees in Boise were draped in blossoms, which was nice to see after a work stint in Alaska.
Back in McCall, our evening walks were gorgeous and colorful.
Our condo trees were also gorgeous as were the other trees in downtown McCall.
We bought Impatiens flowers from our favorite local florist to plant in our new railing flower basket that Dave built this winter.
And our lupines that we planted from seeds blossomed for us for the first time this year! We chose to plant an entire drainage ditch that runs through our yard with lupine seeds from around McCall and downtown Anchorage. The landscaping company had mistook them for weeds previously until Dave posted some "Do not spray - pesticide free zone" signs around the area. This year that made the difference for us.
Our first paddle boarding trip up the meanders was filled with so many trout that we were appalled!
It was awesome to kick the season off with our favorite most relaxing activity at home.
We parked at the new bridge and went upstream to avoid the tourists who rent at the lake.
Dave basked in the sun.
Glacier Lillies are some of the first flowers to blossom after the snow melt.
We got foiled by snow on our first hiking attempt this spring on Brundage road, but it wasn't for naught as we found a new route at this very trailhead to a fire lookout we want to hike to.
The old forest service cabin near the trailhead. And below, our amazing lupines at our townhome. I picked seeds this summer from pink and red lupines to be able to have some variety next spring and we're hopeful that some of those live and blossom.
It's always scary when family members have medical emergencies or scary diagnoses. We went straight to Reno to provide joy and a distraction for my parents as they processed the news. It was nice to be able to talk them into going to Lake Tahoe and I think that Dave is a very supportive listener who naturally puts people at ease. It was wonderful that he met me there and we had a lovely start to springtime with all kinds of blossoms in the Boise and McCall area. Also fabulous was staying riverfront at my friend Grace's apartment, which we've done three times this year, with a soothing view at no cost. Very lucky for that!
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