Boise was a welcome sight after work in the Arctic. This is a white dogwood blossom in a Boise North End neighborhood.
Pink dogwood tree blossom.
We went to the Edwards Greenhouse in Boise to see the flowers.
I always love a walk in their nursery. This one is a pink clematis vine in full bloom.
Pink dogwood tree blossoms in Boise.
Tree in full blossom in Boise.
Gorgeous tree blossom in Boise.
What an incredible treat after two weeks in northern Alaska.
We took a walk along the Boise River.
McCall was still melting its winter snow blanket.
We sat by the Payette River.
We planted several lodgepole pines on our property. Three survived!
We took our friend Delta & Colin's dog Diesel for a walk.
He's still a puppy and learning commands. I thought he did great!
Jonquils in McCall near the Hotel McCall.
I made vegetable sushi.
We had a friends outing by the Payette River before I went back to work.
The developer installed our driveway while I was at work.
Looked amazing with all the springtime green grass!
Our driveway with views of Brundage ski resort.
We planted our patio garden with the flowers we picked up in Boise (at D&B Supply).
I loved the variety and colors!
This was our vegetable and herb garden which yielded tomatoes and broccoli!
Our Begonia flowers hanging off our deck railing.
A beautiful (windy) walk by the lake.
Our first sit by the lake at rocky point on Payette Lake.
Our dear friends Joni and Kory from Antarctica (Colorado) rented an Airbnb in McCall for a month. I got to visit with them for a few days before heading up to work. It's always a delight to see these two!
Dave took this photo at Isaac's high school graduation. So proud of him and his scholastic merits!
Up at work, we had a fancy dinner and fake beer that we toasted with.
When I got home, I photographed our yard. This is the smokebush my friend Grace bought us.
And the planters that Dave built by our driveway.
Most of the plants came back strong from last year!
The lupine we planted from seeds in the drainage ditch in our yard at 314 Silverpine.
It was so great seeing this vision come to fruition after years of trying to get them established.
Blossoms at Osprey Point in Ponderosa State Park.
We got to see the wild chives in bloom near Osprey Point this year, one of my favorite sights!
At the McCall Airport open house. We go to support our friend Emily, the airport manager.
We enjoyed some live music in the park with our Antarctic friend Jenny.
In June we emptied and cleaned our house to prep for our friend AC to take real estate photos.
We decided to list our townhome for sale to catch the summertime buyers.
Our bedroom.
Living room.
Living room and kitchen.
Living room and kitchen with hallway to patio.
Living room with fireplace.
The master bathroom.
Gorgeous headboard and custom furniture that Dave built.
Custom cabinets that Dave built in the master closet (and he made some for the guest closet too).
View of patio from the master bedroom.
The rest of the patio from the master bedroom. And below: patio with Dave on the street. :)
We had a beautiful spring and Dave got to see Isaac graduate. We got our townhome on 314 Silverpine Drive ready to photograph so that we could list it on the market in time for the summertime buyers.
