Montana Family

Working four 10-hour days may be tiring and intense, but these three day weekends are fantastic! Too bad I went out and partied last night and got only a few hours of sleep (and a nasty hangover!) when I had to work the next morning, but now that I have tomorrow off, I didn't do much tonite except study for my Arborist exam. Funny how that works, no?

Here's some pictures finally of my Montana family - which was essentially the entire population of Lakeview when I left in the fall.

It seems like all the trees just decided to EXPLODE with leaves in the past 3 days. I mean, I woke up and went to work in the morning, and when I came home there were suddenly flowers on our plum and pear trees. I love this time of the year, but it's so short-lived that you could almost literally blink and miss it. Even some violets I had planted last year in our landscape - which aren't SUPPOSED to be perennial, or so I thought - already have their purple, white and yellow flowers smiling up at me. I'll have to enjoy them before the rabbits remember how much they liked eating them last year. I think I might take on a little "project" - every day that I go trail running, it seems there are new flowers blooming. Seeing as to how I am trying to brush up on my plant ID, I might try and write up a little something on what flowers are blooming at the time. If I'm REALLY ambitious, I'll take some pictures too and post them.

... IF I'm that ambitious. ;)

Tomorrow, house-hunting in the afternoon! I'd like to say I'm excited, but I have to say I expect to be disappointed. No need to rush things though.

Alkaline Trio - Sorry About That

"It hasn't been that long, since we drank to the sunset
Until it was gone, and down with it went our pain and fear
As we slowly broke contact more and more, with every beer
And we passed out in each other's arms, both admitting we never felt better, never felt so warm
But awoke in each other's eyes, without wearing a stitch of clothing, we were both deeply in disguise
And maybe i just set aside the fact that you were broken hearted, in my own special selfish way
And if i hadn't set aside the fact that you were broken hearted, hell knows where your heart would be today
Maybe with me
It seems like it's been so long since we kissed through the darkness, until it was dawn
Up with it came our pain and fear that we'd already lost each other, we both knew that the end was near
Maybe i just set aside the fact that you were broken hearted, in my own special selfish way
And if i hadn't set aside the fact that you were broken hearted, hell knows where your heart would be today
Maybe with me"