@artist01 Thank you for your kind words. We all do what we can each day, given our challenges. This Tues will be a "team meeting" as we figure out how we are going to gear up for battle, combining the different issues into a workable plan.

I am getting out to walk each day as I can. Granted it is not as far as my trails used to take me, but seeing the coming Spring entices me. The daffodils are blooming under the mostly-dead silver madrone tree, with additional clumps popping up in unexpected places - middle of a bunch of wild blackberries! I saw the first turkey buzzard of the season, surely Spring is coming. Robins, chickadees, Stellar jays, red-headed woodpeckers, doves and crows all digging around the plants that over-wintered. The mated kestrels are building in the tree just beyond the fence, and I spied a pair of bald eagles casing some trees out for suitable nesting spots, The Canadian geese are setting up to nest in the city's rock and gravel storage area. I hear the creeks that now roar at a very high flow. It's amazing to hear and see all this as I move slowly - why would anyone wear earbuds and miss all of this!? Oh, and let's not forget the deer! Hoping to see the new babies soon!
Ginger