Shortshot80, sounds as though you live near Pleasant Valley. I'm in Roads End, on the south side of Logan Creek. This morning I saw the first two of my dahlias poking their noses through, so it won't be too long before I have lots of them blooming alongside the road, which is the only part of our place that isn't too shaded for flowers. I'm known for having a big bed of dahlias that bloom all summer and fall, with that funny little beach shack up the hill next to the big spruce trees. In spite of having spent quite a bit on it over the years with various additions and remodeling, the place is still, basically, a beach shack, one of the few older places still standing in our area. The new places are all two-story VRDs or trophy homes. We live in the slums with an elk herd and lots of deer, but no other houses nearby. Yes, not many women commercial fished that long ago...not even today!