Yesterday morning, when I woke up, there were sufficient inches of snow and slush on the road to make me not want to ride my bike anywhere. I drove to the local park and ride and hopped on a bus downtown to discuss and deliberate the case presented to the jury.
On mornings like that, the basic rule is to find a line and park on it. Those other two cars were there when I arrived. I was pleased that nobody else thought there was enough space there to put an SUV.
When I came home, someone needed to go for a walk in whatever snow was left.
We found some nice prints and good smells.
This morning, the ground was wet enough, and there was enough snow in the air to make me want to leave the bike home again. This is the same scene out the same bus window 24 hours later. Spring is not a season of consistent weather.
This afternoon, we presented our verdicts to the judge, the attorneys and the defendant. One of the reasons that deliberation took so long is that there were four verdicts to reach. Another reason was a severe lack of evidence. After a discussion of the case with the attorneys, we all hurried back to our lives. I have another week when I need to "call in" nightly before I am completely done. I am hoping that checking in is all I need to do next week. In our modernized county, I have the option of checking a website instead of picking up the phone.
A trash can and a hand truck help move great deals home.
If you throw out the baby, there is plenty of room in the stroller for the water dispenser.
Sometimes it is best to carry your treasures by hand.
Everyone enjoys a day out in the sunshine, even all four of these rather furry kids. That would be two in the stroller, one in the tummy pack, and one over the shoulder for good measure. Shadow was fascinated when they stopped to rearrange the group right in front of her house. Of course she was out to watch the show too.
Today we took a ride on the Centennial trail to celebrate the beginning of Lilac Week, when our fair city puts its best foot forward and hopes it is spring.My boy, flying along. We each rode 25 miles. My brother could divide and conquer the same way for his 50 if the way is too long. I am sure he will make it though, with his fine cheering section.
Twofer.
A little help from a friend.
My boy thought the bike without gears was the one for this ride, until we were actually riding, when he found that it did not do so well on long rides. It is still the best one for the BMX park.
The best ride I saw all day. My brother may be needing this soon.
Flowers along the way.
Rest for the weary.
A poor sense of direction.
Ready to head home.
They were good pictures, but not great ones. 
When we arrived at the airport, as she was moving her Spanish book from her checked bag to her carry on, to make sure the checked bag was under 50 lbs, she threw a picture at me that had been tucked in her book. This looked more like a winner to me, but she said it was nothing, just an assignment from Digital Media class. She complained that it was a poorly assembled composite of two images and she did not like it. You be the judge.
You'd think she might put it up on facebook or something.
I hopped off the plane in RNO and waited at the gate for the rest of the group. I saw no need to exit the secure part of the airport to meet them and return through security again. My daughter had spent four days with a friend in Truckee, so she joined the group in Reno.
Shortly after they arrived, we boarded a plane for DIA. We did wait long enough for the cards to come out though. 
Would it be asking too much to let someone else pick up those passengers at SLC along the way?Fortunately, from Denver we flew without stopping to RDM. Unfortunately, RDM is an hour and a half by car from Greensboro, where we arrived at 2:00 AM local time. Fortunately, we felt more like it was 11:00 PM, so the kids were all still awake and chipper. Some of them were acting like the day was just beginning. I tucked in for the night soon after I received my room key. 
For those of you are not involved in Awana, earning a Citation Award involves 10 years of work from 3rd grade through the senior year in high school, doing Bible study, memorization, service and Bible reading, completing an age appropriate book each year. I am very proud of my daughter's accomplishment, and I am thrilled I could be there to see her receive her award from Art Rorheim, the founder of Awana. Like many of the seniors receiving their Citation Awards, my daughter has been participating in Awana and has completed her book every year since she was 3. After the ceremony, Art addressed the crowd, and I was impressed how connected he still is with kids at the age of 90. I hope I may live as long and as well as he has.
We spent what was left of the night with a friend, before returning to the airport at 5:10 for the flight home from RNO to GEG via PDX for variety. I listened to the safety message 9 times, and the best presentation was my first crew when I left home. The best arrival message was the crew that dropped us at LAS with the red head stewardess who skillfully sang about Southwest to the tune of Rocky Top. I managed to visit seven states, most of them in the west, but I never made it to California. I will save that for next month. There should be an In N Out there too.
Sometimes we think of walking the dog in the sun one day and the snow the next.
We also think of the whole lawn covered by snow again a few days later.
Then we think how nice they look covered with a fresh blanket of snow.
Why did they invent these after the race car driver was too heavy to push around the store? Just after I finished with this shot, a lady came by who needed this one to do her shopping. We were happy to give it to her. This is one of many things we did with spring vacation. Notice the dry warm parking lot?
