Spring at the cabin

It was time once again for our twice yearly return to our cabin in the woods back in Washington State. We were both surprised at how quickly the last six months have passed, since our last trip back. We set out on a Friday afternoon, my husband had put in extra long days through the week to allow for his taking off work early this day. We overnighted in Roseburg, Oregon, a lovely, small town in southern central Oregon and by late afternoon the next day had arrived at our sons home in northeastern Oregon. What made the weekend we spent with them extra special this year was that it was Mothers Day weekend. Amy and I were both treated to wonderful cards and gifts, a day of bowling (something I haven’t done in years but was SO much fun), shopping and sightseeing. It was bittersweet taking our leave early Monday as they all left for school and work…the “sweet“ part being within a few hours we’d be back at our beloved cabin.

We somehow managed to pick a "perfect" (weatherwise) week...skies were clear and blue, and temps in the mid 60's, one or two days low 70's (F). We enjoyed one day of light rain, an excuse to stay inside and enjoy the warmth and coziness of our retreat. The week passed in a blink of an eye, we relished the peace, the quiet, the gorgeous scenery. Sadly we were unable to see local friends this trip, with the "to do" list we took back with us, our days were filled, and evenings all too soon found us tucked into bed, dreaming of mountain wildflowers and streams. Well, MINE were.





We were excited and thrilled to see our “flock” of bald eagles is growing in leaps and bounds. We counted at least a dozen Golden Eagles and at least 4 bald eagles this trip. Seems just a few years back there were just two, a pair of Bald Eagles, "and then, there were more"... We spent countless hours observing them as they would fish the lake, play and chat amongst themselves, sit in the tall evergreens watching over their domain…at times I’d look up, WAY UP, to see them being slowly carried aloft on air currents seemingly miles above.

"Climb up on some hill at sunrise. Everybody needs perspective once in a while, and you'll find it there." ~Robb Sagendorph