The First Sunday of Spring

We spent last Sunday, the first Sunday of Spring hanging out in the back yard, roasting veggie dogs (Mercury Man had meat-dogs!!) till it got dark:







Here I am, chilling. It was a beautiful day, really crisp still but the sun was warm and bright. I still needed a jacket!


i-bop ran in and out of the house but mostly she stayed in, a few of her friends dropped by and then they went out. Then s-bop went up to the park with some friends, then t-bop went to play with the little boy next door. So by late afternoon it was just me and Mercury Man, relaxing by the fire. It was really nice, just us two, quietly talking. It's funny how and when it hits me that I have big kids who can go off and socialize on their own and stuff...sometimes I feel sad that soon they'll be grown and gone but other times, like this Sunday, I get a glimpse of my life and relationship with just us two, and it's...nice.