Sunshine & Raindrops

The sun rose this morning at 4:21am and will set tonight at 11:39pm.  We're closing in on the peak of the summer solstice!

On the other hand, next week we'll start losing daylight... Boooo!

We are making the most of it.  There are days, particularly on the weekends, when we're still tinkering on projects around the yard.  Stephen's been putting his windfall of new DeWalt tools he won just before Christmas to good use.  He made a frame to hold our porch swing.  And, we've been making decent progress on Alicia's playhouse. 

Admittedly, it's a little disconcerting to look at your watch only to discover it's already 9:30pm and you haven't started supper because you were doing something in the yard. 

This week, the rains have begun in earnest.  Given the record-setting snowfall we had this past winter, if the precipitation continues to ruin a perfectly good summer, I think we'll see a record-setting exodus of Alaskans who just can't take it any more.  And, you know what that means??  Lots of wonderful "moving-out-of-state" garage sales!

In the meantime, poor Alicia is spending this cold, wet week at an outdoor Girl Scout day camp.  I did buy her a new rainsuit, and she has good rain boots.  But still, she doesn't seem to be having a great time.  If she can make it through the week without becoming hypothermic, I'll be happy!

The rain doesn't seem to dampen her enthusiasm for soccer, though...  She's more than happy to run around the soccer field, dodging raindrops and scoring goals.  Go figure!