X-C Skiing weekend

Who needs Beyoncé or the super bowl? We only needed some skis to get outside in the snow :)

Heavy rain!

Who... like 36 hours of nonstop rain. That was intense. Some minor water seepage into the attic which I will have to explore later :/ But here's a video to show what the seasonal creek looked like during the storm. And our sump was going on every 23 seconds or so during the heart of it. wow.

After a year inside, I would like to return outside

So I have been slowly chopping away at the blackberry in the back yard. The hope is to restore this habitat with a healthier balance of plants that grow here, hold the soil, and that nourish the birds and other mammal visitors through the yard.