Why I Love This Place

Those of you who read this blog (all 3 of you!) will know that I sometimes mention that it rains a bit here.  A bit?  A BIT??  Yesterday we were listening to the Mariner's game and Rick Rizzs (yes, that is his name) said, "Here at Safeco Field, the roof is open, the sun is out.  It's a beautiful night for baseball."  Ed and I both looked at the radio and said, "Who ARE you and where do you live?"

It was pouring at our house right then.

Ahh, the convergent zone.  Where weather collides.  Sometimes I think it is directly over our house...

But...

That is not what this post is about.  This is about what I love about this place...and by that I mean this house and this yard and this neighborhood and this city and this county and the Puget Sound area and the Pacific Northwest.

One of the things I love is...cherries.  I went to the Everett Farmer's Market after church on Sunday.  The first cherries from Yakima were out.  Not cheap! but definitely available.  Who can resist?  Are there any left two days later?  We leave you to figure it out.

I also love asparagus...which grows everywhere in the Fruit and Vegetable Bowl...that would be the Yakima Valley area, for those who don't know.  So, had to get some of that, too.

And, I also love flowers, and these are from my garden.  All that rain pays off sometimes.