Spring??

The question on everyone's lips this week has been the same, "Is it really Spring??"  That snow dump truly made it hard to believe.  But, if you look for the OTHER signs, you know that like us, it's a waiting game.  Buds are getting bigger, flowers are at the edge of blooming; things are poking through the ground, and plants in protected areas 'ain't waitin' no moe!!  and bear the snow.  It's Oregon after all-wait ten minutes and the weather will change!  So, counting on that this Friday,  Mary plans to try out her kayak with sail on the lake.  Hopefully we'll have a little of that wind still around to see where Mary ends up!  Stay tuned....
Our trip to Bend netted a few more books for the library, and a poke around a store that had used and consigned paddling gear.  I found  dry tops,  Emotion kayaks, something with a huge sail, and demo'd a  portage wheeler that doesn't collapse like the aluminum ones, but breaks down from interlocking pieces to store. Ok.  From now on I will make  notes with names of stuff in case you want to look further, or I want to go back!