David took a day off on a beautiful day in the middle of March to go hiking in the high peaks. After getting turned back from his original destination due to high water, he climbed Cascade mountain instead. It was 75F on top of the mountain, and I didn't see another person on the hike until I started back down.
Sometime it seems like overkill to be prepared - it was in the 70's in the parking lot, but he brought the snowshoes, the poles and the spikes along just in case. The snowshoes never came off the pack, but the poles and the spikes were a huge help.
Spring is also time for 4H demonstrations. Here Grace is doing her demonstration on the game of Chess, along with the magnetic chessboard she made for the demonstration.
Ingrid did her demonstration on the history of the flute, complete with iPod selections to demonstrate some of the different types of flute music.
Grace also worked on a 10 page research paper for the EcoEd program at RPI. Her subject was the concerns around the use of palm oil. She refuses to eat anything containing palm oil, and you might be surprised how hard it can be to find foods that don't contain it.
Ingrid's making a dress to wear to a formal at a 4H function. She did a fantastic job on it.
Here is the finished product. A bit short for Dad's taste, but still a nice job.
And we're still working on getting rid of the pile of timber left over from clearing the septic system when we built the house. You can see a small fire down at the corner of the yard. I'm not sure the chickens are all that happy about it.
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