Stark chilly winter is now history. Short days are stretched long. Endless quiet solitude is a memory. We started this post over a month ago … but the business of traveling here and there, well …

… a path still leads to calm evenings.

Skies are clear. Fresh changes are rushing past.

Warm sun-filled days become common …

… yet some days are exceptions (this is the Pacific Northwest after all) …

… but the spring march will not be denied!

There are friend times …

… and times of solitude …

… special times to enjoy cookin’ …

… and time to wonder at the beauty …

… time to “smell the roses” …

… and search diligently for peace.