“I Dig dis ….Man!” 🐸 The storm has passed………………😅 Silvertop looked at a scared PEPE, it was time to “batten down the hatches”!😳 Thunderstorms very rarely happen in the Pacific Northwest, and when they do, they are intense!😬 I grabbed my headlamp, checked on our flashlights, as thunder and lightning also sent my extremely brave “Baby Mountain Lion” Cot, running to hide behind our waterbed!😻 Cyle had already disappeared behind the safety of our grandfather clock!😺 Originally the Mrs and Silvertop relocated here from the Midwest, where thunder and lightning are expected with Summer rain showers!😅 I remember my first employer shortly after moving here…….. It was just past 2PM when a flash of lightning, followed instantly by window rattling thunder stopped everyone in their tracks!😳 Everyone in the company stopped work and went to the windows to watch the thunder and lightning display!😇 I looked around for my boss, expecting him to tell everyone to get back to work…..🤔 I found him staring out the window as well Lol!🤣 The third and fourth photos, are yesterday and today, respectively……. “Everyone, it’s OK, the Sun is back, PEPE grab that shovel we need to plant some more trees!😊

“There is a Season Turn, Turn, Turn!” 😊 “Do you smell THAT Liz?”😳 More predictable than the famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil seeing his shadow……… I certainly hope I spelled that one, right Lol!😇 When these pungent smelling, water loving plants, start to emerge from a winters slumber……… It is officially Spring!🤗 Skunk weed ….. just as the name implies, these plants emit a strong odor, (that smells exactly like a skunk). They can be smelled hundreds of feet away, and with their bright yellow color, they can’t be missed !🙄 The Mrs looked these plants up on line, and she tells me that they can actually push their way up through snow! 😮 “ Don’t stop Liz till we get further uphill, away from these plants Lol!”😇 Yes it’s Spring!😎 A bit unpredictable weather, but that’s how we roll in the Pacific Northwest!☺️ Filtered Sunshine was casting shadows on the forest floor as I hiked up my favorite trail to the ridge top………. For a moment, it started raining……….. Five minutes later, it stopped!😅 Just a t-shirt, and an uninsulated rain coat today, the temperature was sitting at balmy 65 degrees Fahrenheit for the second day!🤗 “It’s a little bit too HOT today isn’t it Liz?”😅 Northwesterner’s, have a difficult time adjusting to hot weather Lol!🤣 I’m sure it will cool off a little bit

Just Say No…….Man!🐸 “Silbertop, I come wif you on today’s hike!”🐸 “Of course PEPE, Silvertop would never say no to my green cold blooded friend!”😇 You could almost hear a collective sigh of relief today, the Sun was back!😎 Over 2 1/2 inches of rain fell yesterday, and today just as fast as the rain came down, the storm was over!🤗 65 degrees Fahrenheit for todays high…… Our wood stove, preloaded with kindling, for our next fire, sat cold to the touch……… Our neighbors at the tiny house were out tending to their Geese. We hiked past them as they were collecting an extremely large Goose egg! “Wow… David, that’s an omelette for the entire family!” 🤗 “It certainly is Silvertop!”😊 I wonder how different a Goose egg tastes, compared to Chicken eggs? Maybe sometime we will get to sample one!😇 “Silbertop, eggs nasty, I catch us sum flies and bugs!”🐸 “OK PEPE……..you better clear that gourmet meal with Mrs. Lol!”🤣 Days like this are much needed reminders that the rain, and cold weather, are quickly on their way out!😎 “Silbertop, we just say NO to bad weather!”🐸 “I like your attitude, my friend!” 💪😊 Till tomorrow, Silvertop Mike 😊 _This report was published via Actifit app (Android). Check out the original v

“Can I come Out and Play?”😊 It looks like one of @actifit-lamb relatives wants OUTSIDE Lol!😇 The end of the Month is fast approaching, with April 1st the deadline to remove studded snow tires from cars……….. Liz’s Suzuki had a nail/staple in a difficult spot to fix, so we bought two new front Summer tires!😊 The Mrs pulled her car into the garage early this morning to let it “drip dry”, so after firewood, and my other chores, I could swap winter tires for summer tires!😇 Did Silvertop say drip ….Lol…….😅 A continuous bombardment of rain has been falling nonstop for days! 🙄 “Liz how about we test drive your new tires, and head to the Lynden city park?”😊 Only three to four people were at the Park today……………. I don’t think I have ever seen this creek running this fast!😳 A couple let their dog jump in the river to play, and I watched the fast moving current carrying him downstream rapidly!😮 I hope the dog was OK the last I saw was this couple chasing after him along the shore!😬 Very dangerous currents like this can knock you off your feet, and you can potentially be pinned under logs and drown! @elizabethbit is including a 3Speak video of this creek, check it out!🥰 With a steady drizzle coming down, Silvertop was able to be a kid again, and once again explore the labyrinth of bu

Let The Sunshine!😅 “Silvertop in a little over twelve hours, the Nooksack River has risen over 1 foot!”😳 With all the power of Snoqualmie Falls, in the second photo, an “ atmospheric river” just stopped by to say “Hi” Lol!😅 The Weather this time of year is similar to someone dangling a piece of candy in front of you Lol!😇 One day Silvertop is planting trees, and hiking in beautiful blue sky Weather, and the next day the sky is falling Lol!😇😅 Once again the creeks are reaching maximum capacity, along with the indoor shopping malls!😊 “Silbertop, we hike ta-day…..Man!”🐸 “Uhhh……. Maybe tomorrow PEPE Lol!”🤣 “Silvertop my treat to Starbucks today!”🥰 That sounds nice Liz, anything INDOORS today Lol!🤗 Stay dry everyone…. this too will pass…… eventually Lol!☺️ Till tomorrow Silvertop Mike 😊 This report was published via Actifit app (Android). Check out the original version here on actifit.io23/03/2025 <img src="

Rockin’ Out ….Man!🐸 “My green friend, the Sun is back! Care to go for a hike with Liz, and Silvertop?” 😎 “See Silbertop, Lady Silvertop hold PEPE hand! I make sure Lady not fall down on dis very steep, very dangerous hill!”🐸 Hmmm…………..🤔 Saturday……….The day we usually sleep in a bit longer than normal. Today was going to be an easy going day!😊 “Liz, do I smell Coffee brewing?” It looks like PEPE, is an early morning riser, he was making Coffee for everyone……how very nice!👍 I think PEPE was having a bit of “Cabin Fever”, he was ready to go for a hike! “Uhhh……Silvertop I forgot to tell you that I donated to the Arbor Day Foundation. They just sent 5 white flowering dogwood trees, 5 eastern redbuds, and 2 Crepe Myrtle flowering trees!”🥰 More trees to plant my friends!🤗 These trees are just babies, they will go in the tree nursery this year to give them a chance to get some growth on them, and they will be transplanted next year!😇 You can see by the clouds that it’s definitely Springtime Lol! Patchy blue skies one minute, then a bit of clouds rolling in, and back to blue skies later on ……….😎 Our friend Jan got a late start to our hike today……. “Silvertop I will catch up with you guys on today’s hike!”😅 My friends, it’s not the total steps each day……… It’s a change in mindset, to get healthier one day of improvement at a time!😇 “Silbertop, I stop here,I rest fer minute!