Signs o’ spring at the Swingley ‘stead

There are many signs of spring around Fairbanks, but here are a few more specific to us:

• The truck is naked. We took the dog boxes off for the summer.
• There are muddy paw prints on the glass door between the living room and the deck/dog yard.
• We saw a butterfly today and a mosquito yesterday.
• Chris is roasting coffee outside instead of in the workshop.
• We traded in our mukluks for break-up boots.
• Our yard list for the year changes practically every day as birds return from their wintering grounds.
• Sunday afternoons often revolve around listening to Sunday Night Baseball on the radio.
• Kiva changed from being a sled dog to a retriever. She expects us to play fetch almost every day. Hooray for the Chuckit!
• The creek is rapidly rising.