Happy Birthday, Mom

Today is my mother’s birthday, and due to our travel and work schedules we’re probably not going to see other other until after New Year’s. We live a few miles apart in the Seattle area, but sometimes weeks or months go by without a chance to get together.

Enjoy the day, Mom, and maybe we can get a cup of coffee or something next weekend when we’re both in Seattle.

And happy birthday George and Scott, too! It’s a busy birthday weekend.

Snowed out after nine

This morning, it looked like the Cascades were the place to be. The sun was shining on the mountains beyond Bellevue and Redmond, and Megan still hadn’t tried out her new irons from months ago. The solution seemed clear: we headed to Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Course in Fall City.

Oh well. Megan did get in a few great shots with the new clubs before the blizzard drove us to the comfort of the car.

For those who know the area, those last four photos are westbound I-90 (the Kennedy), northbound 148th, eastbound 8th, and southbound 148th.