at the cape

 It was a dreary, foggy day in town...but just a ways down the cape of Nome the sun was shining, the beach peas were in bloom, and the hounds and tot were running happy and free. It was the perfect night for a family picnic on the tundra, just Loren, Sadie and I (plus the growing baby in the belly-33+ weeks already!) and of course the wild dingos.  Also, our Christmas tree, because the first of July seems like a totally reasonable time to set free the ghost of yuletide past in exchange for the beautiful but fleeting spirit of summer present.
Happy July!