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A Week in Photos: 2026, Part 16

April 29, 2026

Monday, April 13: Many folks my age downsize when they move to have less maintenance and less yard work. Mr. Karen and I have done the opposite, and thus welcomed a new member of the family, a bright pretty blue riding mower.

Riding mower in bright blue with black accents parked on a concrete driveway.

Tuesday, April 14: Big day: work started on the new septic system.

View from a deck to a pasture with a barn and a gravel driveway with a truck pulling a trailer with a small orange excavator on it.

Wednesday, April 15: Work continued on the septic next to the trees in bloom next to the former turkey enclosure.

White flowers on a tree. Small orange excavator can be seen behind the tree.

Thursday, April 16: Helped Mr. Karen clean up the slope behind the house (I held the rope that kept him from tumbling down the hill into the blackberry brambles. Among the various items of trash, he found several balls and these dog toys. In the evening, I drove south to meet up with a friend from Spokane who was in one of of the Seattle suburbs for a work thing. We went out for conveyor belt sushi and hung out after; I spent the night in the spare bed in the hotel room (luxury that the employer pays for an employee to have their own room).

Two small stuffed animal toys sitting on a deck. On left, a black and brown bear with missing eyes. On the right, a grey and white maybe squirrel, maybe mouse, stained with dirt.

Friday, April 17: It was a beautiful day so I took a detour on the way home to take a peek at Deception Pass.

Beach and bay viewed from a trail along a bluff with a tree branch in the foreground.

Saturday, April 18: Another beautiful day when the mountains were out, which Mr. K and I began by getting the riding mower out of the mud patch it was stuck in. We’ll learn where the boggy spots are over time.

Looking out over a valley with snow capped mountains in the distance.

Sunday, April 19: Went out to dinner to celebrate a family birthday, one of the plus sides of moving here. I had a fancy gin-based cocktail with elderflower and rose and egg white and a sugar snap pea on top.

Cocktail garnished with a freeze dried sugar snap pea.

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On this date in 2025: No journal entry
2024: A Week in Photos: 2024, Part 17
2012 through 2023: No journal entries
2011: April is the New February
2010: No entry
2009: Stimulating the Economy
2005 through 2008: No entries
2004: Choosing to Change
2003: From a Tiny Start a Mighty Con May Grow
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