Some of Suzi's bulbs came up.

Probably the last time we will see Mt Rainier for awhile... rain and clouds are here now and expected to stay all week...
This was taken from Totem Lake.

We have water issues in the crawlspace in the house we are renting to Joe. Our sump pumps have failed, and the french drain the previous owners put in is clogged up... so we decided to add some dirt near the house to attempt to have the water flow away from the foundation... We found some nice dirt for free 1/2 way between our house and Joe's...
We had him load 2 scoops into our truck.

Hopefully we got enough dirt, we may go back for more?? We are going to put lawn in where the gravel is in the yard. Needing to weed a yard is not a good idea for a rental!

Our baby deer came by. Her hair is coming back in nicely. Just in time for the warm weather...

She has a bit of a skunk stripe on her back still.

A serious moment for Ginger... it was time for the empty peanut butter jar!

This little humming bird is sitting on the phone lines to our house.

Remember when we were in Florida last year, and I got this pic of the Turkey Vultures mating?
Well, I got to witness the same thing (sorry no pics) with the ravens in our driveway. Then it looked like these 2 Stellar Jays were about to partake in the same dance, but they stopped premature. (I think they spotted me in the window.)

One of our neighbors told us there are wild turkeys in the area. We spotted a turkey at the end of our block. It does like to stick around the same house. Is it wild? A pet? Are they just feeding it??? Had to laugh at the turkey on the portch railing of the house…

Happened by the Kenmore park and ride today, so I stopped by to see how the Great Blue Herons are doing. Not as many as last year, but there were some happy couples squawking away!

This deer came wandering in today. Didn't care at all that we were in the driveway, just chose a spot and got comfy. We were wondering if it was a boy??? A definite maybe...

We took a walk down by the river in Monroe today. Every time I turned around, this is what I saw:
Yup, it is Salmon Berry season! Suzi is in heaven!

The Stellar Jays have found the new suet.
Suzi loved the way this guy is looking at us.

At first we thought this Oriole was a Robin.
***on edit I have been informed that it is acutally a black headed grosbeak. Note the short, heavy, seed cracking bill. (thanks Mike)***

Our rabbit population is on the rebound.

Saw this guy yesterday. Not the best shot, but you get the idea. He is sitting on one of the metal fence posts. The way it was acting, we were thinking it is a woodpecker??

**** update: it is a Red Shafted Flicker in the woodpecker family ***