Northern Lights 2024

A good chunk of the U.S. was able to see the Northern Lights on Friday night - what a treat! I didn't know about it and just happened to be on social media, right at the time it was starting. I ran outside to tell Scott (he was testing out the fire table), and we both looked up at the sky and wondered where it was. We finally say faint streaks in the sky, with a sunburst right above us. It certainly wasn't the show we were expecting to see. So, just for kicks, I brought out my phone to take a pic, and that's when the colors came into focus. Apparently the human eye can't pick up the colors (due to rods) in the same way that cameras can. WOW, it was so pretty!

We live in a suburban town, right next to a metro area, so there's quite a bit of light pollution. It looked even more amazing once you were away from the cities (according to photos multiple friends posted.) Neither Scott nor I had ever seen the Northern Lights, so it was a really neat experience. Ava joined us for a little bit, but G was already in bed. I decided not to wake him up, since the true experience was in the pics that he saw on Saturday morning.

Warming it up for upcoming bonfires!

We've started to have pretty nice, sunny, warm weather. Hands down, Pria is a summer dog. She does not like the cold or the snow, but as soon as the grass turns green, and the sun comes out, she nosedives onto the lawn, and flops over so she can sun her belly. It's so funny because she doesn't lay on her back (and fights it if you try to roll her over) inside. Only the sun gets her to be belly-up.

Beautiful trees in the neighborhood!

We're looking forward to a Mother's Day brunch with Deb on Sunday morning. I'll spend time with my mom on another day (too much going on to spend time before/on the day.) And then Scott and the kids and I will go out to another brunch on a different weekend for me. The weather looks great, and the kids are happy that the school year is almost done. It should be a lovely day!

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