Warming Up

LIKE A HEATWAVE:  Seattle set a record today - at 63 degrees, it was the warmest Feb. 9 on record. There were wispy clouds above, while fog tried to hang 'round the lower parts. Mt. Rainier looked like it was floating today.

We had to take a nice long walk this afternoon, soaking up the sun and warmth and the signs of a mild winter. (I sure wish I'd had a real camera with me instead of my dying cell phone's crappy lens.)

Rosemary in the neighborhood is blossoming with pretty little purple flowers.

Some neighbors' Japonica are also getting their bloom on.

  To the north and east, we could see snow capped Cascades in the far-off distance.

PLAY TIME: Yesterday afternoon, while I was at the dentist, Christian took the kids to a matinee play by Taproot Theatre's Road Company.  Below, CJ tells you a bit about the performance.

"Camp Super Friends" is a play by a group called the Taproot Theatre Company about a summer camp for those with superpowers, and the play's message is about bullying. 

In the play, a boy named Marvel visits the camp, but a more popular kid at the camp named Jet is acting mean to him. Marvel begins acting like Jet does, but does not earn any "friends" like Jet has. 

He learns that Jet's "friends" are just with him for things like candy he buys for them. When Marvel shows Jet how to make real friends that care about you, they team up to stop the evil Professor Nemesis.