Something's in the air... and has been for quite some time now. It starts in the lower elevations and through the course of the spring and summer works its way upward. I dread going to work in Boise in the springtime, because when I get there my eyes start itching and soon I'm gouging them with willing fingers, trying to get a little relief from the irritation. I find that I hate going to Boise during this time of year.
Now I'm in the mood to go to Boise, as whatever it is that I'm allergic to is growing nicely up where we live. I've noticed that as we drive toward Boise I start scratching at my eyes, but when we've arrived I feel pretty good (other than the skin around my eyes being sore from the constant scratching). Sometimes I think that winter is the greatest season of all... because NOTHING is blooming!
The car pictured above (horrible photo, I know) is doing its job very nicely. I checked the mileage the last time we bought gas, and we averaged 37.5 miles per gallon. We had mixed driving, so these results were pretty good. On a test run between our house and McCall, Idaho (150 mile round trip, mostly highway driving) we were able to average 41 mpg. All things considered, this particular investment was a good one. If we lived in the Boise area, I'd be bicycling to work and home again. Unfortunately, living where we do (and as far out as we do) has a price, and that price keeps going up at the pump.
I'm a little over half-way done with this "blog" now, as I committed to trying to write a weekly installment for one year. It hasn't been overly difficult, but one often has to wonder if anyone is actually reading this or whether this is just an exercise in actually doing something as promised over a period of time!
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