March 10-16

A bit late in posting an entry this week....but here we go!

We ended last week on our way to Seattle. While we were there we dropped by the Quest bookshop and TS in Seattle, where we saw, among others, Mark and Colin Ray finishing up a new fence.

 Colin & Mark

On Tuesday it was back to Orcas. A few days later, we welcomed the return of  Emlyn. Emlyn will be here through mid-November, serving on staff as the Gap Year Program Director and volunteer staff coordinator.

welcome, Emlyn!

March 3-9

The rains continued to fall throughout the week, resulting in the cancellation of the Wednesday night study group meeting because we were concerned about someone slipping or getting their car stuck in the muck. In between the downpours the sun came out and continued to remind us of the rapid approach of Spring. On Wednesday we ate our first outside lunch of the year. 

 Leonie, Bonnie & Craig lunching

Craig and Bonnie’s fellowship ended on Thursday. Their central project while they were here was scanning the dining hall photo albums and organizing them digitally. It was a great service to camp and we hope to be able to post the albums online through the website soon. 

On Friday Laurie Rotecki arrived on the first ferry of the morning for a weekend personal retreat. She and Leonie spent several hours in the garden and our new greenhouse. On Sunday we left camp and headed out for a birthday celebration in Bellingham, followed by a couple days in Seattle.

 Laurie

garden starts arrayed in the greenhouse

February 24 - March 2

It was a bit of an up and down week weather-wise, with the snow from the previous week melting away as daytime temperatures headed towards the low 50’s from Monday to Friday, then dropping back down near freezing leading to another round of snow on Saturday. The snow turned to rain overnight and by late Sunday it was mostly gone, leaving the meadow thoroughly saturated, with numerous standing pools of water between the teepee and the dining hall.

On Tuesday the electrical inspector visited and signed off on the rewiring of Moss cabin, which allowed Thea to begin reinstalling the interior walls. Work also continues on Kunz cabin and elsewhere around camp as Spring approaches.

happy bees spreading their wings in the midday sun