burgeoning

It was not long after the sun came up on Saturday that we decided to go to the mountains to see if the road to the lake was open yet. After a stop for coffee in town, we headed for the state line and the winding road up into the clouds. We knew it would be cooler, but it was like a different world up there, just 40 minutes away. The road to the lake was indeed closed, but we drove past the turnoff as far as we could before coming to big snow drifts on the road, and a truck stuck in that snow prompted us to turn around. On the way back, we pulled over at one of our favorite viewpoints and ambled down the hill you see here. Burgeoning wildflowers and brand new green things were mesmerizing under the dark grey sky. After several days of heat in the valley, the soft rain and cool breezes were sublime. This landscape is slowly pulling me in.