One of the weirdest things about being here is that the seasons are not what we think they will be. That is, May is here, and that means spring flowers, warm weather coming, school's almost out for summer, and there is light at the end of the dark, wet, cold, Oregon winter!!
But no! The pumpkins are ripe, the oranges and mandarins are coming into season, no strawberries anywhere, leaves are falling off the trees (okay, not around here, but if you drive up to the hills . . .), and people are dressing in black sweaters!!
And school is not out for summer! Hmmm. Ross and I have seven more months to go before school's out! But we're not complaining. After our grand two weeks in April traveling in New Zealand, and another two weeks coming in July, we're not complaining. Just rethinking our seasonal clocks!
The weather is cooler. I now put on a sweater in the morning. The sun is gorgeous most days, but it's cool at night. The pool is too cold to really swim in now. But it's the perfect temperature for hiking.
Speaking of the pumpkins, they are not the same as our orange jack o lanterns at home. They are green and striped and smaller. They are used in cooking quite a bit, and it's common to have them roasted on a salad or tossed into pasta. I now make pumpkin soup every few weeks, but the guys won't touch it. I bring it for lunch and love it! I'll add a blog soon about food here. As much as we miss enchiladas (I have yet to find sauce, although, I guess I could learn to make it from scratch), we love the yogurt here and the sausages. Ahhh! More later!
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