As we finished a walk of the neighborhood, Jeanine spotted this mushroom emerging from the wood chips I spread earlier this summer. I am hoping it will be the first of many.

My day revolved around getting the updated COVID-19 and flu vaccines and then sitting down with Jeanine to plan hikes for our upcoming trip to Glacier National Park, Banff, and Jasper. After New Zealand, we are taking a realistic view of how much time we want to spend hiking each day.