Anyone who lives in New England understands how lonnnnnnng the winter can feel… the first day it feels even slightly warm, we all sprint outside to revere the sun!

It doesn’t feel like non-winter to me until I can hike into some semblance of wilderness– fortunately, my fiance and I were able to steal a few hours last weekend and pay homage to the great outdoors again. It was muddy and involved a lot of leap-frogging over lake sized puddles, but glorious nonetheless! Here is a sketch of one of the views.  In the distance you can see the Boston skyline.

We also got a chance to head to the shore recently to hike on Plum Island: