On days like this...

...it's completely necessary to get out of my windowless office and go for a drive!   At least once a week, my friend Trish and I forgo our lunch/coffee breaks for one of our 'spindrives'.  This means that I text Trish when I absolutely can't take being in my office one more second and she readily agrees that it's time to get out.

So, I swing on over to pick her up at her office (or she picks me up at mine...we take turns) and we spend the next 30 minutes catching up on what's been going on since our last spindrive.  Sometimes we get coffee and sometimes we don't.  Most of the time we vent about stuff that we just can't vent to anyone else, all while cruising around town.  It's therapeutic and relaxing and something that helps me make it through the week.

Well, today was one of those days, and for good reason.  It was absolutely beautiful outside.  A blue bird day, one might say.  Just a few hundred feet up, the trees were frosted with fresh snow and it was all glistening in the sunlight.  The peaks had a bit of mist surrounding them and it was just breathtaking.

Here is the view from Long Bay on the Dyea Road looking down the Lynn Canal towards Haines.

And here is a shot of the Denver Valley just up the highway a piece.  It's one of my favorite places to park and just look out at the scenery.

Isn't it just lovely?  Days like these make me remember why I live here.

On the knitting front, I've cast on for (among many things) a Lucha Libre (Rav it) by Kelli Ludwig, a knitted Mexican wrestling mask.  This is something that I normally would not knit, however I think that's why I'm so intrigued by it.

I have been bugging Jeff for years to let me knit him something, but he has always politely refused.  A sweater?  No.  A hat?  No.  And I understood, because I knew he was sparing my feelings and saving me gobs of time, because he truly wouldn't wear it.  But when I showed him this mask, he was all about it.

I agreed to make him one under one condition:  He has to model it for the blog.  He reluctantly agreed, and this is no small feat.  He absolutely hates getting his picture taken.  I mean, some people are simply annoyed by it, but he really gets angry if I try to take his picture.  So, since he agreed to something he normally forbids, I figured I owe him one.

All I've gotten done is a few k2,p2 rounds, so I won't bore you with any photos at this stage of the game.  But I'll hopefully get more finished this week and post some photos then.