The day after we opened Thursday, April 28, we woke up to snow! But we bundled up, cleaned the rooms, turned on the heat and welcomed our first guests of the 2011 season Friday evening. 2 weeks later, daffodils and tulips surround Welcome Bear Fred, and the grounds are green with the grace of spring!
Robert has mowed most of the lawns (in between the rain storms) and I’ve planted a few more flowers in the planters. Pansies are a gutsy little flower to brave our eastern Idaho springs. They are always blooming in the snows of spring. I repaired our flag as the wind storms had ripped the bottom stripe and the edges. Robert replaced the solar lights on the pole and it is flying high again!
The 90-year-old cottonwood trees stand at attention. The homestead farm fields (in the background) are plowed for planting. Welcome spring! The Rankin is open! We’re looking forward to seeing you soon!
