The best things in life

There's just something about waking up on a calm Sunday morning to a beautiful sunrise, mountains glowing in the distance and bountiful bushes of blueberries just waiting to be picked. This morning, Senor and I found the perfect patches and he even finally learned to pick them himself! The sun was shining, there was a light breeze, and besides picking berries we had the chance to dig in the mud, move lots of rocks around, and poke lots of sticks into things. Who could ask for more??

OK, so the sun was a little bright for Mister...


Plus, Buck was soooo happy upon our return.

And the blueberry pie was very tasty too....

In other exciting news on the best things in life, Senor and I took a little weekend trip to visit our roots....Bethel! Dawson was covering work in Anchorage as a committing magistrate and since I flew in on frequent flier miles, I figured I might as well get the most bang for my buck and fly all the way to Bethel. After the three hour flight into Anchorage, a little one hour flight to Bethel feels like nothing. Like dropping in on Hamilton when visiting Missoula. Anyway, as for the best things in life...good friends are definitely one of the best. We stayed at Aileen's house and were treated to all the best of Bethel. Of course, I brought my camera and didn't take a single picture, so I'll just have to tell you about all the exciting Bethel updates. We got to see all our favorite people, dropped in on my old work and the court, ran into people at the art guild, coffee shop, airport and old favorite restaurants. As for the changes....there's a new coffee shop where Zach's used to be (it's a bit on the fancier side and as Aileen points out, you feel a little like you're in trouble for talking too loud at the library which is a very funny feeling to have in Bethel.....Zach didn't like having to charge money for coffee....these new owners don't like coffee...go figure, there's always a catch); the road has been repaved and there's even a bike path and a few new crosswalks and a small piece of sidewalk near Watson's corner; restaurants come and go (Mimi's and the Roadside grill are no longer, the Espresso shack was back in business and now gone again, but the Front Street cafe still has the best burger in town), there's a farm that sells fantastic organic veggies, not to mention a new program that sends in weekly boxes of organic veggies from Washington state and they're rearranging the AC at the advice of their latest "efficiency" expert. I think that about does it for the changes which I'm sure you were just dying to hear about. Mostly, it was just great to spend time with a friend...chatting and cooking and rearranging cupboards (that was Senor's duty). Thanks Aileen!