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Strawberry picking!

June 28, 2013

Upon returning from all of my Michigan adventures strawberry picking was at the top of my list (although I don’t know how you can top picking fresh, wild strawberries that were warmed by the sun).

My friend Sarah was game so we headed out on Saturday morning and made a day of it. We were blessed with perfect weather, dare I say a little hot in the sun? We both picked a few pounds and headed off for lunch and some thrift store shopping in Carnation, WA. We both got a few treasures (I got lucky at a garage sale-getting really nice wool yarn at $.50/each).

The drive there and back was lovely and I spent the rest of the day relaxing with Walker. It was really nice. Now to plan my next berry adventure. I want to pick all the berries! Luckily I think almost all of them grow around here. Woo!

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A glass bottom boat tour

June 27, 2013

The day before I left Michigan to come back to Seattle my dad suggested we go on this glass bottom boat ride in a nearby city along Lake Huron. The interesting thing about some of the Great Lakes is that they stay very cold so when a ship goes down it stays preserved very well underwater. The city of Alpena, where the boat tour is located, has set up a marine sanctuary intended mainly for divers to explore. The boat tour gives people with no diving skills or know how a chance to see a few of the sunken boats. It was interesting but truth be told they could have done a better job. At the very least it was a fun boat ride on Lake Huron.

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Walker’s first mother/daughter camping trip-part 2

June 24, 2013

Here is part 2 of Walker on the annual mother/daughter camping trip. Enjoy!

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Walker at the campsite and beach. ^DSC_0543
My mom with a halo of bugs. ^DSC_0546
Jessica the bug whisperer. ^DSC_0581
Some fun with an open shutter. ^DSC_0600
My mini rock cairn. ^
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It’s become my mom’s tradition to write our the camping details in the sand. ^DSC_0683
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Enjoying the view of Lake Michigan. ^

Good times had all around. The last 4 photos were taken on Walker’s last day. We took a trail from the campsite that lead to the lake and we had the beach nearly to ourselves. My mom wrote on the sand, Emil wandered around, I pointed out all the beetles on the beach and Walker took their pictures. I think Walker enjoyed this outing the most because we didn’t have to get in the car, it was an adventure, and well Lake Michigan sure is pretty.

Until next year…

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