Recently

:: berries turned into jam in a sunny kitchen

:: a family reunion in Northern Idaho, with one of my best friends along for the ride

:: dilly beans

:: beautiful corners of Oregon

:: San Francisco with wonderful friends; crewing a sailboat around the bay

:: garden goodness

:: t-minus 7 months until I'm an aunt!

:: tomorrow I turn 29, then leave town to tick another box on my list of goals for the year: go backpacking for the first time in nine years.

Grassytop Mountain, Salmo-Priest Wilderness, August 15, 2004