Day 64 Joy in new places.

Today, I took my son picking raspberries for the first time.  It's amazing how the simplest things can be so fun.  Discovering where the ripest berries are, watching the bees keep busy working and staying away from us, watching the farmer cutting the grass in the adjoining field.  The sunny sky and not-to-hot August day made time just disappear.  After returning home, we ate lunch, picked up our 5 month old puppy and headed to a new-to-us State Park just under a half hour away.  I had heard it had a dog beach as well as park and my son was up for the trip, so off we went.  Just as I was about to pull off the country highway and try and figure out where we were, I saw the sign, entrance and in moments we were walking down to the dock and beach were a couple other dogs were happily playing.  It was so fun to watch as our puppy watched for the shore, went in knee deep and eventually just sat, taking all the action in.  Again, I had know idea how long we were there, but it was such a wonderful time, watching all the dogs frolic, play, splash and sniff.  You could see their smiles and their owners as well.  So much joy in new places/experiences today.