Walk Continued:The streets are quiet and this time of year everything is green. The weeds and lawns and blackberry bushes are all growing rapidly.

 Some of the lots are completely wild. They have no water rights so the owners just hold on to them in case there is water in the future. In the meantime the trees and berries are doing well. The critters like it as well.

 A lot of the homes are very nice and show a lot of care. Many people commute to Bellingham or work at the nearby oil refineries.

 I keep seeing lots of boats so I guess many of the residents take advantage of the marina that goes with the subdivision. There areplaces to moor the boats and a very nice boat launching ramps that all of t he residents have access to

 Spring is in full swing,

Cpuldn't resist another Mt Baker shot.

Morning Walk continued.  If we head south we go by the Bay. The houses along this part of our walk are a little more put together and a little more expensive. All of the people seem friendly all along the walk. Most of the lots with the view of the bay are developed. They have height limits on them so they can't block the view of the people behind them.

Morning Walk----Most mornings, unless it is raining heavily, Sister Curtis and I take a walk around the neighborhood where we live. It is very quiet and right now the flowers are beginning to bloom in some of the yards. The missionary handbook calls for exercise every day. The elders say it gets their blood flowing and helps them study better. We are wroking on it.

We have had so many choice blessings on our mission. Pne of them is being able to visit the Bishop's storehouse and pick up food orders. One it is great to serve but it is also great to see all of that food that is available. Much of it is produced at church farms and canned at church canneries. Everytime I look at a can I think about all of the hours of donated labor that went into producing it. It makes me think about how effective our fast offering dollars are.

Another choice blessing is being able to attend the temple while we are on our mission. The senior couples have a lot more flexibility. We've gone twice in the two months we've been here. This is the Vancouver British Columbia Temple. It is only about an hour from Bellingham but since it is out of the mission as well as out of the country we had to get permission from the Mission President. He was very generous. It was our ward's night to clean the temple so we got to do initiatories and clean the temple. It was awesome.

As you can see spring has arrived in Bellingham. It was a beautiful Easter with lots of sunshine and bright flowers. It was even better as several inactives attended church. It is so fun to teach with the elders. The dog is being a distraction while one of the the missionaries is bearing his testimony so his companion picks up the dog and keeps him busy. They are a marvelous team.