Have You Ever Been to Paradise?

The sign at the orchard south of Paradise in the far southern part of Cache Valley, on the way to Avon.

Apples looked crisp and the orchard was beautifully kept.

The reason for our trip - Ron's sister, Evie, and husband Dick were visiting, so we wanted to show them some of the sights of Cache Valley. Of course, we did the most important thing first, which was visiting Hobby Lobby (Evie had never been to one!) and Staples in Logan. Then we lunched at the Copper Mill - we think it's the best food in town! Oh, yes, after lunch, we went around the corner to the Bluebird Candy Company, (owned by former NBA coach, Dick Motta and his wife, Janice - incidentally, he started his basketball coaching career in the tiny town of Grace, Idaho, which is about 42 miles north of us in Preston - he said he chose basketball over football for a coaching career because of the sometimes severe fall weather in Idaho.) Back to the Bluebird Candy Company. When you walk in the door, the seductive perfume of chocolate is in the air - and the candy counters are full of tempting hand-dipped chocolates. Wow - hard to just pick a few! Ron chose peanut clusters, with a cherry-chocolate bar for me. You can buy small surprise packages (we got one), and a zillion other wonderful confections. Best not to go too often. Then it was on our way south.

Back to the orchard - just a one-tree shot.

Paradise had many older homes that were wonderfully kept. When you enlarge this picture, you will see some areas that look a little suspicious. That's because I attempted to clone out the huge power pole that stood just to the right of the house, with electric wires going through the sky, and across the roof. Remember, nobody's perfect, and I'm still learning.

More about our adventures later...