Wow, all the wishes! Thank you all so much.
I had a great birthday. On Saturday we went on an easy hike (we’ve got a guest here from Oregon, ad we’re still breaking him in to the idea of walking everywhere π ) along the River Reuss. The weather was sunny and mild, and we saw a storks’ nest with both adults on the roof a farmhouse we passed. That was neat.
Afterwards we stopped at a restaurant for dinner, and then I opened my gifts in the evening. I got a gift certificate from Windstone (thank you, star! <3), half dozen new books, a DVD nature documentary of raptors in Poland, some jewelry of cultured pearls (including earrings, which is weird since I don't have pierced ears, but whatever π ) and several hundred franks which I'll put into customizing my Buell.
Yesterday I had a great time – about 8 hours – just driving and hanging out. It was a good birthday. π