Our first family outing in three months

Today we went to pick strawberries. The weather was beautiful, the berries were large, and it was a lovely afternoon. I found a new U-pick berry farm because I just couldn't work up the energy to drive two hours one way to the one we used to go to. This one was less than an hour away, had reasonable prices, and we discovered will have apples in the fall. It would be nice to have a decent apple orchard to go to that wasn't a racket. We now have 6 gallons of strawberries. Guess what I'm doing this weekend. Jam and Strawberry-Lemon concentrate are at the top of the canning list.

Some photos of the day...

TM (photo credit TM)

TM and Y. (TM)
The cute little kildeer who was guarding her nest (The farm had protected it and put a sign out warning visitors away from her. TM used his fancy phone camera to get this shot.)

P. (TM)

R. (TM)

H. (TM)

Y. (TM)

Everyone crossing the street to get to the strawberry fields (TM)

Y. (TM)

(TM)

TM (TM... yes, he took this of himself. He's the king of selfies.)

K. and L. (J)

P. (J)

R. (J)

H. (J)


L. and G. (TM)

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