Every summer, Briana and I visit a blueberry farm to pick blueberries. It is one of our favorite traditions.
Each year differs - sometimes we meet up with our friends Chani and Kathy for picking, sometimes it's just me and B, sometimes the picking is good and sometimes not so good.
Chani and Kathy could not join us for picking (they were on vacation), so this year it was just me and Miss B.
Here are links to all of our previous years of picking...
The blueberry farm opened very early this year due to all the rain we've had. They actually opened in June instead of July 4th weekend. I watched their FB closely to see when they were having heavy picking and when they would close a few days to replenish their crop. I sent a message through FB the day before we went over to make sure berries were plentiful and I was told things looked good.
But when Bri and I arrived first thing in the morning, I was then told the exact opposite. The owner told me that they were pretty picked over and that we would really have to search for berries. Grumble. It was the only day I had available to pick, so Bri and I had to make the best of it.
Luckily, the weather was beautiful (no mugginess). Very unusual for late June...
Bri looks a bit lonely without Chani...
I sprayed Bri with bug spray and of course, she got bit immediately anyway. She was touching her mosquito bite. She looked super cute anyway...
We had to reach really high to get plump berries...
I would pull the branches down and Bri would grab the berries...
We were very nervous about poison ivy throughout the field. We did our best not to touch any...
Bri is becoming a pro at this...
After really spending some time searching for berries, we were finally done. We took a quick break...
We paid for our berries and headed home. We got a bucket full...
The farm actually closed the next day and stayed closed for a number days until the crop replenished a bit. Glad we went when we did.
The berries were definitely good on pancakes (Bri likes her berries sprinkled on top, Doug likes his in the batter and I am fine either way!)...
The berries were definitely good on pancakes (Bri likes her berries sprinkled on top, Doug likes his in the batter and I am fine either way!)...
I'm not quite sure we will attempt blueberry picking again next year. I'm on the fence about it. We've loved doing it for 10 years and it's been a lot of fun, but it's also a long drive for us to get there and it's quite exhausting/sweaty/buggy! I'll let Briana make the decision next year. If she is still into it, then we'll continue our tradition. If not, I know we will find something to fill our time!
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