The girls in the family share an obsession: blueberries!
The upside of losing 9 trees during the tornado three years ago was that our row of blueberries receives more sunlight, and the trees are finally starting to produce. I picked a cup this morning, and if the birds don't beat me to them, we may get a couple more.
A cup, however, doesn't go far in this family. Josie would eat a pint (2 cups) in a sitting and Katherine and I would do the same. So we headed to a local berry patch to boost our supply.
I couldn't pick and pass behind me fast enough at first; Katherine was screaming for more. When I was close enough to a branch, she simply helped herself.
The berries were plentiful.
We even stumbled upon some wild blackberries and picked a few to make some jam.
Even with the lure of monetary gain, the boys wouldn't help pick. All but Matthew chose to sit in the driveway; Matthew was a trooper staying very close and picking the low and plentiful spots that adults usually skip.
In all we picked about 2 gallons, not nearly as much as I'd like. So there's another trip in our future.
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