We are on a roll this summer in the family fruit picking department. It was an atypical July day today--70's with almost no humidity--so we decided to get out and enjoy the BEAUTIFUL weather. We donned the tennis shoes and bug spray and headed out to The Blueberry Patch for our first blueberry picking experience. 
Wild Man and Little Miss LOVE blueberries but I do not buy them every week because of the the price tag. Now I understand why the tiny container at the grocery store costs a whopping $3.99! These little jokers are hard to pick. Let me rephrase--not hard--but TEDIOUS and time consuming. It is not at all like picking strawberries. The blueberry lady explained to us very clearly. "Always choose royal blue or darker". Ummmm... Okay... Anyone know how to explain the difference between fuchsia and blue swirl--classic blue--royal blue--navy blue to a three year old? 
The Chief and Wild Man did what most typical men would do. Seek out the shabbiest row of blueberry bushes overgrown with honeysuckle and weeds in pursuit of the holy blueberry grail. Rows upon rows of nicely trimmed blueberry bushes and they have to choose the ones in the jungle. Boys--I'll never understand! Little Miss spent most of her time picking "the pretty PINK ones", eating the blue ones from my bucket (because the pretty pink ones are yucky) and playing at the playground. Playgrounds are WAAAAAYYYY better than blueberry bushes. 
Saturday, July 18, 2009
The Blueberry Patch...
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2 comments:
Oooh looks like fun! You guys should be pros at picking out your own fruit by now. :) MG looks so proud of her blueberry stained finger...too cute!
Looks like fun! Glad you are enjoying your summer.
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