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Sunday, June 22, 2014

Working the Fields

Temps were moderate today, so it seemed to be a good day for strawberry picking. Little did we know the temps would soar as we drove inland to Franks Farm!  A couple minutes picking and we were all roasting.

Ryan immediately tarted picking all the red berries he could find ... And eating them. I think he maybe put 5 berries in the box (and that's a generous estimate)

Brooke looked for a minute, proclaimed it to be hot, and then spent the next two hours screaming and running from bugs.

The crops also weren't that great.  Last year we found huge, juicy strawberries everywhere. This year we had to scrounge around for ones that were big and red enough. Not sure if the berries are different this year, or if they've just been picked over already.

Either way, we picked 7 lbs. Enough to make a crisp (the kids will reject), a smoothie (the kids will reject) and a few leftover for eating!