I am constantly looking for new ‘Schnell Family Traditions’ that Shane and I can instate and take part in year after year. Today I think we may have found a perfect summer ritual – we called a couple of friends, hopped in the car, and were off to do some blueberry picking. Our destination was Bybee Nims Farm in North Bend, which was beautiful. We wandered among the aisles between heavily-laden bushes as Mount Si loomed beneath a layer of misty clouds in the background. Perfect.
The berries were fat and juicy – so good in fact, that for every few Shane dropped in the bucket, I caught him popping one or two in his mouth.
The darling hands of our little helper plucked the berries from the lower boughs…
We walked away with over 5 pounds of berries, at the bargain price of only 10 bucks! We’ve been gorging ourselves on them all day – sooooo good.
little black journal » Blog Archive » counteracting the sunday night blues says:
[…] at home enjoying Shane’s company. This weekend was also relaxing, though productive, as we stocked our fridge with blueberries, tidied up the yard a bit, and logged some miles on the old runnin’ shoes. I caught up with […]
August 9, 2009, 9:50 pm