We went blueberry picking this morning. It was fun and peaceful and the bushes were mostly taller than me. I have no pictures because I didn’t bring my camera. For some reason, I’m not remembering the camera these days. Pregnancy brain? However, I do have pictures from strawberry picking a while back, so I’ll put those in, instead.
Today, Sim didn’t fall asleep on the way there, but on the way back. He looked about the same, although the outfit was different and the sunglasses weren’t there.
Hats are always a good idea during picking.
Sim likes to pick 3 berries and then ask for berries from other people. This has applied to both strawberries and blueberries. He also likes to find sticks and other natural toys.
Naomi picked more strawberries than blueberries. Well, technically that’s probably not true. She disclosed that she ate a lot of the blueberries, so she may have picked the same amount, they just didn’t make it to the bucket.
Hannah is a dedicated picker and likes to come up with the things she’s going to do with her berries while she’s picking. She wants to freeze her blueberries to eat on hot days. Assuming there are any hot days coming up.
Today, Michael was working, so he didn’t go picking with us. That wasn’t as fun, of course.
Here’s Sim after giving up on the strawberries. There was a lovely dirt track that he -- and the other kids who were done with berries -- used to be sure that a layer of dust clung to their sunscreen. Today, there was no dirt track, nor any other kids his age, so he stuck to wandering about, finding sticks, and occasionally getting another berry from the bush. He remained fairly clean on today’s outing.
At some point on that trip, Sim realized that a WHOLE LOT of dirt would fit in his hat. There was a little girl who would occasionally go over, dump the dirt out of Sim’s hat, and return it to his head. Did I mention that Sim was completely and totally dirty by the end of this outing? Yeah.
Berry picking
seems to agree
with our family.
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