June album: Strawberry fields forever

The last weekend in June, we headed out to Sauvie Island for our annual strawberry picking.  The berries are late this year, which means the weather was warm.  I am happy to report that it is the first time since moving to Oregon that I did not have to wear my fleece or down vest while picking strawberries.

 

I love love love berry-picking - one of the best activities for a Saturday morning, I believe.  Berry-picking always conjures up the last lines from one of my favorite children's books - "Jamberry" by Bruce Degan.

"Mountains and fountains
Rain down on me
Buried in berries
What a jam jamboree!"

My berry-pickers enjoyed time out in the sun, wandering through the strawberry fields picking and eating as much as they could get their little hands on.  The result - an overzealous 3 flats of berries, or 28 pounds to be exact!  I love picking berries a bit too much.  Our weekend was cut out for us.  We jammed some, froze some, ate some - made strawberry lemonade, strawberries and cream, strawberries and yogurt...

Yum, yum - the berries this year were worth the wait.