Yesterday we had a wonderful, uniquely Minnesotan experience. We went picking blueberries. Our family stumbled on a very good, loaded-with-blueberries spot several years ago, and have been telling our family in Alexandria about it. This year Nathan’s sister, Joanna, along with her husband, Peter and their kids, Cai and Solvei, joined us for the blueberry picking adventure.
It was a hot, sunny day that we all ventured into the blueberry fields and started our quest for berries. The bushes were just beginning to ripen, and many were just loaded with berries and so we spread out and began picking, enjoying the sun and each other’s company, but not so much the horseflies.
Solvei particularly loved the berries and it was hard to stay ahead of her! If you weren’t looking, you would pick a handful, and then she would reach into your bucket and eat that handful! Not just one berry for this little lady, she was eating them by the fistful!
We ended up with about a gallon of berries and enjoyed blueberry muffins with our lunch. And of course, we enjoyed a wonderful, memorable family outing.
And, no I won’t tell you my spot. Blueberry pickers guard their spots closely. Go find your own and have fun!
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