Berry Pickin'

Payton's 'GIVE ME MORE BERRIES' look!!

Last Saturday will probably go down as one of the most delightful days of my summer.  We packed up and headed a few miles out of town to the charming Elderslie Farm with the hope of coming home with heaping buckets of blackberries (Mission Accomplished!!).   It was a Worm Farm kind of day!! (The kind of day where everything is so perfect you would have fun at a Worm Farm.)  The weather was cool and overcast and the berries were ripe for the picking.  

We started our visit with some delicious breakfast....it's worth the drive just to taste the blackberry and lemon scones....and then headed out to pick berries.  George Elder (our favorite blackberry farmer) gave us a very detailed description on how to pick the PERFECT blackberry.  They must be coal black and ready to just about burst with sweet juices.  He then teased us with a little sample.....AMAZING!!  We were defiantly excited to start pickin'!!!

Payton loved looking at the wildflowers.

Jake enjoying his delicious cup of coffee.

Determined to pick only the BEST blackberries....he's not competitive or anything!!

Look at the size of those berries!!

Enjoyed making memories with this cutie!

Love the contrast of the red and purple against the green....stunning!!

Happily filling my bucket!

An adorable strawberry hat is a must when picking berries....thank you Grandma Swenson.

Miss Payton loved playing on the farm!!

Elderslie is by far the most lovely farm I have every visited.  It's a little slice of heaven just a few miles outside of the city where you can take little break from all the craziness of life and just be at peace....it's always so hard to leave!!  I hope you will visit!!

And just to tempt you.....here's a little something I made with my blackberries and purple raspberries.  

Confession: It is possible that I ate all but 2 slices of this pie....but who's counting!! :)