Boysenberries
D and I went to the local u-pick berry picking patch this weekend, Impossible Acres (I love that name if I had a farm I’d name it that too). Turns out it was a great time to go too! Both the raspberry and boysenberry bushes were heavy with delicious berries and they hadn’t been picked over dozens of times (we normally go later in the year and have to really work through the bushes and thorns to get a decent amount). Berries aren’t the only thing available at the picking patch. They also have multiple varieties of cherries, peaches, apricots, tomatoes, apples and pumpkins (those last two are not currently in season. You knew that, right?)
Rows of berry bushes, to the left are stone fruit trees
Most of what we got has already been used up in the making of smoothies, cakes, and for snacks. D and I are definitely heading back to Impossible Acres before the end of the season, I don’t know how many times. It’s just enjoyable to spend an early afternoon walking through a garden with D picking fruit as we go along. The amazing things we do with them once we get home aren’t bad either. Below are some more pictures from the excursion.
We made smoothies with all the boysenberries. Oh! and cake too
D picking some boysenberries (stop staring at my wife's ass!)
Bing cherries? What do I know? I'm no fruitologist
Who's that dashing, good-looking fellow picking cherries?
This cherry tree was literally being pulled down by the amount of fruit on its branches
Fresh peaches
All of this for less than $11?!
Dashing? Where? Oh it must be that guy way out of focus in the background
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Beautiful pictures. Think I’ll go eat my grapes.
Ooo, your own grapes. Do you use the leaves in pickling?