It's Blueberry Time!

Ahh...the sweet tastes of summer!  Already gone are the days of picking strawberries and raspberries.  Already here are the days for picking blueberries!
I want Aidan to know where his food comes from.  I want him to learn how it grows.  That it needs sun and rain.  And then the joy (and the work!) of harvesting the ripe fruit. 

Pickin'  Blueberries

He's having fun with it so far!  Papa and I planted a large vegetable garden again this year, and Aidan delights in finding the red, ripe tomatoes and peppers.  It's a game of hide and seek finding the zucchini and cucumbers beneath their big leaves.

Helping Papa!

But there's nothing like a trip to the blueberry farm!  While the unbearable heat of summer has left me wilted, it seems to have produced an abundance of blueberries.  The juicy, ripe berries fall into our hands and baskets at the slightest touch.  In no time at all we have baskets (and tummies!) filled to the brim.

Mmmm...yummy blueberries!

Aidan loves to 'help' fill the baskets with the ripe berries, and throw the still green berries on the ground "for the birdies, Nana"!
With our baskets loaded up we head for home to freeze what berries don't get eaten, or made into muffins...or sauce for ice cream or pancakes...or added to our breakfast smoothies.
I encourage Aidan to thank the blueberry bushes for their berries. Thank you...blueberry bushes...warm sun...cool rain, for what will be another abundant summer harvest.