Monday, May 27, 2013

Strawberry Picking...


baby in stroller
We went strawberry picking on Saturday, a first for me. But I’m a family man now, so strawberry picking has replaced….whatever it is I used to do with my spare time. We arrived around noon and the lot was full.  Who knew so many people picked strawberries? I was delegated to stroller duty while my wife went to work on the picking.

Strolling about the countryside, I had to keep moving or crying ensued. I put that Chicco Caddy to the test, pushing over and through clumps of rocks and dirt as we checked out the cows and scenery...wait, that wasn't a rock..  

And then we stumbled upon the jackpot, rows of plump red strawberries just waiting to be picked.  I plucked one and took a bite, and then another.  It wasn't long before I was stuffing my face like a goblin while filling a container with the mother load.  Then Dad got in trouble.

It never occurred to me that there may have been a reason no one was in the area.  I was politely told that the section I was pillaging was off limits. With my head hung in shame, my son and I were escorted back to the public section and admonished for not paying attention.  I wiped my mouth with my hand, mumbling my apologies with a mouth full of berry…. Way to go dad. 



baby with cows


4 comments:

  1. lol, funny blog and GREAT pics. Around here there is a lot of blackberry picking due to all the blackberry bushes growing freely along the water canals (a lot of farming land around here). However, I'd much rather pick strawberries.

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  2. Thanks Stevie, and I would be a purple mess after picking blackberries!

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  3. You are a great role model of appropriate behavior while strawberry picking! Geez... can't take you anywhere! :)
    Justin Knight- Writing Pad Dad
    Writing Pad Dad Blog

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    1. It runs in the family Justin, wait until his granddad takes him out!

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