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there were no cardigans or overalls, no wandering mama bears or tin pails, but there was a jolly toothless man, a sleeping baby and thousands of plump berries ripe for the picking this morning at the blueberry field outside of brookings. we are back on our extended summer break in oregon and as i picked in the abnormal heat this morning the words and images of blueberries for sal ran repeatedly through my mind. i am finally coming back around to loving summer, partly for the escape i get to make to oregon, but mostly for the berries. even as i wiped away the sweat i found myself so content to be there in the patch, searching for plump berries to the sound of my sister's and mother's wafting laughter and the excited chatter of the bubbly german women to my right. seven pounds later (almost thirty between all of us) we wound our way back down the river to the shelter of an air conditioned home looking out to the ocean.
a good start to our brookings stay.
the heat should subside shortly and we'll soon be back to the regular fair of long sleeves, but for now we've kept the clothes of last week's utah stay, and we're all happy to run through the sprinklers and eat popsicles in the sun.
the next several weeks this blog will be used as an attempt to make chip feel a little closer than 3000 miles from his family, which will not change the content so much as the frequency of the posts if all goes according to my ambitious plans. i'm already behind schedule, with baby to nurse, girls to engage, vampires to read about and blueberries to consume. but at least i've made a start.
Friday, July 11, 2008 at 02:43PM
Reader Comments (11)
beautiful picture. enjoy your stay in oregon. i too will look forward to your ambitious posting plans! i want to see more pictures of your sweet baby.
oh i love blueberries!
no problem, i knew you'd only be in for a whirlwind trip!
I love blueberry picking- I read that book (or had it read to me) so many times when I was little- maybe that's why i love blueberries so much!
(Also Aunt Katie our whole family is going to the wedding- we'll get to see you again soon!)
Berries are one of the best parts of summer. Sounds like your having a great time. Hug the kids for me!
Rick and I went on a spur of the moment trip to a friend's oceanfron condo in Brookings, back before we had kids. It's so beautiful! Oh, those were the days...
That whole trip sounds wonderful! What I wouldn't give to be picking blueberries instead of being at work! I hope you continue to have a wonderful time.
So jealous.... One of these years we really should plan a summer vacation to coincide with yours.. Though I would love the berries, it was the thought of sister's and mom's laughter that really made me want to be there...
nice shot. I already miss Charlie, ok and you guys too...
You know Katie, I bought that book after reading a post you wrote last year sometime where you mentioned Chip reading that to your girls. Needless to say, it instantly became a favorite in our house. Especially since Charlie LOVES blueberries and bears. Have a great trip out west, we are hoping to make it to the city this fall so we'll look forward to seeing you and meeting your sweet little Charlie then!
blueberries are my favorite. i remember loving to pick them at my grandma's place in south windsor, ct. lots of fun to chase away the birds and pick blueberries before they'd come back. lol.
Great article, I like. Continued success
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