Strawberry Pickin Time

One of the fun things about springtime for me is going strawberry picking.

Yesterday, Faith and I went to our favorite strawberry patch in beautiful Wartrace, TN.

This place is a treat!

They have acres of strawberries that you can pick from.  You can also sneak a few along the way into your mouth.  Straight from the vine...oh my.

We picked about 2 gallons and really could have picked a lot more, but we ran out of hands.  Next time, Keith and Beth are going with us so they can help.  (Faith did a little more eating than picking, but that's okay with me)

They also have their own bee colonies.

Take a look at what we saw in their backyard.

We stayed far away.  We wanted none of that stinging business going on.

This is the front of the home on the property.

Is this not gorgeous?

After all of the picking was done, we sat down for a homemade frozen strawberry honey pop and homemade strawberry icecream.  DELISH!!

The picking was over and the cooking was fixing to begin.

A few hours later we got this...

and these...

and a lot of full tummies eating as many berries while we cooked as we used in the cooking.

I definately have to get more next time so I can make extra jam.  This will not last long at all around my home.  We love homemade jams and jellies.

That pie was wonderful, if I must say so myself.  We made two and one is already gone.

What a good fun strawberry pickin day we had.