This time of year, it’s hard for us to stay away from the blueberry field for long. After all, blueberries are my favorite fruit and they’re Jeff’s favorite fruit and I think it’s safe to say they’re Bracken’s favorite fruit too. So, with a house full of blueberry lovers, this is a wonderful wonderful time of year. 

This morning we went picking at a different place than our “usual.” We headed to McKenzie River Farm, which is quite a drive from our home, but we wanted to meet our friends April and Hazel there. I had been to McKenzie River Farm once, when I was pregnant with Bracken, and wanted Jeff to see it too. 

 Bracken went straight to business. 

(Can you believe how grown up he looks in this picture?)

 A peek in Bracken’s bucket.

I loved that they had kid-sized buckets there.

Why eat one berry at a time when you can eat a handful?

There are very old plants there, most of them towering over our heads.
(They have awesome straps for hooking on your bucket so you can have both hands free.)

Taking a break.

Our beautiful friends April and Hazel (not quite asleep yet.)

Picture by April, of Bracken and I next to the giant sunflowers.

When we were done picking, Jeff had some blissful moments in the hammock while the rest of us went to visit the cows, pigs, and chickens.

This cob farm store is where you go to get your berries weighed and to pay. It’s filled with fresh produce inside. Is this cob building awesome or what?! We have dreams of building a cob home someday, so seeing a cob building in person is very exciting for us. (Want to see some inspiring and amazing cob structures? Check out this website.)

Photo by April

Photos by Jeff, with little Hazel napping this time.
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We would have loved to stay there all day in blueberry paradise, but since we don’t get over to Eugene (on non-market days) very often, we had a lot of errands to run. We got to see April and Brad’s woodland home on our way back to town. What a sweet place they have. They are such a beautiful family and we’re so glad to know them. They shared fresh caught salmon with us, which we ate for dinner. Words don’t describe how good it was. 
Today was a full, happy day.