Prime strawberry season around here is for such a short time. I was afraid we were going to miss it this year! The farm we typically go to was closed yesterday to allow more berries to ripen. They reopened at 8 this morning. We got there a little before 10 and they were almost picked clean already! They placed us in a row of strawberries that had some thistles in it. We were able to pick about 4lbs of berries before we got to the section with the thistles. The kids were ready to be done by then anyway, so it worked out well. 
Once again Tyler ate far more than he picked. At one point he stopped to count how many berries had actually made it into his bucket and there were only 11! (I picked most of what he's holding in the picture.) The kids found a giant thistle or dandelion that had gone to seed. It was kind of cool. They probably didn't appreciate Danielle blowing the seeds around the patch, though. After we were done picking, we enjoyed our traditional slushies with the farm dog. 
We had strawberry shortcake for dessert tonight. The berries were wonderful! They are small this year, but they are full of flavor. I froze some, saved some for snacking, and have enough left over for one more round of strawberry shortcakes. Yum!
Here are pictures from last year's trip. I like looking at how much the kids have grown over the years.
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