Sorry for the slower postings today. It was a last minute decision to go blueberry picking. We were going to go last Wednesday but they had to close for a week to let more ripen. (I respect that they do this so you don’t spend hours picking and getting hardly any!) Anyway, Rich had a root canal today and called on the way home to say he felt OK and that he’d watch Kaydi so Tater and I could do our 2nd Annual Blueberry picking together. (Isn’t he sweet?) I wasted no time getting us ready and off we went! Cool thing is, Kaydi slept almost the whole time we were gone–so Rich got to relax most of it. Here’s some pics of our day: (You can see last year’s pic of him HERE. WOW has he grown up!)
Here’s Tater reaching way back to grab a big bunch of blueberries. I was glad there were so many at his height level.
He absolutely refused to smile today. This is him just being the goof that he is! 
My “expert” attempt at getting our picture together.
We picked almost 11 pounds–which is 5 cookie sheets full!
TIPS IN CASE YOU GO BLUEBERRY PICKING
1) First, you can check PICK YOUR OWN to see if there’s a location by you.
2) It’s better to go early before the sun gets super hot. We didn’t make it until the afternoon this time. It was 82 degrees out and felt at least 100 in the bushes! We only stayed about an hour.
3) Always call your location before you go! Sometimes they do have to close during their picking season.
4) Don’t forget to bring the sunblock!
5) Definitely bring a water bottle. You’ll need it!
6) Make a day of it and bring a cooler with your lunches. Some have a kids/picnic area at them. Ours had a sandbox and swings.
7) Bring a little container, such as a sour cream or cottage cheese container. Ours gave us a big metal bucket to fill. It gets heavy quick! I brought a cottage cheese container and put it right under the bunches and slid them off into it. It goes sooo much faster and it helps prevent a lot of waste from them falling.
TIPS FOR FREEZING
I went twice last year. The first time, I washed them and froze them. On my second trip, two “veteran pickers” told me to not wash them, as they clump when they freeze. That you should “flash freeze” them on cookie sheets, just long enough to get solid. THEN put them in Ziploc bags. (I make a note on the bag that I need to wash them, so I don’t forget!) The ones I did the first time were clumped and soggy when they thawed…and the second…perfect! I’m not saying this is the only or right way. It’s just what worked for us.
I really hope you find a place to go blueberry picking! It might be a fun outing for you. Ours were $1.85lb, to give you an idea on pricing. So we spent $20.07 on a fun outing and enough blueberries to last for quite awhile for our waffles, pancakes, smoothies, cereal, snacking, etc.
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