I absolutely ADORE summer! I thrive on the long hours of daylight, the hot, hot days and the deliciously warm nights. Summer is when I feel the happiest, the most energetic, the most ALIVE! The sights, the smells, the activities -- I absolutely eat up every second of S.U.M.M.E.R!!! And the CHERRY harvest, ah, it is the epitome of all that is wonderful about my favorite season! Warm, ripe, juicy, beautiful red cherries! As much as I love eating delicious local cherries, I had never been to PICK cherries! Uncle Jim and Aunt Dee heard of my plans for an orchard adventure and offered to join me! We had such a fun evening together! After sliding into the orchard JUST before they closed (and picking what had to be a record number of cherries in 20 minutes), we ate dinner and took a delightful, leisurely drive back home. We took the back road from Emmett and my aunt and uncle gave me agricultural lessons as we drove through the rural farmland! I eagerly absorbed every ounce of their wisdom about the land and the crops coming from it. I can't wait for another farmland tour with them. What a wonderful summer adventure!
I HAVE TO ADMIT THIS WAS A VERY DIFFICULT ADVENTURE! I FELT LIKE A BLUR!
DO I TAKE PICTURES, PICK CHERRIES OR . . .
EAT CHERRIES STRAIGHT FROM THE TREE?!
FORTUNATELY UNCLE J. AND AUNT DEE WHERE THERE PICKING RELENTLESSLY SO THAT I COULD RUN AROUND DOING A BIT OF ALL THREE!
WE PICKED AN UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF CHERRIES -- AND THEY SENT THEM ALL HOME WITH ME! I PROMPTLY TOOK THEM TO CASCADE AND SHARE, SHARE, SHARED WITH THE REST OF THE FAMILY! OH BUT THEY WERE SO, SO, SO DELICIOUS! I CAN STILL TASTE THOSE WARM CHERRIES, STRAIGHT FROM THE TREE! DEAR SUMMER, YOU ARE THE REASON FOR MY EXISTENCE!
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These are great pictures Tess. Brought back the memeories of when the Families of Thurston, Nelson and Gordon went to Emmett and also picked an unbelievable amount of cherries. I canned and froze Cherries for days ....you and Laura were pretty little.
mom
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