Strawberry Picking Date Day Adventure
I remember when I was little going strawberry picking. I would sit on the back seat of my mom’s bicycle as we adventured over to the local strawberry fields. As we approached the field, the sweet smell of strawberries tickled my nose. We picked and we picked until our containers were full. And on one particular trip I can still remember getting home only to have my favorite shirt covered with berry juices. Oh well, at least we had dozens upon dozens of strawberries to enjoy!
Fast forward to earlier this spring as Liz and I we were planning out some of the fun things we wanted to do this summer for our Summer Bucket List. One of us, I am not sure who, said let’s go strawberry picking. The fields we used to pick strawberries in as a kids are no longer around, instead replaced by a Walmart I believe :( , so this would be the perfect way to remember the innocence of our childhood. Plus it would be a super fun excuse for a Date Day on a Monday afternoon! :) So thanks to the suggestion of one our past brides, (Thanks Jami!!), we headed up to Baugher’s Farm.
It has probably been twenty years since we have been strawberry picking so we weren’t sure quite what to expect. Liz put on her best strawberry red dress and I put on my best Farmer Ryan outfit, that of course included one of my favorite pairs of Sperrys. I mean who doesn’t wear Sperrys to go strawberry picking :).
As we arrived we were immediately greeted by one of the happiest old farmers. As we waited for the tractor to start Liz asked how his day was to which he replied with a big smile, “I’m still here [on earth], so its great!!!” A statement we couldn’t agree with more!
Prior to going out to the field we had to choose our containers to fill with strawberries. Ambitious, we took three of the largest baskets. In total, we filled two to the top. We decided as we picked and picked that three might be one too many. Thank goodness we did because the two we did fill ended up weighing over eighteen pounds!!! Enjoy the photos from our Strawberry Picking Date Day Adventure below and be sure to check out our blog on Friday to see some of the fun things we made with all the berries!
Cheers to crossing off another adventure from our Summer Bucket List!
