Blueberry Picking at Parlee Farm in 2015

After two years of picking at Honey Pot Hill, we decided to venture a bit farther north to harvest blueberries at Parlee Farm.

We picked up three buckets and made our way to the HUGE patch.

 The kids were on the look out for the perfect row to start in.

 Dagny was ready for action and with a little guidance from Finley, she was soon picking ripe berries and dropping them in her bucket like Little Sal, kerplink, kerplank, kerplunk.

 Finley is a seasoned pro and was excited whenever he found a good branch that was overflowing with berries just waiting to be picked.

 Dagny picked several handfuls and then said she had plenty, but Finley and I convinced her to keep picking.  Thankfully, she bought it and continued on her merry way through the patch with us.

 A nice gentleman nearby snapped a photo of the three of us for me and then we kept picking and finally the sampling began -- Dagny liked eating them right off the bushes while Finley took a seat and snacked out of his own bucket for a few minutes.

 Then, it was back to work.

 The kids loved getting into each row and looking for berries that were hidden from everyone else's sight.

 After about an hour, we had picked plenty and made out way out.  The kids were very proud of their bounty and while we didn't make any friends in our NY sports' gear...we did pick just over nine pounds of blueberries!!

 We also bought some corn and peaches from the farm stand along with a bag of freshly made blueberry donuts! We snacked on the donuts and then explored the animals nearby. Sheep, goats, chickens, and one very fluffy rabbit.  Neither Finley or Dagny have ever shown any interest in hand feeding farm animals...but there was a loophole in this preference -- feeding goats via convener belt!!.
Just drop some food pellets on the belt and then turn the wheel for the hungry goat at the top!

Finally, the kids got to drive motorized tractors around a little hay track before we headed home.  It may have been a bit of a longer drive, but this blueberry picking adventure was well worth it and if we can eat our way through all nine pounds of berries -- we'll be back up there soon!!