Tis the Season

This is the time of year when I am grateful for my husband's green thumb. He has cultivated a wonderful garden that includes corn, green beans, cucumbers and tomatoes. Our blueberry bushes are also starting to ripen. Blueberries are fascinating and a lesson in patience. We planted the bushes 3 years ago and this is the first season they have produced fruit (which is normal). I love this opportunity to teach Ellie about sowing/reaping, being patient, how rainfall affects the world, and eating vs. saving. She gets a kick out of watering our garden by the bucketful out of her kiddie pool (trying to ease my conscience about using the pool during a drought.) Here are some pics of the fruits (and vegetables) of Spencer's labor.

The blueberries look like the green shriveled ones for weeks and weeks, then turn blue and double in size in about 48 hours.


Oh, we have (finally) turned digital. I cannot believe I have held out this long. I am like a kid with the coolest toy. The first day, I took pictures ALL DAY. I am not technically inclined and there was a lot of referencing the enormous manual and playing/trying/memorizing, but it's worth all the work. I love it. Oh, and also, now Brian Johnston can't say "A camera that uses film?!?! Are you freakin' kidding me?!" :-)