Sunday, August 15, 2010

Mosaic Monday/Outdoor Wednesday. . .Head for the Hills!

It's that time of the year when we load up the kids
and head for the hills to pick 
 little purple berries!
The idea is to get more berries in your bucket than you
put in your mouth.
(sometimes this can be challenging)
This has been a family tradition for as long as I
can remember!
We started going with our parents, then we took our own kids. . .
Now we are taking the grand kids!
It's Huckleberry 'pickin' time here in SE Idaho!
It was so peaceful and beautiful in the mountains and the
berries were just calling out, "pick me, pick me"!
Such great therapy!
Join us for Mosaic Monday
and
Outdoor Wednesday
hosted by
Susan. . .A Southern Day Dreamer
http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/2010/08/818-outdoor-wednesday-84.html
Posted by g.suzie at 8:56 PM

10 comments:

  1. RuthAugust 16, 2010 at 2:31 AM

    What a lovely family tradition! thank you for sharing your precious moments with us.

    Blessings!

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  2. AnjaAugust 16, 2010 at 12:52 PM

    Opening your blog and looking at your so nice peaceful mosaic, thank you for sharing these moments with us!

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  3. Pam KesslerAugust 17, 2010 at 5:24 AM

    Love the photos. Those look so good, you're making me hungry. Do you make pie out them or jam?

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  4. g.suzieAugust 17, 2010 at 5:39 AM

    Hi Pam, thanks for stopping by, we usually mix them with raspberries for jam and cheescake topping. Last night we had a raspberry/huckleberry smoothie, yum! They are pretty tart by all by themselves. Also good in hotcakes and syrup. . .I wish I could share with you, you'd probably be hooked!

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  5. UnknownAugust 17, 2010 at 1:50 PM

    yummy! Huckleberry pie! Wish we had a place we could go pick wild berries from...they are sooo expensive!

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  6. Ms. Bake-itAugust 18, 2010 at 6:33 AM

    What a great family tradition! I have not had huckleberries in a long time. When my boys were little I used to take them blueberry picking. I think it was 50/50 ratio of bucket and mouth!

    ~ Tracy

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  7. GoodyGirlRedAugust 18, 2010 at 7:40 AM

    I love huckleberries--delicious & fun to pick!

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  8. black eyed susans kitchenAugust 18, 2010 at 8:51 AM

    This is one of the things that the kids will always remember. Great pictures!

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  9. FranciscaAugust 18, 2010 at 10:24 AM

    I don't think I've ever tasted huckleberries... but I love all the others (blueberries, raspberries, etc), so I'm sure I would enjoy these too. What a great way to spend the day. Lovely mosaic.

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  10. LindaAugust 18, 2010 at 10:33 PM

    I have never had or even seen a huckleberry around here. Great photos! I love an outdoor family outting:)

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