The Beatles had the right idea with “Strawberry Fields Forever,” but it doesn’t work that way in Sequim. They come and go w–a–y too fast, and our intermittent rain this month hasn’t helped much. These are the last days of strawberry season at Cameron’s, my favorite go-to spot.
Cameron’s is selling the last of their pre-picked berries and dedicated pickers like those above can still pick their own for the next several days. I stopped by, innocently, to take a few shots. Then I innocently bought some to take home for breakfast. After inhaling strawberry perfume on the way home, remembering that there are a few square inches in our freezer, I headed back for more. Strawberry smoothies anyone?
Let me take you down, cos I’m going to Strawberry Fields
Nothing is real and nothing to get hung about
Strawberry Fields forever. . .
You were smart to go back to get more! The memory will last forever!!
Our favorite farm stand is now out of pre-picked berries – but off to Joe’s Garden we go – they still have local berries. We had a little dish of ice cream and strawberries last night on the deck, as the sun was setting – summer is grand!
I am very jealous! We bought some strawberries at the store the other day and they were not ripe, not sweet and generally a joke. Not too bad if you doused them with sugar and Cool Whip! There are some U-Pic places around here, but we haven’t found one that was worth the time and trouble. And yes, strawberry smoothies sound just fine. Put it in dry ice when you ship it, though! 🙂
And they are absolutely wonderful this year – bought some pre-picked a week ago and they were gone in no time although I shared some with a good friend who also said they were fantastic tasting. Gotta swing by there tomorrow and get some more before they are gone for another year.
Comment to Lowell: on occasion I am forced to buy store-bought but they don’t hold a candle to those direct from the fields – yummy good, not to rub it in!