Dress Blues? Nah. Wild Blues!
Posted by Raven on July 26th, 2007
What does one do in Maine, on a hot sunny day in July or August? Besides going to the beach or sailing in the ocean, you can go blueberry picking. There are thousands of these fields up here…and the blueberries grow in abundance, uncultivated and wild-with no help from man. They are the best tasting berries- the wild ones.
And this morning, here’s what I did with some of the berries:
Yummy. Now to go make some of my own blueberry beer for later!!
July 26th, 2007 at 7:24 am
mmmMMmm…indeed we are quite jealous!
July 26th, 2007 at 8:25 am
Blueberries!
And they’re great anti-oxidants too.
July 26th, 2007 at 8:27 am
Oh, YUMMAY!!!! Raven, those look delicious! And your pix are gorgeous: the first couple remind me of that old, old children’s book, Blueberries for Sal. Did you ever read that with your kids?
Dang, woman - I’m going to have to visit Maine sometime soon. I’ll make the Beloved Husband break out the RV and we and the Munchkin will go up and spend a week enjoying all that wild, New England beauty…
Beautiful, luv!
– Kat
http://www.CatHouseChat.com
July 26th, 2007 at 9:47 am
Amazing pictures Raven. You made me miss my old stomping grounds.
July 26th, 2007 at 9:47 am
I LOVE blueberrys (but Blueberry Beer is JUST WRONG)and though I’ve seen them growing wild, I’ve NEVER seen such a huge bunch of them. And the pancakes look good too!
July 26th, 2007 at 9:57 am
Yummy.
July 26th, 2007 at 9:59 am
Raven, will you marry me?
July 26th, 2007 at 10:18 am
You are a wild one,
, and one hell of a good woman, that looks great.
July 26th, 2007 at 12:19 pm
damndamndamn that looks gooooo-OOOO-ooouuuuuuud.
Wow I just woke up and now I am hungry….and I never want breakfast when I get up.
July 26th, 2007 at 1:36 pm
Looks like I’m gonna hafta go to Maine during summer during the next few years. There are lots of wild raspberrys
where I live, but not blueberrys 
July 26th, 2007 at 6:55 pm
Ogre you should see my beer…just a BUD w/ some blueberries dropped in it. LOL!!! OK I’m going to the brewery to get some of the BREWED variety now.
And be jealous!! Hehe!!
July 26th, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Yes Kat- I have read that book DOZENS of times to my kids when they were little.
In fact I used that book as an prop for what was supposed to be an educational opportunity…the book reading; the berry picking; the cooking/jarring/preserving lesson and THEN using the preserves as gifts later in the yr….I had it all figured out.
Until we went blueberry picking…here in NH at a local BB farm in Wilton where they grow those big disgusting cultivate flavorless blue orbs. LOL…the kids stepped on an ant hill and were literally attacked- within seconds they were covered with nasty red ants and being bitten up left and right! We had to spray the ants off and take them to the local ER just in case allergic reactions began. Thankfully nothing came of THAT.
Up in Maine they don’t seem to have the ant problem. I read somewhere that BB farms use growth enhancing materials that attract ants…in the wild this stuff isn’t used so hence, the lack of ants. BUT there were a lot of BEES here.
I have GALLONS of berries. Going to make jams and preserves for Christmas Gifts!! Along with breads and cakes and cookies- granola blueberry cookies. mmMMmm YUMMAY!!
July 26th, 2007 at 7:02 pm
GMAN have you ever HAD blueberry BEEAH?? Don’t wrong it till you’ve tried it!!
:mrgreen::mrgreen: I didn’t think I would like it either but I DO…verrry much.
July 26th, 2007 at 7:02 pm
Weebs:
NO.
July 26th, 2007 at 7:03 pm
Michael if you play with and eat the berries (***THUD***) remember to bring something that takes out those stains.
July 26th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
We have TONS of wild raspberry bushes in my town. And of course they’re up here too everywhere. Those, and wild strawberries. Which are JUST YUMMY too…I HATE the big strawberries because they have no flavor compared to the little wild things.
I guess I just prefer the wild side of life!!
July 26th, 2007 at 7:07 pm
Oh and the pannycakes weren’t THAT good. I didn’t have all my ingredients so…a box of Biscuit just doesn’t MAKE THE GRADE for me. No butter or real syrup either. **SIGH**
Syrup…hmm…I’m gonna make some now.
July 27th, 2007 at 9:23 am
Weebs:
NO.
That’s fine … but how about making me some of them pancakes anyway? That’s what I was after.