Yesterday, after getting the fourth shots (in a series of five) for my knees, I headed to the western part of the county to Larriland Farms to pick strawberries.  The sky a beautiful blue; the temp a pleasant 77°, sunscreen applied, ice water in my Rubbermaid bottle, I was ready.  There were about 25 in the field when I got there.  Of course things cleared a bit when someone spotted a snake, and the bratty kid who kept encroaching on my row ran screaming to his car, but I stayed and was able to pick about 13 pounds in about an hour. I didn't think I had enough and thought I might return next week. (What was I thinking???)   

Today I got to work rinsing, hulling, and crushing the fruit to make strawberry preserves.  It took me all day.  This is what 13 pounds of strawberries look like now.