Been a berryin and shopping veggies in the country. LaConner, Swanson Brothers Produce.

 Menu Today:

Boiled red potatoes dipped in a sauce of half mayo and half stone ground mustard
Grilled fresh salmon with dill tarter sauce
Swiss Chard sauteed in Butter and garlic

I have enough for neighbors now, too.

And I'm wondering what to do with the beets. I used to get them for my neighbors at my old neighborhood.

 Do you eat beet greens? These are beautiful.

Picking late Chester (black) berries in LaConner tonight.

I haven't picked in a few years and I've missed it. The berries are now 2.00 a lb. I used to pay 1.00 lb.

The berries open in July with Catata berries, a sweet blackberry,  Waldo blackberries, boysenberries, raspberries of course, and strawberries...The blackberries are usually over 1.5 inches long each. And the vines are thornless. It's like picking jewels from a vine.

Swanson Brothers Farm also sells; chard, beets, kale, potatoes (of several varieties) including yukon gold, russets, and reds. Also carrots, onions, squash; zucchini and a few yellow varieties, cucumbers, both eating and pickling types, green and yellow beans, peas, and apples. One year one of the brothers gave me free rhubarb.

The LaConner turkey's hatched some new 'turklings'. Mom was cute helping her chicks cross the road.

On the way home a beautiful sun set and a full moon rose. Another lovely day.

Tomorrow blueberries in Snohomish.

Gooble gooble

Turkey's in LaConner

I've seen many wild turkey's lately. These were up in LaConner. I see them everytime I'm up there staying at The Planter Hotel across from the bakery in town. They arrive at the bakery early mornings as if waiting for some free stuff.. I think there are 9 of them now. Somewhere I have video of them too, So funny..

I think that with prices going up, they could become endangered nearer Thanksgiving..tho...

I haven't been blogging very much lately, sorry, I will try to get back here soon, and visit your blogs. I miss everyone..take good care.

Just hangin out waiting for the local bakery to open

Turkeys at Bakery..6 AM



LaConner, destination, 30 minutes away (NW of Mukilteo)
I enjoy looking for these guys on every trip to Laconner.
One day I stayed at the Planters Hotel, and across the street from the hotel and there they were waiting on the sidewalk for the bakery to open at 6 AM. I managed to get some video on them later in the upper neighborhood where they hang out most of the time, thought you might enjoy some gooblin today..
Rain again today,, chilly air, my garden, still waiting for the sun to shine after being planted yesterday.
For location, see Mt Vernon on map at left, click to expand..

oops I posted this about a few minutes too early for the day..