Vroman's Nose and ice cream

All summer long I kept talking about how pretty the Vroman's Nose is. So finally, Steph made me take her for a hike. 

Jammin'

This weekend we decided to get serious about canning. Our pickling cucumber plants were kind of out of control. So I picked them clean and got about two-pounds of cukes. It was decided, we were going to make pickles! 

The strawberry fruits of our labor

Ten quarts of strawberries later and we finished up with four batches of strawberry jam. Our pantry is now stocked with 16 jars of tasty homemade jam for the next two years. Even better, we had leftover berries that I was able to chop up and freeze.

Hello strawberry shortcake in January!

 

Strawberry fields forever...

We made our semi-annual pilgrimage to the strawberry fields. We knew it was perfect weather because dark ominous clouds loomed in the distance, glaring at us as we picked our bounty. Side note: Two years ago when we went strawberry picking in Glenville, Jon made me finish picking our 12 quarts amid tornado warnings. Yup torrential rain, thunder and lighting - perfect for berry picking. This time we headed to Bohringer's Fruit Farm outside of Middleburgh. This place has decently priced berries if you're into the pick-your-own thing (we paid $2.25 per quart). And, really can you beat the sweeping views of the Schoharie Valley?

 

Wintergreen Park

We spent the day at Wintergreen Park, just outside Sharon Springs, with some friends. Let me just say that this place is awesome.