As summer ends..

Life has slowly been coasting on by as the summer months slide quickly toward fall. The weather is starting to change and we can feel a crispness entering the morning air, and the nights are coming on quicker. It's been a really lovely summer filled with new and different sights, lots of incredibly delicious food, and the slow build of friends.

This past week we went to the Sauvie Island Farms and did some produce picking. We came home with 18 pounds of blackberries, three green bell peppers, a handful of jalapenos, five small zucchini squash, four medium summer squash, two ears of corn, five pears, four or five lemon cucumbers, three large cucumbers, a head of lettuce, and all for just $30.50. It was seriously one of the coolest experiences I've had since we got here. I've never been somewhere you can go and pick your own produce and for cheaper than what you'd spend in the grocery store or even at a farmer's market. I'm so excited to go back and pick more as the autumnal produce comes up for harvest! They do pumpkin picking and I'm really hoping that we can go get some pumpkins to carve and make good foods from.

Here are some pictures from our picking experience!