Ribh's D'Coopage

[BY Bob]

This is a strawberry growing district. Our season generally starts about August & goes through September/October before it gets waaaay too hot. It will be weeks yet before I see any fruit & that is very dependent on me keeping the chooks away.

That's very cool. I love strawberries.

My first paid job was picking strawberries in the fields. Those strawberries went on to be in smuckers products. It was something to have cash in my pocket. We were paid in cash 9 cents a quart. Strawberry season was always right before the town carnival. Great timing for me to be tempted to waste it all.

Most people don't think of central PA as a huge strawberry growing area but the Blessing farm was huge, so was Mr. Blessing . (We used to call him Belt because his belt was so big) The farm is gone now. His children sold off the land when he passed away.

 

[Ribh]

This morning's sunrise.
Definitely on the nippy side.

 

[Ribh]

That's very cool. I love strawberries.

My first paid job was picking strawberries in the fields. Those strawberries went on to be in smuckers products. It was something to have cash in my pocket. We were paid in cash 9 cents a quart. Strawberry season was always right before the town carnival. Great timing for me to be tempted to waste it all.

Most people don't think of central PA as a huge strawberry growing area but the Blessing farm was huge, so was Mr. Blessing . (We used to call him Belt because his belt was so big) The farm is gone now. His children sold off the land when he passed away.

My dad was the son of a market gardener. Strawberries was one of their crops. All the kids helped pick before the dew left the berries & covered them in banana leaves for the markets.

 

[BY Bob]

My dad was the son of a market gardener. Strawberries was one of their crops. All the kids helped pick before the dew left the berries & covered them in banana leaves for the markets.

It is hard work. The money was well earned.

 

[MaryJanet]

This morning's sunrise.
Definitely on the nippy side.
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Lovely colours.

 

[BY Bob]

The smoke from the fires in Canada has reached us. Look what it has done to our sunset tonight.

 

[BY Bob]

Happy Caturday Australia

Why would you want to put fruit in this bowl when it's a perfectly sized cat bowl.

It's not easy to see around Davis......

 

[MaryJanet]

Happy Caturday from Lillan who lives up the street.

 

[BY Bob]

Happy Caturday from Lillan who lives up the street.

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She has a brown mark on her muzzle like Enzo! First time I noticed it I thought he had gotten into some soy sauce.

He did not have it when we brought him home. He has been with us just over a year now!

 

[Grammy60]

Just popping in o say hi
Missing my friends