Ragged Hill Orchard

After breakfast, we decided on a plan of action for the day. Gloria wanted to visit a local U-Pick-It orchard, which I thought was an excellent idea, as it’s the height of blueberry season in these parts. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get an Internet connection to verify the address, but I knew I had been to this particular orchard before during apple season. (As it turned out, I had disabled my LAN, by what means I have no idea — probably by angrily right-clicking the Network Connections icon.) Off we went to Ragged Hill Orchard in nearby West Brookfield.

It was a fine summer day, albeit hot and humid again. Protected by sunscreen and insect repellent, we picked two quarts of blueberries and a pint of raspberries. The thumbnails below show Gloria with the blueberry pail, a close-up of the ripened berries,

the path between the canes, and Gloria holding some of the red berries.

On the way home, we detoured past a farm with miniature horses; one was out in the field galloping about so we pulled off the road for a minute to gawk at it.

After lunch, we went downstairs to the pool in order to escape from the oppressive heat in my third-floor apartment. The water was wonderfully cool and refreshing!

After supper, we phoned Gloria’s mom, then settled in to watch National Treasure 2, which we had rented from the RedBox kiosk at Hannaford’s.

Weather: hot and humid
Breakfast: pancakes
Lunch: cheese sandwiches
Dinner: gado gado with sauteed tofu and vegetables
Dessert: blueberry smoothies