peach pickin'

finally had time to upload the pictures from our peach pickin' excursion in fredericksburg, texas. it was nice to be out with the family. we went to a small, family run orchard where it was like picking fruit in some body's rather large back yard.

something you may not know about peach trees is that they are crawling with these green tinted beetle, about the size of a wasp. these beetles sporadically fly towards you as you enter the shade of the tree. we were all quite startled by these little bugs. we were also relieved to find that they weren't wasps.

we weren't sure whether or not we should even head to the orchard on this particular day. the weather was so odd, with a pattern of rain for a couple of minutes then sun shining the next. the sky was rather ominous. i changed my mind three times before we finally proceeded. corey determined that, if nothing else, at least we would get a road trip out of the deal. the day was great. it sprinkled a little bit right before we reached the farm, but otherwise it was a beautiful day. by the time we left the area we were sweating terribly. the sun was victorious, in the end.

fredericksburg is so much fun. andrew found a gun/cowboy store, which was right up his alley. there were antique guns, toy guns, and semi-automatic weapons in the midst of a small western apparel shop. it was rather bizarre. there is a cool toy store around the corner from there. they have lots of nostalgic toys, as well as gags and novelties. my mom and i found the scrapbook store, which always equals trouble. i found some russian nesting doll chipboard accessories. score!

we didn't have a whole day to spend, but we had a wonderful time, none the less. now i have to get on the jam making bandwagon. it has been five days now, so the peaches are good and ripe.