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Love the place you live: Blueberry picking in Durham, NC

7/7/2014

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Blueberry picking at Herndon Hills Farm, Durham, NC. Photography by Calm Cradle Photo & Design
On our first blueberry-picking trip to Herndon Hills Farm in Durham, NC, we encountered a serious dilemma: whether to eat the blueberries immediately or drop them into our buckets to take home and bake into a delectable treat. 

Predictably, Nora (2 years old) couldn't stop shoving the berries in her mouth and, when it was time to leave, presented me with a completely empty bucket. Cricket (3 years old) tasted a few, but continuously reminded us that blueberry muffins awaited. And what would her cousins say if we showed up to their house on the Fourth of July without baked goods? Needless to say, her bucket was brimming with berries as we finished.

When we returned home, I read that Design Mom is bringing back her Love the Place You Live series today. This announcement arrived at a perfect time for us for two reasons. First, I shot way too many blueberry photos (iPhone only on this adventure) and needed an excuse to share them. And second, we're debating a move within the next few years and are always tallying up pros and cons of living in the Triangle area of North Carolina.

Was picking organic berries at Herndon Hills Farm a pro? Absolutely. Will we go back again? Yes, and soon. This time around I know which little lady I can trust to fill her belly and which I can trust to bring home the goods.

(I've participated in the series twice before. You can check out the posts here: Historic Hillsborough, NC, and Eno River State Park, in Durham, NC.) 
Blueberry picking at Herndon Hills Farm, Durham, NC. Photography by Calm Cradle Photo & Design
Blueberry picking at Herndon Hills Farm, Durham, NC. Photography by Calm Cradle Photo & Design
Blueberry picking at Herndon Hills Farm, Durham, NC. Photography by Calm Cradle Photo & Design
Blueberry picking at Herndon Hills Farm, Durham, NC. Photography by Calm Cradle Photo & Design
Blueberry picking at Herndon Hills Farm, Durham, NC. Photography by Calm Cradle Photo & Design
Blueberry picking at Herndon Hills Farm, Durham, NC. Photography by Calm Cradle Photo & Design
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Blueberry picking at Herndon Hills Farm, Durham, NC. Photography by Calm Cradle Photo & Design
Blueberry picking at Herndon Hills Farm, Durham, NC. Photography by Calm Cradle Photo & Design
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Design Mom link
7/7/2014 03:25:08 am

One, your photos are STUNNING. Two, I have never picked blueberries before and had always pictured the picking being really low to the ground, so I was totally surprised by the raised hedges. Very cool! Three, I love blueberries.

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Julia @ Calm Cradle Photo & Design
7/14/2014 01:32:07 am

Thank you! Blueberries are my girls' favorite food these days, so they were in heaven!

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Kirsty@Bonjour link
7/7/2014 04:20:50 pm

Same here - I for some reason thought blueberries grew like blackberries. Oops. Thanks for edumacating me! I think I need to go and bake some muffins now, yours look amazing!

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Julia @ Calm Cradle Photo & Design
7/14/2014 01:33:33 am

I was surprised by the blueberry bushes, too! The muffins were gone in about five minutes...

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