Many people, here, pair strawberries with rhubarb (right side of picture above). I personally, have not ever had a rhubarb strawberry pie (or rhubarb strawberry anything, or rhubarb anything) I've ever liked. But that's me.
But strawberries, freshly picked, are so perishable. And, picking them is hard on the knees and back. But they can be a symbol of hope.
A hope for a bountiful harvest. Soon, the raspberries will ripen. Our small cherry crop in this area was ruined this year, but we hope for August blueberries.
Winter isn't officially over until the strawberries appear here in the Binghamton, New York area.
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| Binghamton wild strawberries June 2013 |
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| On left, Jeff Howell, formerly of Foghat, Owego Strawberry Festival 2013 |
They can inspire a festival in the small town of Owego, New York, where an annual Strawberry Festival is taking place today.
What a way to celebrate the first day of summer.
I love strawberries and we often go strawberry picking in the summer.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing a part of New York I never knew existed. I tend to think of the city as an concrete, urban jungle. As a result, it's refreshing to see festivals and community gatherings, showcasing the more personal side of an otherwise impersonal city.
ReplyDeleteThere are strawberry festivals in Virginia too.
ReplyDeleteOh the strawberries look nice and juicy !!! Just right for the summers.
ReplyDeleteI share your dislike of strawberry-rhubarb pie! I don't care for strawberries that have been cooked, unless they're in jam!
ReplyDeleteStrawberries are a staple diet in our house and the only place to get them is my wife strawberry plants, we have already had the home grown Rhubarb and the raspberry bush has turned into a triffid taking over the garden but it will reap and excellent harvest later in the year,
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