trip to smolak farm

we went to Smolak farms a couple weekends ago and met our friends up there who have a little boy the same age as Owen. Owen had a great time looking at all the animals and discovered the joys of "pick your own" - in this case, raspberries (as a side note, $7 a pint for raspberries is nothing short of usurious, but I guess you're paying for the experience). I was highly amused by our friends' son neatly identifying raspberries and delicately picking them one at a time from the bushes while Owen's idea of picking involved breaking off an entire branch and trying to eat it, stems, leaves and all. I'm a tad concerned about the amount of pesticides he probably ingested during this endeavor, but ultimately, I've let it go. He had a great time and at that price, might as well eat a few stems and branches, if only to get your money's worth.