Creating My Own Little Nirvana: Down On The Farm

Friday, July 02, 2010

Down On The Farm

Local friends will recognize this place. I love Russell Orchards (Goodale Orchards for old-timers, like me.) Nastia really wanted to take D to see the animals and pick blueberries. So we did!

She rode the old tractor.

She found a goose feather!

She fed all the animals fearlessly, right out of her hand...

and she picked a whole pint of blueberries all by herself!

Sweet, sweet girl.

3 comments:

christine7:27 AM
she is adorable!
hey -- you need to kill the date stamp on your camera. lol.

love the blueberry shot. can't wait to meet her next week!
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Keri8:19 AM
my Camera is in the shop. This is Nastia's little kodak Easyshare camera, and she is ADAMANT the date stay on:) Sorry.
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Nelly12:52 PM
She is adorable!! She kinda reminds me of my Teanna, fearless and wants to see and do everything.
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