tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post6531524337595801881..comments2024-03-28T18:50:23.094-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: Wild Turkeys!Far Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-82049261401204259512011-07-21T22:03:04.309-05:002011-07-21T22:03:04.309-05:00Did Chance teach the big turkey to pose for the pi...Did Chance teach the big turkey to pose for the picture?<br />You are an energetic family getting and freezing all the berries but you sure will enjoy the taste of summer in the middle of winter.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12404589772713955710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-77218333960539824462011-07-20T09:35:26.153-05:002011-07-20T09:35:26.153-05:00we don't have wild raspberries around here. W...we don't have wild raspberries around here. We have huckleberries up in the mountains but I'm sure they are not ready yet. Most of the wild blackberries are not native -- but last winter killed off a lot of them. That was such a surprise.<br /><br />I don't have enough freezer space to keep many berries there. My elderly neighbor is into drying stuff. He made his own racks and props them on his laundry lines. This week he dried zucchini.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404943895800549273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-71450398556725117192011-07-20T09:33:10.082-05:002011-07-20T09:33:10.082-05:00the turkeys that were "introduced" in ou...the turkeys that were "introduced" in our valley and mountains have messed with nature. They took over the environment used by our native birds (grouse, etc) and now you can find very few. makes me sad.<br /><br />So -- as much as I enjoy seeing them strutting down the street, I truly would prefer that the balance of nature had not been shaken.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404943895800549273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-26017785151307717152011-07-20T04:50:21.984-05:002011-07-20T04:50:21.984-05:00I like you way of bagging and freezing the raspber...I like you way of bagging and freezing the raspberries. <br /><br />We have mulberries. Have you eaten them? I read about them but we have not tried them yet.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-80567211402270079122011-07-19T20:30:26.593-05:002011-07-19T20:30:26.593-05:00Tee-hee!Tee-hee!Jeanne Estridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096521122802823385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-49923694961244544492011-07-19T12:00:15.022-05:002011-07-19T12:00:15.022-05:00Love the wild berries. They always taste so good....Love the wild berries. They always taste so good. Probably because they are so difficult to get. <br /><br />We had wild turkeys in our neighborhood in Mi. I was attacked by the male and so was the elderly neigbor lady. I mean he jumped at me with talons out and hit my hip as I dodged him. The neighbor's husband called the DNR who told him they were protected. Only after that male turkey "disappeared" did the DNR come out to see the talon marks on my back door. No one knew what happened to that bird, but I have an idea. lolJust Stuff From a Boomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13440903695801765867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-17645828973585897462011-07-19T11:59:21.046-05:002011-07-19T11:59:21.046-05:00Fresh picked raspberries yummy! Our raspberry plan...Fresh picked raspberries yummy! Our raspberry plants didn't do to well this year, its time to replace them. I'm picking cherries today....I love cherry pie! <br /><br />One time my turkeys ran away from home and I could hear them in the woods gobling and blerping it was kinda cool, but only one came home and I never saw the others again! That part was sad. I wish we had real wild turkeys!EBethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08220670858770878321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-44955411198543303992011-07-19T11:59:19.015-05:002011-07-19T11:59:19.015-05:00Fresh picked raspberries yummy! Our raspberry plan...Fresh picked raspberries yummy! Our raspberry plants didn't do to well this year, its time to replace them. I'm picking cherries today....I love cherry pie! <br /><br />One time my turkeys ran away from home and I could hear them in the woods gobling and blerping it was kinda cool, but only one came home and I never saw the others again! That part was sad. I wish we had real wild turkeys!EBethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08220670858770878321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-14527002504186081782011-07-19T11:01:45.991-05:002011-07-19T11:01:45.991-05:00Haha. I love raspberries. Lucky you, in spite of t...Haha. I love raspberries. Lucky you, in spite of the heat. <br />Loved all the turkey pictures, too. ;)LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-58986716568031180852011-07-19T10:34:50.259-05:002011-07-19T10:34:50.259-05:00We picked three ice cream pails of raspberries yes...We picked three ice cream pails of raspberries yesterday right here at home, and thankfully no bugs to fight. The pails are 4 litres, so about 24 pints:)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938874724231860923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-91911251719187236412011-07-19T09:47:15.032-05:002011-07-19T09:47:15.032-05:00Raspberry season is upon us! But the strawberries...Raspberry season is upon us! But the strawberries are still lingering, and the pie cherries are coming along as well, lots of picking to be done. Lots.Lannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018584509455303394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-16106395914574578972011-07-19T08:47:31.228-05:002011-07-19T08:47:31.228-05:00That turkey looked a little scrawny...not like our...That turkey looked a little scrawny...not like our Plump Thanksgiving turkeys.Changes in the windhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06942797186537814864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-5454522596489980862011-07-19T08:05:30.597-05:002011-07-19T08:05:30.597-05:00Ya, what a big turkey! Did Jen get a close enough...Ya, what a big turkey! Did Jen get a close enough view?West Side of Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306258644484219373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-85137906378209502062011-07-19T08:01:15.547-05:002011-07-19T08:01:15.547-05:00I have a funny turkey story...maybe it'll make...I have a funny turkey story...maybe it'll make a good blog post! No good pics though as it happened some 20 years ago...<br />We have a small raspberry patch that has never done well till this year, plus wild blackberries have moved in. So I've been picking both. It's fun...picky stems, mosquitoes, deer flies and heat. And more of the same when our blueberries are ready!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14858720522828231380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-10607857341098910302011-07-19T07:59:46.521-05:002011-07-19T07:59:46.521-05:00I picked my domestic versions yesterday. It was ho...I picked my domestic versions yesterday. It was hot but no deer flies or the possibility of black bear competitors. :) And froze them just like you did.troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-8928544962312784092011-07-19T07:54:59.866-05:002011-07-19T07:54:59.866-05:00Good gracious - wild turkeys. You would be safer s...Good gracious - wild turkeys. You would be safer sticking to raspberries.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-26263298795459427262011-07-19T07:33:01.407-05:002011-07-19T07:33:01.407-05:00I hate deer flys they always go after me lol
Yup e...I hate deer flys they always go after me lol<br />Yup even with the heat it sounds like a good days of pickin lol . MMM raspberries !Yup the wild turkeys here are nasty critters. Have a wonderful cool day today !Country Gal https://www.blogger.com/profile/08693944554850315123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-48119810299366336452011-07-19T07:22:54.386-05:002011-07-19T07:22:54.386-05:00Probably one of the better looking turkeys I'v...Probably one of the better looking turkeys I've seen. Wild raspberries have to be the best ever. I might go out to a farm to pick my own, regular raspberries are so expensive!DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-37922533699173090222011-07-19T06:54:19.885-05:002011-07-19T06:54:19.885-05:00Picking your own berries has always made me very a...Picking your own berries has always made me very appreciative of those that do it for low wages. It's a brutal job.<br /><br />Did the big turkey gooble-gooble at ya? :)Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-81265522386037840162011-07-19T06:51:00.612-05:002011-07-19T06:51:00.612-05:00Had to laugh at that big turkey!
I do love wild r...Had to laugh at that big turkey!<br /><br />I do love wild raspberries!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-43936169678413536362011-07-19T06:48:15.533-05:002011-07-19T06:48:15.533-05:00Even with deer flies and heat stroke, sounds like ...Even with deer flies and heat stroke, sounds like a wonderful day.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.com