tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post2428025196997044489..comments2024-03-28T21:29:04.460-04:00Comments on Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures: Sandhill Cranes and Strawberry JamThe Furry Gnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-38631715499236766972020-06-30T16:19:19.515-04:002020-06-30T16:19:19.515-04:00The jam looks great! We have a few Sandhill Cran...The jam looks great! We have a few Sandhill Cranes but not many til Fall when they migrate through:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-84116584009632028922020-06-30T11:44:07.601-04:002020-06-30T11:44:07.601-04:00I can't recall ever seeing those cranes before...I can't recall ever seeing those cranes before.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-48980118864679983072020-06-29T18:50:12.317-04:002020-06-29T18:50:12.317-04:00We bought a litre of strawberries from down the ro...We bought a litre of strawberries from down the road. We've been devouring them! <br />I've only seen sand cranes once, near here! It is a treat.Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-65506580349078181702020-06-29T17:27:23.770-04:002020-06-29T17:27:23.770-04:00That jam looks so good. As a kid in southern Iowa ...That jam looks so good. As a kid in southern Iowa we didn't have cranes. When a stray lone one would fly over all the family had to run out of the house to see the rarity. We were in the central part of the state and no large bodies of water. Now I live near a man made lake and we do see them as they migrate.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-47409305856788125662020-06-29T16:35:26.316-04:002020-06-29T16:35:26.316-04:00I heard Sand Hill Cranes in the Hullett Marsh Sund...I heard Sand Hill Cranes in the Hullett Marsh Sunday morning but I didn't see them. We sure have had our share of fresh strawberries this year. I put them in my morning shake and it turns it a pink-burgundy color. With my recent diabetes diagnosis, strawberry jam is off my menu now:((Al Bossencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307619781955351484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-16013677265814595582020-06-29T13:52:34.789-04:002020-06-29T13:52:34.789-04:00Oh, how wonderful to be making strawberry jam toge...Oh, how wonderful to be making strawberry jam together! And I too love the sandhill cranes and am glad you chased them down. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-49784080649861887802020-06-29T10:56:23.215-04:002020-06-29T10:56:23.215-04:00Such neat looking birds! I have only seen them onc...Such neat looking birds! I have only seen them once. Hubbers job is the same as yours at jam making time. A taste of summer will be ours come winter!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07094543520943386032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-61025503514373264802020-06-29T08:31:29.511-04:002020-06-29T08:31:29.511-04:00Hello, I would be happy to see the Sandhill Crane...Hello, I would be happy to see the Sandhill Cranes, could there be a chick hiding in there too? The strawberry jam sounds yummy. Take care! Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy new week!eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-71020078780818128042020-06-28T22:21:37.314-04:002020-06-28T22:21:37.314-04:00It seems to be a bumper year for strawberries.It seems to be a bumper year for strawberries.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08592184037513559644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-91492018266130200152020-06-28T20:19:24.487-04:002020-06-28T20:19:24.487-04:00We have a few weeks yet til the same happens here....We have a few weeks yet til the same happens here.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-25845083508340983072020-06-28T20:13:04.251-04:002020-06-28T20:13:04.251-04:00Jam!! How lucky to have homemade jam!Jam!! How lucky to have homemade jam!RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-54760055133181423592020-06-28T19:28:43.931-04:002020-06-28T19:28:43.931-04:00Yum fresh strawberries! I love all field fresh foo...Yum fresh strawberries! I love all field fresh food! And making preserves :)Kathiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790618263222962629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-35575399866583118682020-06-28T17:51:30.543-04:002020-06-28T17:51:30.543-04:00I love seeing the cranes...this past year is the f...I love seeing the cranes...this past year is the first I did not see or hear in in several years. I hope to get out somewhere this fall...<br /><br />Did you eat any strawberries while you worked? I cannot resist them.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-79765420091507321132020-06-28T17:39:47.948-04:002020-06-28T17:39:47.948-04:00Yummy from garden to table and those jars, goodies...Yummy from garden to table and those jars, goodies for later in the year.Nancy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854698513524662527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-57880914309389255672020-06-28T16:35:27.804-04:002020-06-28T16:35:27.804-04:00Thank you for sharing the Sandhill Cranes. Amazing...Thank you for sharing the Sandhill Cranes. Amazing size, wing spread. Fresh strawberry jam teamwork!<br />JoyJoy@aVintageGreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788328980114729976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-65514847698016920912020-06-28T15:35:33.618-04:002020-06-28T15:35:33.618-04:00Great that you got to see the Sandhill Cranes. I ...Great that you got to see the Sandhill Cranes. I grew up in Michigan, where we saw them occasionally, but out here in northern NY I never see them. I'm glad to know the strawberries are ripe, although they are never as sweet and juicy as the ones I remember from my youth. I don't know if it's just the happy filter of memory or if growers are choosing sturdier, less fragile varieties. The ones my grandma grew just melted in your mouth. They barely could make it to the kitchen from the strawberry patch without bruising, but oh, were they delicious!Jacqueline Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390548854179921303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-27750443362756381232020-06-28T15:26:42.569-04:002020-06-28T15:26:42.569-04:00Time for a confession -- did you eat any of those ...Time for a confession -- did you eat any of those strawberries while you were removing the stems and leaves? Yes or no! Good find on the sandhills, I wish we saw them more often down here.Woody Meristemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17042498252608254901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1315509519261683441.post-23498232198516917662020-06-28T15:01:58.046-04:002020-06-28T15:01:58.046-04:00Teamwork. I do some canning when I'm home at t...Teamwork. I do some canning when I'm home at the cabin, but Wayne is strictly a BBQ guy. Good for you. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.com