Strawberries!

It starts like this. A dainty little white flower.

Soon, it starts to take the shape of a strawberry.

Eventually it turns from a greenish white to a beautiful red!

Look at all the treasures.....and the ones yet to come!!!

Yummy! Doesn't that look delicious??!!

This is what I picked today! The plants will yield this many strawberrys every two days or so for the next couple of weeks!
Maggie Beth in her jammies watching Momma pick strawberries. Too bad she can't have any yet. We are sharing these with our friends in small group tonight.

Our backyard has a strawberry patch. It was here when we moved in and has brought such great joy to my family! The strawberry happens to be our favorite fruit (cantelope is a close second). About this time every year we enjoy this sweet red seeded ball that grows in abundance from our plants. It is a fascinating process to watch. When we notice the first white flower, Price goes out everyday to "check on the stawberries." We have made, stawberry jam, strawberry icecream and strawberry shortcake. We also like to share them with neighbors. Most of the time we can't resist but to bring these tasty little fruits inside for a good rinse under some cold water and then eat them right away! What a treat God has given us, soley for our enjoyment....yummy strawberries!