Birds & Blueberries

(Photo by Eli)

Not only did Eli and I find blueberries in our blueberry patch the other evening, we also found this bird's nest. The nest contained four birds - the funny thing is that one of the birds was as big as the other three put together! After realizing it was also a different kind of bird, we figured that it was probably a cow bird baby as cow birds are lazy mothers who will actually lay their eggs in another bird's nest to be hatched and raised.


















Last summer my sister-in-law used some of our fresh blueberries to make a Peach & Blueberry Cobbler for us. Using some of the berries that Eli and I picked, I adapted the recipe a bit and used nectarines instead of peaches - delicious!

Nectarine & Blueberry Cobbler

Combine the following in a saucepan, cook over medium heat and allow to boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
1/4 C. water
1 tabl. cornstarch
1/4 C. sugar
1/4 C. brown sugar
(Next time I'm going to lessen the sugar amounts a bit as it was pretty sweet.)

Remove from heat and stir in 1 tabl. lemon juice, 2 C. sliced nectarines (or peaches) and 1 C. blueberries. Place this mixture in a 2 qt. baking dish.

Mix together 1 C. flour, 1/2 C. sugar, 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder and 1/2 tsp. salt. Add 1/2 C. milk and 1/4 C. soft butter. Stir well and spoon over fruit mixture. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with milk or whipped cream or ice cream or all of the above!