Thane's Photo Blog Archive
2009
November 23, 2009
Got another tractor! It's a 1949 Farmall Super A. More pictures here.
November 18, 2009
The lake is full. We've had 10+ inches of rain since Nov 1!
3 weeks ago that fence post you see above looked like this...
It's the interim measuring stick. :-)
October 30, 2009
The Pegasus Coffee House and The Harbour Public House are at the Harbour Marina on Bainbridge Island's Eagle Harbor. They are using EUTOPOS Huckleberries for scones and huckleberry cheesecakes. We are happy to have them on board because they are very excited to have our huckleberries.
It's relationships like this that make it fun and satisfying!
October 27, 2009
I drained about 50,000 gallons from the upper spring pond to keep it from overflowing and the lower lake can use it, since the dry summer left it pretty low. The pond only went down about 15 inches. The upper pond has about 500,000 gallons of fresh spring water at all times of the year.
...and the huckleberries are gaining their second wind! WOW!!
October 10, 2009
Thank you to all our Farmers Market Customers!!!
Our restaurant sales have really taken off. So, we are skipping the Port Townsend Farmers Market for the rest of the season. If you would like to purchase huckleberries, call us at 360-509-7750.
October 4, 2009
Huckleberry Honey-Crisp Apple Pie!
BEWARE!!! If you make this pie, your friends and family will ask you to make it, again and again, for the rest of your life!
October 1, 2009
In the middle of one of the huckleberry fields, a bear unearthed a wasp nest and cleaned it out.
The huckleberries are hangin' heavy on the bushes!
September 30, 2009
Lately this family of deer seems to be following us around EUTOPOS.
September 23, 2009
We are starting our restaurant sales. We flash freeze the berries on sheet pans and pack them in 1lb quart bags.
September 21, 2009
Karen made these Spiced Huckleberry Pasties... mmm, mmm good!
September 12, 2009
Market day with our shiny-happy faces ;-)
September 11, 2009
The brothers peak from half way up our main road.
September 5, 2009
THANKS!!! to everyone who bought huckleberries today! We really had a great day at the PT Farmers Market. New converts, old friends, and huckleberry enthusiasts. Come back next Saturday and tell us what you made with your berries.
August 29, 2009
OUR FIRST DAY AT THE MARKET!!!
We had a great first day at the Port Townsend Farmers Market. There was a lot of excitement about our huckleberries. As newbies, our booth placement was very poor, but the people who passed our booth were buying. We saw many friends and introduced huckleberries to the uninitiated. We will be there every Saturday through mid November. #1 Question... where the heck is Coyle, WA?
August 26, 2009
It's illegal to harvest huckleberries with a rake or any other mechanical device in Washington. Below are some pictures that show why... the berries ripen on a rotation and if you use a rake, the green berries and many leaves get torn off at the same time. It takes a delicate touch to remove only the ripe berries with your fingers.
August 14, 2009
The Huckleberry-Mobile
August 12, 2009
The Blackberries are ready.
This deer caught us off guard by jumping into the lake from the island.
August 5, 2009
Some of our older trees make my truck look like a match-box car.
The Huckleberries are going to be great this year!!!
August 1, 2009
We are almost ready for farmers markets... refrigeration, check... flats, baskets and lids, check... display booth, check. Now, we wait for the berries to ripen.
July 29, 2009
Right now we have Red Huckleberries (Vaccinium Parvifolium) for sale.
July 20, 2009
Cedar Waxwings resting from feeding over the lake.
Evergreen Huckleberries (Vaccinium Ovatum) starting to turn blue.
We picked several pounds of Red Huckleberries (Vaccinium Parvifolium)
July 4, 2009
Young Bald Eagle keeping an eye on us on the 2nd anniversary of first setting foot on EUTOPOS.
May 23, 2009
At sunrise, the Ospreys were busy chasing the Bald Eagles...
May 22, 2009
The Bull Frogs were extremely loud!!!
This video is for the audio (turn up your volume to the max and you will get an idea of how loud these Bull Frogs are)
May 22, 2009
Great Blue Heron silhouette at sunset
April 30, 2009
The huckleberry blossoms are very thick this year.
The Bees and Hummingbirds are busy on the blossoms.
April 29, 2009
I finally got a picture of the muskrat and his tail confirming he is not a beaver or nutria.
April 11, 2009
A little firewood for a camping trip.
March 30, 2009
Red leaves of new growth on Huckleberry bushes.
February 28, 2009
Huckleberry blossoms are just starting to pop.
February 13, 2009
Cougar tracks.
January 26, 2009
Zoomed into "The Brothers" peak.
January 18, 2009
I was taking a video of the building site to document sun exposure. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a Bald Eagle and was able to zoom into it as it landed.
January 9, 2009
Finally... the lake is full.
Click wide shot for full size view.
January 2, 2009
The most well defined Cougar tracks I've seen so far.
