for the love of strawberry jam

homemade strawberry jam
is definitely one of my most favorite treats
a freshly picked juicy strawberry
truly is heaven isn't it?

so this weekend we made our annual
visit to the strawberry patch
with my new rockin lens in hand

& for anyone who wants to throw
their advice my way
please
lay it on me...
is my white balance off?
should i not be shooting in aperture priority
when its this bright outside?

change my iso?

???

well
overprocessed photo or whatever you want to call it

we had a great morning

( insert smiley face here...

i've wanted to shoot this next shot

for like

ummm

forever

i am so happy with my new lens

thank you to all my buddies

who so cheerfully gave me their advice

i ended up going with this one

& love it!)

caroline's little bestie was along for the fun

i usually use sure-gel

freezer jam recipe

but this year

found the ball jar brand no-cook packets

easey peasey

messy

but super easy

seriously

its like 3 steps

wash

blend, mix, chop

whatever your preference

i prefer smooth

but you could just slice/crush them if you like

the little pieces in your jam

stir

loads of sugar

& your mix

with the berries

or have your child do that part

while you're preparing the next batch

& voila

no joke

so darn easy

& seriously

YUMMY!

& ps

you may still enter your name for the fun monogrammed tote

i'll announce the winner later this week

~