I guess discovering fresh local produce is becoming a weekend tradition! Clearly I have a thing for peaches right now, too. ;) I've heard people talk about Ham Orchards in Terrell, TX, so we decided to take a father's day trip to the orchards and see it for ourselves. After a delicious diner breakfast (eggs, toast, fruit, and coffee! yum!) we took the drive out to the country to see what we could see. The entrance to the market store was right on the side of the road so we hopped out and started oohing-and-ahhing at the fresh produce. I was hesitant about using my camera because the market store was inside a little building, not in the open air like last week's farmers market. I don't know why, but it is easier for me to be brave and take pictures outside rather than inside. I've said this before, but it's like the camera sounds ten times louder with each photo I snap! I'm getting better about forgetting what other people think and taking pictures for the sake of having beautiful memories. I even asked the lady working if it was ok to take pictures instead of doing my usual sneak attack shots, that usually result in blurry photos of the inside of my purse as I shove my camera in a little too quickly. When she smiled and gave me the go-ahead, I went to town!
Their peaches are so beautiful! I had no idea there were so many different varieties. We tasted a white peach, harvester peach, and a delicious donut peach. That's what we ended up taking home in the bag my mom is holding. They are so sweet! We also bought blackberries to make some jam. Along with their beautiful peaches, they had honey, cherries, all sorts of jams and jellies, veggies, peach pie, homemade fudge, and their famous peach ice cream. Of course, we had to try the ice cream! Ooh...so creamy and delicious. It tasted like summer.
Hooray for confidently taking pictures when no one else is wielding a camera and for taking mini-adventures near my own town!
What are your favorite hidden treasures in your city?
I love peach orchards! We have one about 30 minutes from where I live and they are sooo good! There is nothing like fresh peaches!
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That all looks delicious! So yummy and fresh. I'm jealous because it's not peach season yet in VA.
ReplyDeleteWhen you mentioned this last night, I had to look up the nearest orchard, and this place popped up! I'm in Mesquite, so this is really close by, Score! I told my family about it and it looks like we'll be taking a trip there as well, double score!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos of course, I can't wait to see this place in person. Thanks for mentioning it :) I've never been to an orchard before, and now I get to go for the first time!
Peaches are my FAVORITE! These look fantastic. Great photos. :)
ReplyDeletenever have i been so hungry for peaches! this is beautiful and i want to go so badly!
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Those look so amazing! I really want some of those cherries! My favorite little treasure in my town is an antique store that I'm posting about on thursday! Congrats on confidently taking photos! Thats a great feeling!
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This looks like a great trip (& tasty too)!
ReplyDeleteCan I ask what camera do you use? I'm looking at buying SLR and trying to work out which to get...can you recommend any?
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Lucy
You are so brave and wonderful. I can be the same way with the camera, always feeling a bit more self-conscious when whipping it out indoors, but the beautiful moments you were able to capture are definitely worth it! :) It's hard to remember we only have this one go-round and shouldn't be so worried about things all the time, but I'm glad you are able to do so more and more. I'm attempting to do the same. <3
ReplyDeleteWow those peaches look so fresh and delicious...the ice cream is mouth watering!
ReplyDeleteThis post is delicious... so so pretty. We had a similar trip, but fries & strawberries here: http://awonderfullifeinfullframe.blogspot.ca/2012/06/at-farm.html Thanks for sharing.
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What a great trip you guys had! I also have issues with taking pictures in public, I always want to act like a tourist so people don't think it's weird haha.
ReplyDeletemmm! and I know what you mean - I'm always nervous about using my camera in public places, partly because I think I'll look too much like a tourist and partly because I think people will think I'm photographing them and get angry and storm at me, yelling to delete the photos.
ReplyDeleteYUM! I'm going to have to drag the husband out there to check it out!
ReplyDeleteOh that looks so adorable!
ReplyDeleteI get worried about using my camera in public too- especially in shops.
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I totally feel the same way about taking pictures :) Haha. I know it's silly, but I feel like EVERYONE is watching me + that I'm about to get in trouble at any minute ;) That ice cream looks delicious! I always go to the place called Peach Park on the way to the beach + it looks very similar. ♥ Lindsay
ReplyDeleteOOF. That ice-cream looks to die for!!
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Peaches and cherries are my favourite fruits in the summer :-)
ReplyDeleteThos donut peaches are wonderful! First time I saw them was about two summers ago. In Portugal we call them "paraguaios".
Ohh, I forgot about figs!Oh figs... I also love them :-)
Everything looks so yummy!!!
ReplyDeletePeaches are my absolute favorite fruit. My parents used to tell me about a peach orchard their friend owned, and how they used to go there and get peaches the size of softballs by the bucketful and then just eat peaches all summer. I wish the place was still there, I'd love to go! And peach ice cream... that sounds amazing. My goodness!
ReplyDeleteEach picture looks so delicious! I think I can smell the peaches all the way up here! xx
ReplyDeleteLooks like such a neat place, and with yummy treats! What great peach pie these would peaches would make! Thanks for sharing! xo Heather
ReplyDeleteYou took great pictures. You must have got there early, its usually so crowded, pictures are hard to get. I like the plain peach in a cone.
ReplyDeleteUm, wow. The peaches look deliciously fantastic and your photos are incredible. I'm pretty much pinning this entire post!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like paradise!
ReplyDeleteI'd call that a perfect weekend trip, and I am now dying to try donut peaches! I also have 'Peaches' by The Presidents of the United States of America stuck in my head (I don't mind).
ReplyDeleteI live just outside Glasgow, Scotland. I am very fortunate, because for a big city (in the UK, it would be considered tiny elsewhere) it offers the best of city life and countryside. It's best bits are museums (mostly free) vast public parks, and many, many second-hand book shops, and the fact that 20 minutes on a train will leave you in deep countryside.
Oooooh. Peaches are my favorite!!! Especially huge juicy ones. These look amazing.
ReplyDeleteThis place looks like heaven! I'm a sucker for farmer's markets and little places like this!
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