Sunflowers
The Windermere Garden Club organized a field trip to Southern Hill Farms in Clermont. For $10, we would get our choice of a sunflower or vase of nasturtiums, a farm tour, and a blueberry mimosa or soda. Sounded like an opportunity to get to know club members while visiting a you-pick blueberry farm, plus have a fun drink. I signed Grant and me up. We dropped Clara at school and headed west. Rain threatened, but was supposed to hold off until afternoon. I’d brought my rain jacket just in case. Lake County is rolling sand hills, I think scrub oak areas originally. Almost all of the citrus is gone, replaced by blueberry farms and, increasingly, housing. Barely a tree in sight. Which means the winds came screaming down the plains. Good thing I’d brought my jacket, since it was fairly cool. Dang, I left my jacket at home. In addition to picking blueberries, visitors can pick vegetables, strawberries, and flowers. There is a huge pole barn with food trucks and seating for several hundre...