Season of Berries

There's an abundance of berries in the hedgerows at present.  Laced among the last of the bindweed and the rosebay willowherb, the fruit positively glows.

I've become a blackberry connoisseur over the last few days.  Out walking with Joss, I've paused to forage frequently.  But I never before realised just how varied the black berries can taste.  In one small stretch of lane, I've found blackberries that taste of honey, of figs, of vanilla.  I even found one bush that yielded berries with strong overtones of sasparilla.  The snack trolley on the Hogwarts Express could serve Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Berries - no magic required.

Pick blackberries when they slide into your fingers willingly.  If they show the slightest reluctance to be parted from their stem, then chances are they'll taste slightly tart.  But if they allow you to take them without a hint of complaint......well, then you're in for a treat.

Comments

[gem]

here i am again.
delighted to see snippets of your landscape. i love where you are.
and, i learned something, too - about blackberry picking.
thank you, friend.
xo,
gem

[Lauren]

I love that you use words such as "bindweed" and "rosebay willowherb." You're my English nymph! So proud of you for the blog.

[danielle]

yum! I found some wild blackberries growing among the ferns in our front yard, but they are nothing compared to this lusciousness! I have to say yum, again.
Oh, and Yay Blog, too! ;o)

[MarySunshine]

Lovely. I'm with you every step. Take me along again soon, will you?
Mary

[Jenna/The Word Cellar]

I'm the type who would be afraid to eat wild berries, lest I unwittingly ingest something poisonous. Then again, I'm also the type who doesn't know what bindweed or rosebay willowherb are, so perhaps I need to brush up on my naturalist skills. :) This is a lovely post. Keep sharing!

[Kate England | Marmalade Moon]

Lovely! Something I miss at this time of year,when I live in Sweden is blackberries!
Congratulations on your new blog!
xx
Kate