Friday is trash day. They come early - usually before 7. It was raining Thursday night, and I was exhausted from doing Third Thursday, so I got up early to put the trash out this morning.
I was rewarded for my efforts.
Not because the trash was out of the house, but because as I was headed back inside it occurred to me to check the blackberry bushes. I didn't expect them to have any ripe berries this early, but I was greeted with multiple plump, juicy blackberries.
Suddenly breakfast was taken care of. Although I didn't have any cream in the house, I was able to make do with milk.
Considering how many times I planted blackberry bushes before I got them to grow, and the amount of care I've given them, and the fact that I got a few last year, I figure the cost per berry is now down to around $3.19.
Joking.
Mostly.
Have I ever mentioned blackberries are my favorite fruit?
They always remind me of Mama, who would pick them fresh for me when I went to Kentucky at the end of June for a family reunion. They'd just be getting ripe and she would gather them and prepare them for me as a treat. I'll never taste one sweeter than one picked by Mama.
They also remind me of a former boyfriend who, in one of his best moments during our five year relationship, went out of his way to bring me fresh blackberries because he remembered I mentioned I loved them.
Attention, men, that's a clue - three things:
1. He listened.
2. He remembered.
3. He acted.
Okay... that's it for me for tonight... I had planned to put up some photos of art work from last night's Third Thursday, but it will have to wait for another night.
Blackberries are to you what raspberries are to me. Absolutely a taste of heaven. Enjoy the fruits of you labor. $3.19 a berry and cheap at the price.
ReplyDeleteI have a raspberry bush too... even though it has been in longer it isn't really producing yet. I'll keep you posted!
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