When we moved to Western Washington 6 years ago (already!), it was mid August, and one of my first impressions was that it smelled like blackberries. Indeed, at this time of year, the air is sweetly scented thanks to the invasive but delicious blackberries. They are EVERYWHERE. You could pick and pick and pick and still, there would be more waiting for you just down the road. Our entire yard is surrounded by brambles. The sheep keep them at bay in the pastures and a regularly applied weed whacker keeps them from taking over the rest of the yard.While blackberries are actually quite problematic from an ecological standpoint, we undeniably benefit from their presence from mid August to mid September. Silas and I pick them almost every day. Aside from eating them strait from the vine, I enjoy making blackberry crisps, smoothies, and Drew likes to make blackberry compote to top the waffles he's been making us for breakfast lately (thanks for the new waffle iron, Grandma G!).
There is so much going on in the garden right now. I'll be sharing more with you throughout the week, so stay tuned.
2 comments:
oh i miss those blackberries of the pnw!! i used to live for august when they were ripe and just go to wild fields full and pick to our hearts content! i really want to grow some here so will have to find a variety that works in the south...love that you had such a blast!
xoxo
What beautiful pictures - they look like paintings!
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