Harvest, day 1
Aug. 19th, 2009 08:59 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
prosodicIt's going to be a hot day today (around 90 degrees), so in anticipation of that, I'm trying to get all the outdoor chores done this morning, and postpone my writing until the hottest part of the day.
I was just out watering the plants. I grabbed a colander too, so I could start picking some of the ripened blackberries that are growing so abundantly around our backyard. Most of the ones I picked came off the vines from the neighbor's yard, which are hanging over our yard. I figured those were fair game, and I've never seen the neighbors pick any for themselves anyway. (They have a cherry tree too, which partially hangs over our yard and they never harvest the cherries. I was half tempted to, but they're pretty much past their prime now.)
I have a small amount of blackberries right now - maybe about a handful. If I wanted, I could've gone behind the backyard fence and picked more, but I think that would've required me to be completely covered up. The brambles are thick back there. I already pricked myself multiple times as it is.
There will be more to pick within a few days. Some weren't quite ripe yet, but are getting there. Others are still green and have a bit more ripening to do. But I'll go out and pick what I can, when I can. I've rinsed today's harvest and I'll put them in a gallon-sized freezer bag and add to it as I get more.
And now, I need to get Reece out for a walk. I'm tired of walking around the neighborhood, so I think we'll go out to Lake Meridian. It's not much of a park, but it's pretty, and we can walk around the park a few times and call it good.
I was just out watering the plants. I grabbed a colander too, so I could start picking some of the ripened blackberries that are growing so abundantly around our backyard. Most of the ones I picked came off the vines from the neighbor's yard, which are hanging over our yard. I figured those were fair game, and I've never seen the neighbors pick any for themselves anyway. (They have a cherry tree too, which partially hangs over our yard and they never harvest the cherries. I was half tempted to, but they're pretty much past their prime now.)
I have a small amount of blackberries right now - maybe about a handful. If I wanted, I could've gone behind the backyard fence and picked more, but I think that would've required me to be completely covered up. The brambles are thick back there. I already pricked myself multiple times as it is.
There will be more to pick within a few days. Some weren't quite ripe yet, but are getting there. Others are still green and have a bit more ripening to do. But I'll go out and pick what I can, when I can. I've rinsed today's harvest and I'll put them in a gallon-sized freezer bag and add to it as I get more.
And now, I need to get Reece out for a walk. I'm tired of walking around the neighborhood, so I think we'll go out to Lake Meridian. It's not much of a park, but it's pretty, and we can walk around the park a few times and call it good.