Wild Blackberries

Strawberries were my joy. Grandma always had a huge patch we were allowed to snack on any time we wanted. Not alot of blackberries where I was or I might have learned a different kinda food joy. Amazing where flavor takes you...

Oh yeah, my first job was strawberry picking in England. I think my first paycheck was 2lbs back in the early 70's. I was only around 9 or 10, but a truckload of us went. It's true that flavors do take us down memory lane! xo

Love 'em even the little hairy bits
and ants make nests right underneath the brambles
stinging ones, near where I live.

Picking blackberries was such a feature of childhood in my own English countryside upbringing. When in season never wanted for blackberry and apple crumbles! I have a wild bramble in my back garden which some years (this included) has produced much fruit to make blackberry and apple sauce for my breakfast cereals.

I think somehow, except for maybe those who grew up in the city, it was for all of us, Solomon. Never tried blackberry & apples together - that is something I might have to try when they're both in season! Now apple sauce is a different story! Love it! Thank you for your generous comment!

wordless A…this is a winner entry I feel.. simply because it evokes so much nostalgic pages of us .. as you say in verses & as in above comments!  am too reminded of the similar looking red tarty bit longer mulberries m. & their  leaves where silkworms naturally grow or harvested to feed in their culture;) brings back my childhood days when during those yellowish sunning eve playtimes.. used to relish them from the neighbourhood garden hedges … & also from  my agriculture grad days where in horti farms these were grown for leaves for indoor sericulture.. ah, now gets reminded of my fav purplish syzygium cumini jamun berry  &  the vermilion Suriname cherries too .. ah my list is endless & you had rightly evoked all goodness from all who read this!!!  

best fr the comp & thanks:) light love dear xx

Ohh I love mulberries too, and blueberries, strawberries, and muscadines! I grew up outside for the early part of my life, so my fruit was mostly consumed from bushes and trees and vines, oh my! Crab apples were another favorite, but oh boy. . .eat too many of those and . . . like you, mine are endless!

Thank you for your generous words, Uma. I'm happy this took you back to your youth! Your comp is a charm! xo

Another thing obvious it is & but shows your meticulous artistry in der in the viz A.. are the fonts you put in aptly der.. looks like the well rounded clumped up wilderness blackberries in itself!! Wow simply wow! more love A xx

I love how the sense of taste triggers vivid memories.
Great work, good luck in the comp.

It really does, doesn't it, Wally? Thanks for the well-wishes!

Beautiful write, Tams. I love Blackberries, cobbler sounds good with some vanilla ice cream. You made me hungry. lol. Appreciate you.

Damian  

Thank you, Damian! Wild blackberries are the best, especially in a bubbly cobbler with, yes, homemade vanilla ice cream!

OH!
How can so few words make the nostalgia bone in my stomach flip over and ache?

Lovely. Seriously lovely.

Thank you, Betty! So nice to see you back. xo

Dear A,

I loved the transport back in time from the touch and taste of the berries. That’s lovely. I wish you all the best for this comp. H🌷

Thank you, Honoria! And for the RL honor as well. xo

It's amazing how certain fruits can bring us back to childhood, to being in nature, wild and free, picking fruits and enjoying them :-)
 
Love your "lips tattooed deep blue" > I could see myself as a child... love this piece. xo

Thank you, Duende! Blackberries are so versatile in color, aren't they?! They create red cobblers and wine, black tongues, and blue lips! Thank you, my friend. Your support is truly appreciated. xo