The Wonders of Nature

Tonight we went blackberry picking. Blackberries grow wild here on the side of the road and just about anywhere they aren't controlled. Amber, Brian, Nora and I went to the bike path just north of here and looked for blackberry briars. The scary part about blackberries is that not only do they have thorns on the stem of the plant, but the leaves are also covered with tiny thorns! For a little more than three pounds of free blackberries, we braved the thorns and weathered a few sticks and pricks. I think we may have brought home closer to four pounds except for the fact that Nora was pretty hungry ;-)