August 3rd, 2015

Here is Joel's berry haul tonight!

He made this!

Hope you have a great night!

July 25th, 2015

Joel and I picked blackberries in the empty lot by our apartment complex.

not blackberries

Joel figures we would have paid about $15 at the store for these.... It was about 2 pounds of berries.

Hope you have a great night!!

August 16th 2014

The over blackberries are starting to ferment. The smell is really strong when you walk by the bushes now.

But there are still some that are yet to mature:

The thistles have gone to seed:

And the flowers in the Sisters of Saint Mary's are blooming:

And some are going to seed:

The plums are almost ripe in their trees:

There was another lovely sunset. I wonder if it is because of all the wildfires....

Oh! I finished my cloak for the Renaissance Faire! I decided that sewing was pretty fun, and gives you a good sense of accomplishment. Maybe I should sew more things.....

July 21nd 2014

Jen taught me how to make jam today! We needed to do something with all the raspberries in the fridge.

First, we picked some blackberries to mix in. We needed 8 cups of mashed berries, there weren't enough raspberries.

Why.... why do you have to have such large thorns?

Jen sterilized the jars.

We mashed up the berries.

Then we boiled the berries.

Added tons of sugar!

Boiled for another minute. Then off the stove and into the jars!

I am waiting for the popping noise.....

Have a great night!

July 20th 2014

Jen and I went for a little walk in our neighborhood this evening.

We found a plant covered in ladybugs. There were adults and some pupae. I'm not sure, but this one may have come out of the empty pupa near the top of the plant.

We also found some ripe and delicious blackberries!

We visited the garden at the Catholic Church.

and now I am home editing photos!

Have a great night everyone!