Autumn is gathering a pace despite the fact we are still in the summer holiday season. I'm not complaining as this means blackberry time, one of the greatest bounties from a nature one can experience. We'd spent a day in the garden, potting up roses, pruning back summer growth and generally having a tidy up. This year the shed, doyen of all gardeners, has been enveloped by brambles from the lane behind the house. A veritable haystack of thorns now engulfs one side of the roof, but a haystack with a difference. All too soon a waterfall of blackberries will cascade towards our crumble pot. I've had one or two already but today there was a good handful to enjoy. It's tempting to leave these and then collect to freeze them, yet, is that a wise decision? Eating blackberries on a warm August day, tasting the goodness of the suns rays moments after picking has to be one of the greatest pleasures of life. We will of course gather some and freeze for the long winter ahead. Only a shame the outdoor tomatoes can't be saved for later - now that is a tantalising taste bud experience, fresh yellow outdoor grown tomatoes off the plant. Blackberries, outdoor tomatoes, can life get any better?
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