One of my favorite activities in the Summer is
blackberry picking. Every year at the end of the month of August I go in to the
woods to pick blackberry. Living in the country side and having that
possibility to go to the nature whenever I like is something I never want to
leave. Once a country side girl, always a country side girl.
Last year unfortunately wasn’t very good for blackberries. It was to dry and they couldn’t grow. Thankfully this year’s weather was perfect for them. Enough rain to give them power to grow and sun to make them mature faster. I know my local wood area like the back of my hand. Therefore I know the best places where the biggest and finest blackberries grow. I actually like that you need to make some effort to get to the juiciest and biggest blackberries. I can't wait to bake blackberry pie or to make a jam.
Sometimes I go with my family but this time I wanted
some time for myself and nature. I just grabbed a bowl and went in the nature.
After I picked quit a few blackberries I decide to go for a little walk through
the little groves where only thing you can hear is birds tweeting and branches
crackling. Two of my absolutely favorite sounds.
If I’m very lucky sometimes I see doe and fawn grazing.
This time I they didn't want to say hi. I find
blackberry picking and walking through the woods to be the perfect time to relax
and think. I take my phone just in case something important happened or to take
photos. I always turn off my internet connection because I don’t want to be
distracted by any social media. I think it's very important to have those kind of day once in a while. I'm sure I'm going to appreciate them more because I'm moving to a big city in October.
Do you like blackberry picking?
♥ ;)
