Blackberries
I found a few edibles on the farm nature walk today. The wild blackberries are everywhere, however, they are small. The larger berries are 3 or 4 feet back, into thicker parts of the woods. I don’t dare get off the beaten path. I like nature, I do not like slithery crawling things. But then…blackberry jam would be awfully good.
Apple Tree
I found a huge apple tree. Being that the apples are small, I thought it might be a crab apple tree. But the apples are not tiny and round. It will be interesting to see what develops through late summer and fall, or earlier, if the apples are a golden delicious type. I apologize for the poor photo!
Lazy Susan
This week, Lazy Susan wildflowers are blooming. They are mixing in with the Oxetail Daisy. Very pretty!
The Park
We call this area our park. It is about 10 degrees cooler in the shade. You believe that, right? It is true! There are no people, no animals, nothing but nature in our “park.” Yes, we mow it, and hope to put a few benches in place someday.
The Path
Another cool spot down a path (on the way to The Park). Really, it is a lot cooler in the shade of the thick trees. I love the old twisted trunk in this photo.
So, there are my finds from this week’s restorative nature walk. I hope to find more herbs and medicinal plants on future walks.
Glad you joined me!
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Lovely! We have some wild blackberries here, we planted apple trees a long time ago, we planted a lot of black eyed susans here.
Amy
Oh, that sounds wonderful, Amy.
We have other fruit trees as well that we planted at the same time as the apple trees which they have gotta be about 15 years old now! Our place is like being on vacation but we have been on the go a lot lately though visiting family, my parent’s and I will be heading to PA on Saturday to meet my almost 5 mo. old niece for the 1st time, my almost 8 year old niece and 6 year old niece are all flying with their Mom on Friday from Seattle, my sister-in-law’s Mom lives in PA which is only about a 3 or 4 hour drive for us. We’re almost totally retired from the goat business though.
Amy