I’ll Pick Berries for Food

I was challenged to come up with enough black raspberries for some cobbler, but the heat drove me out with only about half of the requisite amount of one quart.  On the way, however, I found enough red raspberries to liven up my breakfast cereal.

Wild Red Raspberries

Wild Red Raspberries

One thing’s for sure, a berry picker must be prepared to do battle with the elements.  In this case, it also encompasses mosquitoes and biting deer flies.  Some deet repellent, long pants, and a headnet did the trick.

Full Gear

Full Gear

 

One more trip should do it.