A few blackberries were ripe a couple weeks ago but the big blast hasn't happened yet. I have brush hogged some 6 ft wide paths through the larger patches. Fewer bushes but more access with less blood letting. More berries for me if fewer for the wildlife.

The apricot tree has produced for the first time (7-8) fruit stayed on to maturity. We ate the first three last night just a tad premature but we beat the birds!

Found a mulberry tree I wasn't aware of less than 100 ft from my mom's house. They are easier for me to identify with copius quantities of mulberies on them.

Our wild sand plums are producing well this time but it will be a challenge to see who gets the fruit first , the bugs, birds, folks who service the oil wells, or us.

Pat