I went to visit my sister and niece and pick some wild blackberries.
It's hard to see just how many thorns these have. A quick movement will draw blood and the best ones are just out of reach.
Blackberry picking hand. This patch also had kudzu growing so there were stinkbugs. We didn't find any snakes and will find out tomorrow if there were chiggers. Sunny and mid 80s of course.
I did find some fire ants which are very aggressive and biting. Some would panic, some would curse like a sailor, I went with "scream like a girl".
The blackberries are sweet and have a much more concentrated flavor than the large waterlogged ones in the store. I'll put some of these up in heavy syrup with framboise and make sorbet with the rest. When I eat these, I'll remember that I earned it. Thanks to my helpers.