Blackberries in the 'Hood!

The end of the summer is really upon us. Sophie and I decided to take advantage of the sunshine today and take a little walk around our estate. ('Estate' sounds very posh, but that is how people refer to our neighborhood development.) We looked for bunnies, but we found blackberry bushes laden with fruit instead. We trotted home and returned with some plastic baskets and an Emma for good measure...

What a lovely time we had picking wild berries...

...and soaking up some rare sunshine.

Sophie snapped a quick photo of me in front of some beautiful wild orchids.

I absolutely feel as big as I look!

The best thing about blackberry picking was the warm, wild blackberry compote that we made. It was served immediately over cold vanilla ice cream. Emma said it was as good as cobbler...and much quicker to make!

Enjoy the end of your summer wherever you are. Back to school at the end of next week for us!