First Berry Harvest

This was the very first year of berries for our family and boy, were we rewarded. We picked up a red raspberry bush along with a blueberry bush and crossed our fingers we'd actually get fruit.

The first year is generally made for the root system to develop so you're lucky to get any fruit but we did. It was super sweet and sun-soaked!

  

I won the thrift shop lottery when I spotted this beautiful woven basket that we use to harvest. It had a little handle on the top so I think it was more of a platter cover but it's the perfect place to throw berries, lettuce and tomatoes.

Tessa is probably the best berry picker you'd ever meet. She finds them all, even the unripe ones.

Maggie was on the search for her own veggies, or more likely, a grasshopper to watch.

We got a fair amount of berries this first go-around although not many made it to the kitchen.

The beauty of homegrown fruit just makes me smile.

Such a summer blessing!