Raspberry Pickin’
Jul 28
Today was a nice warm day that was forecasted for sporadic thunderstorms due to high humidity and temperatures in the mid 80s; I decided to head to Kokadjo to visit with Dad and Karen and of course to pick Raspberries since they are ready to pick. When I arrived I quickly found out that Bing, their Collie dog was sprayed by a skunk a few days ago; he received a much needed bath not only due to the skunk but by being outside all summer long.
After visiting for awhile Dad and I went raspberry picking out in the woods off of a logging road. The berries were plentiful along the first road; Black Bears made the picking easier from their freshly created trails as they enjoy any type of sweet food. I had hopes of coming across a bear while picking like I did when I was a child but unfortunately we did not- I am patiently waiting for an opportunity to photograph one. Dad and I were able to fill roughly a quart and half of berries on this stop; we headed to two other roads and filled another quart and half. We decided to call an end to the picking due to the waxing sun drawing out our sodium causing our bush scrapes to sting- a small price to pay for enjoying such a sweet and delicious fruit.
On our way back we took a newly created logging road and when I say new, I mean new due to the fact that it was very rough covered with down trodden branches, jagged rocks and eroded pits. This road encompassed a mountain and unveiled a side normally not seen to man, the fallen trees revealed a very steep path from the road, it’s amazing that loggers are able cut and carry trees. This road had many unearthed flat stones that dad was searching for which is one of the reasons he took this path; we loaded around 8 stones for Karen’s garden.