Four reasons it's taken me 6 days to mention those blackberries again

Just before returning to WV for one of my final trips of the summer, I promised over here that I would take photos of blackberries right away when I returned. Then I got up here and got all distracted by other things like hosting my friends (or truth-be-told, hanging out with my friends while they hosted themselves, if I'm perfectly honest,) and working.

There are some other reasons I lost my excitement about all those blackberries I'd once dreamed of picking, too. Four reasons!

One: You're gonna' be hard pressed to convince me that

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A day of packing, errands before another little trip

Updated on Sunday, 12 July, 2009 at 3:03 PM by Melody

Those blackberries have been on my mind a lot lately. I've been gone from the WV house for so long that I'm a little afraid I've missed my window of opportunity. What with nature's way of moving things along in a meticulous little rhythm, and all. Just because when I left there all those weeks ago, there were many, many blossoms, and lots of tiny starter beginnings of berries, too, doesn't mean time stood still and I'll return in time to find the lush, ripe berries of my dreams. The best I can hope for is that some of them will have ripened in waves and while I may have missed some, others will just be ripe for picking.

Because a woman can dream.

Tomorrow morning

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