Harvesting Purple

[mlerules]

Niceness. Realized that the bright purple blossoms on all the jacaranda trees meant that the mulberries should be ripening nicely. It's great having some sense of the seasons and the blossoms/fruit connections. Loved heading up to the grove to harvest the deep purple mulberries. They're SO ready: bursting out all over, a layer covering the ground already, tons up in the tree at various stages of ripeness, dozens dropping down onto the ground and my head as I brush beneath the branches. Mulberries are really strange looking creatures - 1" - 6" long and a bit twisted...more than anything they remind me of caterpillars. Slightly squick-making as they launch themselves from their perches onto my head: kamikaze caterpillars landing w/a sticky splat on my face and in my hair. Yeah, I know it's just gravity at work, but still. They're numbly sweet. Will snack on some over yogurt for elevenses later this morning.

Today's a good slow day: laundry, harvesting & beheading mulberries, heading home in the afternoon, and then this evening: Awaken Your Intuition for Health, Healing, and Creativity at UCLA.

Comments

[ebony-sphynx.livejournal.com]

where do you harvest mulberries? What does one do with a mulberry?

[mlerules.livejournal.com]

One harvests mulberries (Persian now, Pakistani later in the season) up in the grove at my aunt & uncle's house ('rents of delerium3), near the avocado, apple, peach, citrus trees of all sorts, etc. One eats 'em (sweetness galore) as is or sticks 'em into cobblers or pies or blenders 'em up w/vodka for Mulberry Bounce. I'll bring some fresh to you one of these days so can you sample their delightfulness.

[ebony-sphynx.livejournal.com]

wow...sounds lovely!!! please, any you don't eat yourself, I'd love to play with them.

thanks

[nakeygirl.livejournal.com]

mmmm mulberries! I love them ( : It was great seeing you at faire yesterday! Happy happy!