Wild Strawberries

Gifts from nature!



Tiny little wild strawberries!



Ryvre spotted them to the side of the yard, next to the wild black raspberry bush that blessed us last summer.  Willow got a closer look and identified them.  Sadly, the neighbor children then descended upon them and probably crushed most of the plants under their feet. *sigh*  My own children were gentle and mindful as they picked the tiny berries; the others were not.  But we did manage to get a little bowl full; i hope i can pick a few more in the morning, without the neighborhood wildebeasts on my heels.

Our theory is that, since we're kind to our yard and let the wild things grow as they will, nature blesses us with little gifts from time to time.  I've never been able to nurture a plant from seed to fruit, but i can stay out of the way while Nature does it's thing, and i think it appreciates my not meddling, hence berries and pretty things throughout the year.