brambles

Holiday thoughts for a wee while now, possibly on different topics from the usual. Today I'm thinking about brambles. The days are slowly getting shorter. There's a coolness in the air sometimes now that prompts autumn thoughts. But shortening days and a lower sun don't have to be bad news, they can mean gold-coloured days and fruitfulness. And scoffing brambles just pulled from the bushes. I'm always amazed to see people in city parks, for instance, walking straight past this yummiest and healthiest of treats.

To see brambles in the supermarkets, sealed with cellophane into their plastic punnets, just seems wrong. Brambles are for picking and enjoying wild, and making your own jam, not for buying in supermarkets.