Elderberry Harvest

9/8/2014

Purple beauty in a basket

Picked the berries that were ripe today. We are collecting about 5 pounds every other day or so. Charlie and Mimi, my two dynamic "Scarebirds" ( because it's an equal-opportunity scarecrow, I hope) seem to be taking to their jobs nicely. Flock-off! ...at least away from our elderberries, is their motto.
I am not certain if the birds are being scared away, but we don't appear to have flocks of any size descending. Nor are we observing a significant berry loss. Any bare spots on the umbrels seem to be where the earlier beetle damage ate away the blossoms before the berries could set.

Meet Charlie, On the Job! See, no birds in sight!

Large Elderberry umbrel over and above H's outstretched hand!

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I am T- the other half -of the dream-wrangler team, in the Orchard adventure.
Mother to 3 amazing adult sons, and grandmother to the biggest rays of sunshine in our lives. Our oldest grand-daughter, we used to call "Little A", but now she is medium to tall-sized. She is "Miss A" now. The last couple of years she has greeted a brother, "Little R" , and this past fall, "Little Miss I" and another mister, who will be known as "Little K", arriving any day now!

Then there's H.- I'll let him elaborate at some point, but in my opinion, he's the best seaweed wrangler west of the Atlantic. He remains our artist. in residence, and contines to astound T with his penchant for unusual garden-type installations. He lives to dance a jig with his grand kids, and teach them all about gardens, growing and such.

Elderberry Harvest

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