Showing posts with label berries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label berries. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Cool Things in North Portland: the Secret Berry Alley

Between our house and our daycare is a special summer treat: the Secret Berry Alley.

The Himalayan blackberry is a particularly noxious weed in the Pacific Northwest. It grows, well, like a weed; in our mild climate it is nearly impossible to kill; eleven months out of the year it is a useless, irritating tangle of nightmarish spikes that rip cloth and rake skin.

But...in August the berries get ripe.

So, without further digression: the Secret Berry Alley