Brita Haapala snapped these blackberry photos and said this about them:

“Blackberry picking at my mom's is the big season changing event for me. Summer is wrapping up, the days are shorter, the air smells differently, and there's a quiet that hangs there, a different kind of quiet than on a humid summer day.”

When I lived in a house in Baraga, the backyard was
FILLED with blackberries....and I mean HUGE
bushes...you could walk in a tunnel of them...while
thinking of the bear that probably made the tunnel
while chowing down. I had sibs dig up some bushes
and they are all making tons of berries....

That vid is so interesting....

I’m not a big fan of blackberries but they are very photogenic.

Very nice pictures and the description "a different kind of quiet than on a humid summer day" is so true and it's been happening A LOT the last couple weeks!

Did anyone see the Northern Lights last night?

Nice pictures. There used to be a big
blackberry patch at the bottom of the hill
in our back yard but they're gone. My
husband LOVES blackberries, and especially
the jam. There's too many seeds for me. But
we managed to find enough for him to make a
couple of pints of blackberry syrup so he's
happy. And you're descriptions are right on
the money.

Jbuck, we went to Calumet Waterworks to see
them but left before they started to really
dance. Was gonna go back tonight but we were
trail riding and spending time at the beach
all day. I'm tired.

Loved the Gay video.

I LOVE blackberries except the seeds ALWAYS get stuck in my teeth.

Here's what the Lights looked liked last night from atop the Greenstone Ridge on Isle Royale.

For those that have experienced the vastness of the Gay stamp sands, know that you're only seeing about 10% of what was produced. The other 90% has already washed into The Lake; which is now interfering with a popular spawning grounds.