Blackberries

My Aunt Marilyn (or as we have always fondly called her..."Auntie Mame") came over today for a visit. We went out to Sean's mom and dad's property and picked blackberries this morning. She is planning to take them home tomorrow and make her famous blackberry jam! We got to drive Nana and Papa's "Gator" all around to find the best blackberries and we had quite an adventure! Let me just say that blackberry pickin' ain't easy! You have to work hard for those little berries! We all wore our long sleeves and long pants and it was HOT! And did I mention all of the briars? We all have lots of little scratches! But it was worth all of the work! Beckett enjoyed the competition of seeing whose bucket filled up quickest and Helen enjoyed eating all of the berries! She did not contribute any to the bucket! If you've ever read the story, "Blueberries for Sal" then you could compare Helen to "Sal" who ate more blueberries than she put in her pail. Helen would pick one and put it in the bucket, then pick one and eat it, then take two out of the bucket to eat and so it went all morning long! She loves blackberries! We had a fun time and we want to thank Nana and Papa for letting us use the Gator and for sharing their blackberries with us! Thanks to Auntie Mame for driving over to spend some time with us! We enjoyed having you visit!

Even though Helen is holding a bag of pretzels, she was eating blackberries!
Beckett was determined to get more in his bucket than Auntie Mame!
Our first time to see a passion flower growing in the wild! Very unusual and pretty!