The AtoZ Challenge continues! It’s hard to believe we’re on the letter “S” already! Hang in there, everyone!
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Thanks to those of you who supported me in my “rest” day yesterday.
Strawberries smell and taste like summer. They typically arrive in June, though I suspect I’ll see them earlier this year — we’re seeing plentiful blooms already. They signal the beginning of berry season, which leads into the blueberries and raspberries of summer, then the grand finale of wild thimbleberries, salal, and blackberries in late summer.
Strawberries ripen during the longest days of the year, when the sun seems never to set on the Pacific Northwest. These are the times I sleep less, when festivals hop into full activity mode, and parties break out spontaneously.
It is a time of magic…so why not a magical fruit? My mouth waters as I think of them. When the strawberries ripen I run down to the garden every day to fetch the latest, freshest offerings, and we eat them all day long.
My strawberries take a break after June, but then I get a bonus round later in the summer. Do I get sick of them? Never.
I love your Irises. Yes, I love fresh strawberries. They are beautiful and oh so yummy. Thank you for the yummy post.
Irises are my favorite. I can’t get enough of them.
I’m really hungry for some strawberries. I still have some in the freezer…I think I will go get them…right now!
can’t grow strawberries in my yard… squirrels eat them, even totally green ones…
I have the very same irises… barely out of the ground for now 😀 😀
Oh, boo! We don’t see a lot of squirrels around here. That’s too bad!
I think you get double points for your alliterative title! :O)
Yeah, I had to sneak in another S. Just seemed like the thing to do!
Beautiful irises! Not so much a berry fan, though my husband loves them.
Thanks! I’m crazy about both. 🙂
It’s hard to beat wild strawberries. They have so much flavour. I wish I could get my blackberry bushes to bear fruit, though.
We have a lot of blackberries on public paths here, so we will just go for a walk with some containers and load them up (eating as many as we can along the way). I love summertime!
Umm, delicious. I try and hold out until Wimbledon Fortnight, when the strawberries are normally at their best here. But some years I don’t make it that far before giving in. My family have theirs with black pepper, or cream and crumbled chocolate if we’re feeling really decadent!
I’ve not heard of eating strawberries with pepper…interesting! I could really go for the cream and crumbled chocolate, though.
We have trouble in Virginia with the deer eating everything in sight! Love strawberries and seeing them during Wimbledon tennis on TV!
We have a lot of deer in our town, too…and you’re right, it’s impressive how much they eat! We have lots of fencing, with more to come. I let them eat leaves from my fig tree, because she’s big and they can’t hurt her.
I love strawberries, as does my son. Maybe that would explain the strawberry cravings I had when I was pregnant with him. Lucky you to have some in your garden. Those irises are beautiful.
I am indeed lucky, Ula. Thanks for visiting! Love your poetry…I feel myself breathing more slowly and deeply when I read it.
Strawberries are delicious! I remember as a child going up north with my grandparents to pick strawberries and those were always the most delicious kind!
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I love both strawberries and grandparent stories. Thanks for sharing!
Strawberries are one of my favorite fruits. We have wild ones in Michigan, but they don’t get very big and it’s not something that grows well here.
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Sorry to hear that…yours is definitely a different climate from where we live. I grew up in Illinois. Here in the Pacific Northwest, temperatures are more moderate, both highs and lows. Tomatoes and peppers are our big challenge.
Hubby makes the best strawberry jam!
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How cool is that! A hubby that makes jam. Love it!