Almost any farmer can describe the blackberry winter. It's that cold spell that comes in May, about three weeks after Spring fever. It comes when blackberries are in bloom and does sometimes actually drop a few real snowflakes into the white flowers. It doesn't bite through to the hard, green, incipient berries nestled behind the petals. It lasts less than a week. ~ Rachel Peden
Is that what this odd wintry weather is, blackberry winter? I must admit it came as a rather unwelcome surprise- May is normally beyond warm in my part of the world. But the past three days have been unpleasantly cool, both to me and my poor garden. No snowflakes, thank goodness!
No matter, soon enough it will be warm again, and then after that comes the dreaded heat of a Texas summer ... but I won't think about that today!
Is that what this odd wintry weather is, blackberry winter? I must admit it came as a rather unwelcome surprise- May is normally beyond warm in my part of the world. But the past three days have been unpleasantly cool, both to me and my poor garden. No snowflakes, thank goodness!
No matter, soon enough it will be warm again, and then after that comes the dreaded heat of a Texas summer ... but I won't think about that today!
