Blackberry Winter

Yesterday as I mowed the very tall grass, I noticed the wild blackberry bushes around the perimeter are blooming. "Blackberry winter!" I recalled my neighbor Dot telling me about it years ago. After the blackberries bloom, there is usually one last blast of cold weather and the old-timers called it "blackberry winter."

Our cold weather blew in last night with a lot of rain, lightning and thunder. Just now, the morning weather guy mentioned frost warnings tonight for North Dakota.

Blackberry winter. I love country living.