One of the activities that I enjoy in Upper Michigan is picking wild berries. I have expressed my enjoyment of thimbleberries in this poem.

                                                         August Treasure

Ripe in August

Along creek beds,

Rambling into forest

Bright red jewels

Peeping from a maze of leaves

Berries for a fingertip

It’s an adventure

To find the wild bushes,

Reach for beckoning berries

One berry at a time

To fill a cup,

And then another

It’s an urgent task

Cleaning berries that seem to melt

To make a jar of jam

Thimbleberry jam

August treasure saved

For a winter brunch

One category of my blog is dedicated to berries and cherries. The url for my website- blog is: http://carolvanderwoude.authorweblog.com