Look around. There is abundance everywhere in nature. I’m walking our private road and everyday there are more and more blackberries to be picked and enjoyed. So many. So many that will toy on the vines because there’s just so many of them. There is no shortage or lack. Only in the minds of humans. Look around you!! Be grateful for the eternal abundance in this beautiful world!!

We are blessed to live in the beautiful environs of the Evergreen State. The Pacific Northwest is home to many wild berries and as kid who grew up in the concrete jungle of San Francisco, I never fully understood the zen of picking wild berries because I had never been exposed to them. Berries were fruit we bought in the grocery store.Now at this time of year, the berries are exploding with ripeness on most area vines. Thankfully, we have tons of berries growing right on our property and on our... more