Just watch out for the mosquitoes, ticks, flies, leeches, thorns, and poison ivy!

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      Wisconsin, so about as far as can be within the region, but I’m sure we have some similar species!

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      Yeah the number of blackberries was stunning. I had to leave before they fully ripened but in a few days I think there will be enough for multiple pies. There were thousands of berries.

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        That is incredible. I don’t think I’ve ever come across such an abundance like that.

        I’m getting pretty good thimbleberries and blueberries right now though, which I’m really happy about 😁

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          Nice! I love thimbleberries. Always wanted to bake with them since I love their flavor—my wife calls them electric raspberries. But I’ve never been able to find more than a nibble.

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            They’re so good! I’ve heard they can be found in Minnesota, among other places.

            It’s kind of been a tough season for them I think. They were popping really well, and then we had a pretty good dry spell for a while so they got kind of shrivel-y.

            I think it’s interesting when you catch them just before they go bad and they have a fermented flavor to them.

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      Oh, I was inducted long ago… by my grandmother.

      But really, there’s nothing particularly similar to these mushrooms you could mix them up with unless you’re totally oblivious.

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    There is a lot of Blackberry thorn around me and I was really expecting to eat the Berry but not of it produce anything. That’s a really wird niehbourhood…