Lucy Goes Round the Mulberry Tree
Our dog, Lucy, sure does love eating mulberries. She apparently also loves smearing them on her face.
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Acorn
While Glen and I were at Knob Noster State Park hiking the trails we saw lots of neat things. There were a lot of oak trees that have dropped a lot of acorns. This one particular acorn caught our eye. It was cracked open so we could see the nut inside, which was reddish in color. I have never seen an acorn with red meat and I am not able to find anywhere on the “all knowing internet” as to why it would be red. We did get a lot of rain last week and maybe it had been soaking in some muddy water and the tannins in the nut made it turn red…..that is my best guess.
Persimmons….What to do with them?
We have a few persimmon trees and they are all loaded with fruit. We are still waiting for them to ripen. If they aren’t ripe and you eat them, your mouth will feel like it is turning wrong side out. They are so very sour. I have never had anything made with persimmons. Last year a friend shared a recipe for persimmon pie cupcakes. Maybe this year is the year to give it a try.
Bunches of Berries
Our mulberry tree is completely covered with berries. So far only a few have ripened, but it is going to be a bumper crop.
Glen was helping himself to some for an after dinner dessert.
However, the price for eating tasty mulberries are purple stained fingers.
Smoothies
I have decided to start drinking smoothies for breakfast.
I have been mixing fruit, spinach, almond milk, protein powder and chia seeds. I had very low expectations, but was delightfully surprised with how good they taste.
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