Cityretreat

Just when you thought it couldn't possibly get any more exciting in the backyard, I have a surprise. It appears that we have a giant mulberry tree among us. To clarify, the tree has always been here. This summer, however, it is suddenly laden with berries all over it. C cut a branch and took it to a local florist shop. Apparently the lady popped a berry in her mouth right in front of him and said "mulberries!"

Not completely convinced myself (she may have dropped immediately following his departure, how would we know?), I googled it and sure enough, it IS a mulberry tree! F and I couldn't contain our excitement and proceeded to gather all the low hanging fruit (finally a true use of that annoying business phrase) and collected two big bowls full. They look and taste like a blackberry only a bit sweeter.

In fact, there are two cardinals sharing a snack in the tree as I type. You wouldn't even believe all the berries if you saw them yourself. I took them into work and shared them with everyone and found most had never eaten one (though they all sang "here we go 'round the mulberry bush,") yet everyone loved them!

Apples, mulberries, do we really live in downtown Chicago??