more full of leaves

[asakiyume]

Come away, human child, for the world is more full of leaves than you can ever know.



Come away to where the blackberries grow



Step in, step in deeper, into shadow. There are more fruits there, hidden, sweet, and black.





Who and what were in this world?

Crows saying, autumn's coming. autumn's coming. I know that, crows. I know. I can read cool drenching dews and sharp skies too, you know. I know what blackberries mean.

Also titmice, singing one minute and raising an alarm the next. And something that rustled by the stone wall, something dark, not a shadow, because its darkness was sleek. I couldn't get a sense of size. What creature are you? Let me see your ears or eyes, so I can know. But the leaves hid it. Then, a moment later, a pointed ear, a green eye. Cat! You're the one alarming the titmice, then.

Also this small creature



And this magic fruit



And out my window now? Circles of light and dark, dancing.

Comments

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Marvellous!

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Blackberries, birds, sunlight, shadows--definitely.

[xjenavivex.livejournal.com]

I've been waiting all day just for this. I needed this. Thank you so much.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

So very happy to have what you needed. Wish I could give you a blackberry.

[xjenavivex.livejournal.com]

you gave me dancing light and trees. perfect.

[ashlyme.livejournal.com]

Oh, nice! Is that a shield bug among the berries? I love blackberry leaves when they turn that marvellous deep red, especially if they've been mazed by leafminers.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Shield bug! That's what it's called. My mind was coming up with "helmet bug," which I knew was wrong.

[yamamanama.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's what he is?

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Yes! If you search Google images, you'll find lots of pretty images.

[yamamanama.livejournal.com]

Cool looking insect.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I like him too.

[queenoftheskies.livejournal.com]

Awesome! (And beautiful, too.)

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

:-)

[khiemtran.livejournal.com]

Circles of light and dark, dancing.

That's not a bad description for the blackberries, either.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

^_^

true!

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Terrific photos!

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Glad you enjoyed :-)

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

It's JULY! Crows and advertisers should have the decency to wait for three weeks to carry on so!

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

There's no help for it--the katydids are singing at night. The goldenrod's coming into bloom. The grapes are beginning to ripen!

[amaebi.livejournal.com]

http://amaebi.livejournal.com/770514.html

[sealwhiskers.livejournal.com]

mmm..your text and pics makes me wistful and my mouth water at the same time.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

That's what it was like in the morning when I was picking the berries--wistful and mouthwatering.

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing this beauty. It does a heart good.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

My pleasure ♥

[deponti.livejournal.com]

This leaves me satisfied and happy....and green with happiness!

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Excellent--my aim is accomplished!

[coffeesvp.livejournal.com]

One day a crow will land on your shoulder and speak to you in English because the animals trust you.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

If he comes and perches on my shoulder, I'll be so happy, he can speak to me in any language he likes :-)

[barry-king.livejournal.com]

I'm at a loss with the treasure fruits. Strange and wonderful when that happens.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I think it might be a hazelnut fruit? Maybe. I'll go back and see how it develops.

[barry-king.livejournal.com]

Oh, I think you're right. They do have that sheath of leaves before they ripen... Interesting.

Cara Sposa's wanted one for years. I found one at Vicky's Veg a couple of months ago and we brought it home. Still haven't planted it yet. Still looking for just the right amount of space (and debating whether to take out the dying birch in the back rear. It's being eaten by some kind of vine.

[dudeshoes.livejournal.com]

Blackberries are one fruit best eaten as soon as picked. They don't last. Something so special isn't meant to last, I'd say.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

I ate a bunch, then made the rest into a blackberry buckle, which we had last night.

[selidor]

Ooh, last of summer and autumn-onset, with its hint of the promise of future snow...

Are there good picking-blackberries nearby?