By Vladimir Brezina
Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge this week is Fresh.
Yesterday I saw that the ground under the mulberry tree on the corner is littered with fallen mulberries. It’s that time of the year!
And that means that, on our next Manhattan circumnavigation, at a certain spot we know, we’ll be able to pick fresh ripe mulberries right from our kayaks!
... kayaked the waters around New York for more than 15 years in his red Feathercraft folding kayak. He was originally from (the former) Czechoslovakia and lived in the U.K. and California before settling down in New York. He was a neuroscientist at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He died in 2016.
... is a kayaker and technology researcher at Nemertes Research. She's an erstwhile engineer, particle physicist, and science fiction writer. She was born in California and has lived in Italy, Norway, Hawaii, and a few other places. She currently resides in New York City.
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Yummy! Doesn’t get fresher than that does it?
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No, it doesn’t! :-)
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Delicious. Reminds me of my childhood and when we used to pick the berries from a tree down the road from where we lived.
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It’s the only way to do it, really :-)
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Not even from market to home but from tree to bite.
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Absolutely the best way!
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Sweet! (literally)
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Indeed! :-)
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Very fresh indeed!!
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Couldn’t be fresher! :-)
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I think it’s great that you’ll be able to go berry picking — and directly from you kayak! Do you make anything with your berries or just eat them straight from the branches?
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Just eat them. There aren’t that many ripe ones accessible from water level at any one time…
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Everything! about the first photo is fresh. :)
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I didn’t really think beyond the freshness of the mulberries themselves, but you are quite right! Thanks, Eric!! :-)
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You can’t get any fresher than that! What a treat!
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Yes, it is! Thanks!!
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That’s fresh alright!
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Thanks, Sue! :-)
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Your BIG smile is exacting how I feel about mulberries.
We had a huge tree on the side of our home when I lived on long island. It was a yearly treat we looked forward to. Thanks for the memories. Great post!!!
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They certainly provide a lovely, and quite unexpected treat on a long kayak trip… Thanks so much, Isadora!!
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They taste best that way!
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They do! And actually it may be the easiest way for us to get any mulberries at all—they don’t seem to be sold in stores around here…
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Yum, fresh berries. A great take on this theme for sure.
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Thanks, Milka! :-)
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Fresh berries mmmmmmm – lovely photos :-)
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Thank you!!
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so and did you sing ring around the mulberry bush as you chomped away? Lovely adventure!
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No, we didn’t—we’ll try to remember next time! :-)
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Love your response to this challenge! YUM! :D
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:-) Thanks!!
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What a blessing! Yum!
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Yum indeed :-)
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I love mulberries and their pie. When I lived in the Midwest they were ubiquitous, giving me many opportunities to gather what no one else sought.
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I don’t think I’ve ever had mulberry pie, but it must be delicious :-)
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Fresh from the tree… That’s really good! :)
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It is! Thanks!! :-)
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Thanks!
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Yummy!!
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It was! But, as usual, not enough of it…
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Could use some now!!!!
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