Strawberries and Wild Raspberries

Strawberry Day 1

Strawberry Day 2

Wild Raspberry

I noticed these strawberries growing in my garden. They have never produced fruit before, but we have been having a lot of rain this year so that must be what they needed. Of course that strawberry was gone soon after, we have lots of rabbits and birds around. The wild raspberries also appear to be fruiting.

Wild Raspberries and Good News

I'm excited to show you these wild raspberries growing in my yard. The plant showed up last year but this year it actually has some raspberries on it!

In some good news, we saw our neighbour next door, and he said his wife had not had a stroke as we first thought. It turns out she spent 9 days in hospital due to dangerously low sodium levels in her bloodwork. It took some time to build the levels back up (including having to consult with another doctor) but she is now walking her dogs again (whew!) The second doctor told her not to drink too much water as it would dilute the sodium levels she was trying to build back. Ironically, most of us try to restrict sodium in our diet.

Clear Blue Skies

The weather this past weekend was wonderful, 25C (77F), balmy with clear blue skies, I mean not a cloud in sight!  The heat wave had cleared.  I had gone to church then met my friend S for a walk.    I thought, these are truly the best days of summer.

Here are some wild raspberries that grow every year by the roadside.

Wild Raspberries