the blackberries

My Dad made me a berry picking belt, fashioned from an ice cream container and adjustable belt fastened with screws.  He said my Grandpa, master farmer Mike Kurta Sr., used to use one like this to pick berries, so that both your hands can be free to work.  

I used it this afternoon to gather these - the blackberries in the woods are just starting to ripen

And who wants gummy bears when you can have Haribo gummy berries - they look so authentic