Volume 7 , Issue 46

Sadie' Low Bush Deer Berries...

Have you ever heard of "low-bush Deer Berries?" What about low-bush and high-bush cranberries?

What brought this low-bush berries story to mind was the family Summer vacation to Alaska in the mid-1950's when this NW Okie and her sisters learned about harvesting low-bush and high-bush cranberries. That's another story, though!

BUT... Back to the present. Sadie, the tenacious pug, and her NW Okie were taking a little walk through the pasture here in southwest Colorado a few days ago. On their walks Sadie is somewhat faster on her puppy paws than this aging NW Okie human being. With more than enough energy bounding through her little puppy body, Sadie prances out ahead sniffing here, there, everywhere and everything. Lately, Sadie seems to be gravitating to these little piles of black, round-shaped berries laying throughout the pasture -- NW Okie lingers a few feet behind. By the time this NW Okie catches up with this tenacious Pug, Sadie has already nibbled on a few of these "low-lying berries" under bushes, trees and sometimes out in the open pasture.

You can expect Sadie to find all sorts of things to harvest in these SW Colorado pastures. Especially, those perfectly little piles of black, round-shaped berries that we shall call "low-bush deer berries" scattered throughout the pasture.

Have you figured out what these berries are yet? I am wondering the fat, protein and nutrition content in these deer berries. Sadie seems healthy with no ill-effects! BUT... Really! Deer Berries for a snack? Yuck!   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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