Berry Picking - Round II (Black Raspberries and Blueberries)

Our friend Lakshmi came to visit from New York City earlier this week just in time to catch our mutual friend Kristen's final days in Rochester (before a long move to Buffalo) and the very beginning of the raspberry and blueberry picking-seasons.

Lakshmi and Kristen showing off the fruits of their labor...

Black raspberries at different stages of ripeness. The farm had a red raspberry field too but the black raspberry field was where the good harvest was, at least for now.

Our bounty - besides going straight from crate to mouth, these have also been turned into three jars of black raspberry jam, some black raspberry sauce, and great granola topping

Blueberries were just starting to come out, but we were usually able to find at least one ripe one in each bunch