Thimbleberries are ready, and in abundance this year! This is making our daily walkies even more delightful than usual.
We hope you are enjoying the fruits of summer as much as we are.
Rock on,
The WB
The Sunday Schnauzer – Thimbleberries
Thimbleberries are ready, and in abundance this year! This is making our daily walkies even more delightful than usual.
We hope you are enjoying the fruits of summer as much as we are.
Rock on,
The WB
I’ve never heard of a thimbleberry. Is it a wild raspberry?
It’s not a raspberry. The plant is a bush, not a climbing vine. They are drier and tarter than raspberries. Thanks, Rivergirl
Me neither. I call them wild raspberries but the name ‘thimbleberries really fits them to a tee. Maybe it’s a regional name?
So far as I know, the plant – a shrub – is generally known as thimbleberry. Thanks, Jean
Bowser’s no fool, those look delicious
They are tasty! Very refreshing to snack on during a hike. Thanks, Sheree
They look delicious. We have wineberries locally that ripen around this time. Gotta love any berry that’s sweet.
Yes! Love berry season here (most of our summer – thimbles, saskatoons and blueberries now, and blackberries in August). Thanks, Kate
Fabulous shot of Bowser licking his lips. That captures your whole post perfectly!
We enjoyed more thimbleberries today! They are drying up on the bushes. It seems we are the only ones enjoying them?!? Thanks, my friend
Such a good boy, waiting patiently (?)
Not so patiently
. Thanks, Sharon 
Never heard of thimbleberries. After looking them up, I now know why. I live on the East coast of the U.S at an elevation of about 600′! So thanks to Professor Bowz for giving us a fun botanical lesson.
I will pass on your thanks to the Professor
. Thanks, Bobi 
When I lived in the Keewenaw Peninsulia of the Upper Peninsulia of Michigan I picked thimbleberries. They grew on the rocky sides of dirt roads, and were pretty tall. They weren’t easy to pick because it was hard scampering up and down the roadsides. I think people said they only grew near us and in Maine. I don’t know if that is true. They weren’t my favorite fruit, I didn’t especially care for their flavor, but I did enjoy making jam with them and giving that away. And they were pretty alongside the road!
They sure are pretty! Such fragile berries too. Thanks, Dawn
He is a good dog! Thanks for leaving the berries for the wildlife. I think the same way
Bears have been spotted on the trail last week, in the big thimbleberry patches. Happy to leave the bulk of the berries for them! Thanks, Sandy
Dogs love berries! I make my dogs pick their own!
Haha! Bowser can’t reach most of them, and that’s a good thing for the berry bushes in my garden. Thanks, Bernie
Our old retreiver used to pull the branch down with his mouth, tuck it under his leg and proceed to strip the berries. I strongly discouraged this with the raspberries!
Last week had “an opposite” experience on vacation in San Diego. Rental house had a huge “holly bush.” Little black berries of “holly” all over the group. We spent a good part of the week keeping the dogs and the baby from wolfing them all up. (Google said Holly berries have low toxicity but can cause stomach ache and diarrhea — what a great way to spend vacation).
Not a great way to vacation! Never heard of black holly berries though…sounds kinda gothy and cool, actually. Thanks, Kieran