I wish, I wish. It looked this way when we moved here. We also had blue grapes, wildflowers, also quince, lots of mushrooms and in spring fiddleheads. Now we have groomed lawns.

Looks yummy. There must be plenty of berries for wildlife/birds and humans.

I also remember picking all kinds of fruits as a child. But there are not many wild fruits here in Silicon Valley. I bought a most delightful book called "A fine Dessert", that tells about how a dessert called "Blackberry Fool" was prepared from slavery to present time. I wish I could share the recipe, but it is copyrighted. I'm a foodie and I love the history of food.

Lilo, I can see you picking wild berries, to me going to the store and buying frozen berries, and everything in between.

That's what I miss the most about not living in California. Everywhere you look, fresh food. I loved picking the raspberries that grew in our yard. Somehow, they're better after basking in the coastal sun.

Love the berries, used to have some small private growers around here.

I remember picking wild rose hips as a child. They were difficult to pick, but even more, they were more difficult to peel and separate the seeds from the flesh.

But at the time, it was the only fresh fruits and vitamin C we could get.

west_gardener, we did the same, I still love rose hip marmalade and the seeds are instant itching powder!