Blackberry Bush

I've been watching these blackberries. They have grown nice and plump from all the rain and should be turning dark any day now. Then it will be a race between humans and animals, to see who gets to the ripe ones first. I tend to think in terms of sewing and embellishment, so of course the berries look like clusters of beads to me. I mentally root around in my stash and audition different colors and finishes of seed  beads. In order to accurately portray the subtle changes in the colors of the berries, a few more trips to the bead store would be necessary. So I will simply enjoy looking at the ripening blackberries and assign that idea to my ever-growing list, under "Inspired By Nature."