All the Pretty Berries

This time of year, most berry-producing plants and bushes in our region put forth their fruit.  Yesterday, on a climb into the mountains to find huckleberries, I found all manner of berries on full display.  Posted are a few photographs from the day.

I never sample any type of berry unless I have identified the berry and plant for certain.  I am especially wary of brightly colored or strikingly patterned berries, which tend to be poisonous. 

   

Baneberry (Poisonous)

False Solomon’s Seal (Poisonous)

Huckleberry (Delicious)

My Truck on the Road Below

—Mitchell Hegman