There is an abandoned lot near out house that is mostly used by graffiti writers and people looking for a quiet place to drink. We often stop on evening walks with Chai, because the field is also home to several wild blackberry bushes. It’s blackberry season in Copenhagen right now.
When we first moved to Copenhagen, we lived on the edge of town in an area with a lot more open space. We were near the old shipping yards and the new paintball course. Apple trees and blackberry bushes grew by the side of the road in this part of the city. The shipping industry had left much of the ground polluted. I am not sure it was so wise to forage all of the available fruit there but we did anyway. So, did many other Copenhangeners. We dug up the plant in our living room in that part of town.
When we found the lot near our new apartment, we felt at home in the neighborhood.
This afternoon Brett took Chai and two containers out to the lot. He brought them back full.
Tomorrow, we make a blackberry tart with all the extras.
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