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Beauty before Berry

July 10, 2018 by Betty Hayes Albright

Blackberry blossom

charming as a camellia

never mind the thorns.

(a re-post – photo taken May 2015)

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on July 10, 2018 at 3:59 pm | Reply Ancient Skies

Beautiful indeed!

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- on July 11, 2018 at 10:45 am | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Thank you, Nico! 🙂
  
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on July 10, 2018 at 5:50 pm | Reply Eliza Waters

Lovely!

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- on July 11, 2018 at 10:45 am | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Thanks, Eliza! 😊
  
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on July 10, 2018 at 6:44 pm | Reply memadtwo

I know some people like that! (K)

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- on July 11, 2018 at 10:46 am | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Yes, me too! 😄🤣
  
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on July 10, 2018 at 10:29 pm | Reply slpmartin

There’s always a price to pay for true beauty…who minds a thorn or two. 🙂

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- on July 11, 2018 at 10:48 am | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  I agree, Charlie – the good with the bad. ☺️
  
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on July 11, 2018 at 5:44 am | Reply CHINA ALEXANDRIA

LOVE THE THOUGHT BETTY,SIMPLE RICH AND ORGANIC, I LOVE IT.
CHINA ALEXANDRIA, AUTHOR, POET AND PUBLISHER

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- on July 11, 2018 at 10:48 am | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Thank you, China!
  
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on July 11, 2018 at 7:37 am | Reply Baydreamer

Beautiful, as ever, Betty, and we all probably have a thorn or two. 🙂 xoxo

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- on July 11, 2018 at 10:53 am | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Thank you, Lauren – and you’re right about our thorns. No such thing as perfection. 😊 🌹💞
  
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on July 11, 2018 at 1:01 pm | Reply willowdot21

Beauty with hidden danger! 😱💜

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- on July 11, 2018 at 2:17 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  But the reward is a delicious piece of blackberry pie! 😆
  
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  - on July 11, 2018 at 2:50 pm | Reply willowdot21
    
    Yes indeed 💜💝
    
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on July 11, 2018 at 1:53 pm | Reply Bela Johnson

I so miss berries. I mean, I grow pineapples, for heaven’s sake – whites are like nectar of the gods, yellows too sweet for me. Giant papayas that none of you will ever experience on the mainland, as they are local gmo-free varieties. Citrus to die for. But I miss the berries, I do. ❤

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- on July 11, 2018 at 2:19 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  The papayas sound heavenly! 😋💕
  
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  - on July 11, 2018 at 2:37 pm | Reply Bela Johnson
    
    Trade ya 😉 (wish we could!)
    
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    - on July 11, 2018 at 2:43 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
      
      😆 If only!
      
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on July 12, 2018 at 5:50 am | Reply macjam47

This is so lovely. I remember watching the blackberries bloom in our garden when I was a child. I couldn’t wait for them to drop so the berries would appear. I love blackberries still but have a greater appreciation for the blooms.

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- on July 12, 2018 at 1:55 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Same here. I never even paid attention to the flowers when I was a kid. They’re actually quite beautiful!
  Thank you so much for your comment. 🙂
  
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on July 13, 2018 at 1:23 am | Reply Sharon Bonin-Pratt

Every relationship has its thorny moments when you can barely stand to be in the same room with the person you love – but then you realize you do love them and so you go back to be with them. You said so much in 17 syllables.

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- on July 13, 2018 at 2:56 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Sharon, thanks again for your kind words! And you’re right about the metaphorical meaning – so very true.
  
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on July 13, 2018 at 4:30 am | Reply OwnShadow

Caught the fragrance of this!

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- on July 13, 2018 at 2:58 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Glad you did – thank you! 🙂
  
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on July 15, 2018 at 12:00 pm | Reply actilabmama

Great post!

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- on July 15, 2018 at 2:33 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Thank you!
  
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on July 25, 2018 at 10:10 am | Reply Ben Naga

Yes. Sometimes you just have to accept the thorns as simply part of the package.

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- on July 25, 2018 at 3:26 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Indeed…and sometimes wear gloves.
  
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  - on July 26, 2018 at 3:06 am | Reply Ben Naga
    
    😀
    
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