A Little Hint About My Third Novel

That gorgeous, delicate blossom? It’s a blackberry vine! Yes, the wild, gnarly weed of the Northwest has a great moment of beauty in the late spring/early summer and if you blink, you’ll miss it. Have you ever seen a blackberry blossom?

I strapped the baby in the Bjorn carrier and took the kids out to the alley behind our home in Seattle and photographed the blackberries in bloom. Why, you ask? Well, they play a vital role in my recently completed third novel (I’m so excited about this story–can’t wait to share more!), and I wanted to document them in bloom. The kids were also thrilled to go on an adventure in the alley. They love the alley, especially Russell (2) who loves rocks, and dirt, and mud puddles (are you seeing a theme here?).

Look at those delicate, soft blossoms! You’d never know that they’re attached to vines thick with thorns!

P.S. I’m craving blackberry pie!

6 Comments
  • July 1, 2011
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    I almost left a comment on that post asking if this was going to make a guest appearance in one of your books because I remembered the story of the wood violets you shared!

  • July 1, 2011
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    Oh, I am excited for your third novel. Blackberries and Paris? Sweet!

  • July 4, 2011
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    That’s what I was wondering… Blackberries AND Paris? Sign me up. I sooo enjoyed VIOLETS. My poor hubby was left to drive back from Kennewick in silence because I was so mesmerized, looking at him accusingly if he interrupted me. =)

  • July 4, 2011
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    Oh…evocative photos…memories of my childhood, finding these in the woods near my childhood home in the states. Delicate, fragile (yet fierce!) and yielding an abundant treasure of delicious fruit. Magic… Blackberry cobblers for me, but I’ll take a pie, Sarah. 🙂

  • July 5, 2011
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    Glenda

    Can’t wait!

  • July 9, 2011
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    Joan Burton

    Sarah,

    Loved Violets of March and am looking forward to your next book due out in March 2012. Sounds very interesting!

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