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I'll be back!

An enjoyable early Autumn walk this afternoon, in one of my favourite places.  I never tire of the view from this hillside, and with Edinburgh Castle on the western horizon and light shining along the Firth of Forth, I went in search of damsons.  They are there, but not quite ripe enough to collect today.  I'll be back though!  Delicious little flavour-packed plums and far too good to miss.  I have been looking forward to picking them all year!
If Radio 3 can launch their Christmas carol competition for budding amateur composers, I can definitely post this photo without apology.  I will definitely be back for these ripening berries - if the birds don't beat me to it between now and mid-December!

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  1. Oh wow...beautiful berries. Damson Jam? or some Damson gin? Yum.

    Enjoy. I am using the glut of lemons and oranges at the moment to make - lemonade, lemon curd, lemon barley water and bases for hot toddies.

    Love to you
    xxxxx

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