BILBERRY

Huddled and muddled in hedgerows, succulent black pearls hide-and-seek amongst jostling leaves. Feathered foliage offers up its fruit — bilberries that bewitch and bedazzle — hither and thither. Shy, wild-dusted crowns peek out, half-concealed in their camouflaged nest, dappled with zest. Bilberry celebrates a verdant harvest, a riot of sun-tinted fronds lapping-over strewn luscious treats. They play their joyful summer game as — there! — mellow, soft, with wine-like-shine – the perfect berry is caught between finger and thumb.