Snowberries ...

A quick snapshot before heading out for the day!  A bit more fog and a bit more frost but in the morning light it makes these Snowberries (Symphoricarpos albus) look that much more delightful ... as if they've been dusted with sugar!  The deer population should have plenty to browse on this Fall and Winter.  

Western Snowberry on Ice!

The Western Snowberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis) scattered throughout the central Alberta prairies was certainly living up to a portion of it's name lately!  Dusted in wet snow and ice perhaps one should consider making Snowberry Ice Wine?  LOL!  Hmm ... on second thought, I think we'll leave them for the wildlife!  The Blackfoot Indians used the fruit as 'famine fruit' and boiled the fruits to make a diuretic for horses!