neighborhood blackberries

I picked berries yesterday in all that heat. I didn't even put on jeans, just shorts and an old pair of walking shoes. It was too hot for Sam to tag along so he laid down on the garage floor and watched me. He did come out once to bark at a momma deer and her baybee as they wandered out in the street. I've never been afraid of snakes so I just plowed right into the sticker bushes and you can tell it on my legs. Picking in that heat was risky and I knew I was getting overheated when I started to feel dizzy and somewhat nauseous. It didn't take me long to get under a cool shower. I got a bucketful of berries and plan to pick again on Thursday but only if it's cooler.