Good news!!!  The Mahonia at Meeks Park has berries.  We were afraid they might have gotten burned by the cold.  Nope, the berries look fine.  They will get bluer as the season goes on, and tasty when they are all the way ripe.

 

Those leaves look a bit ominous, don't they?  They are stiff and sharp, I guess in an attempt to protect the berries from foragers like me.  I am careful when picking the berries, and I don't walk around barefoot in the presence of Mahonia.  Just a tip from a friend.

 

HAPPY SPRING!!